2005 Richmond Spiders football team

2005 Richmond Spiders football
Atlantic 10 Conference Championship
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network #8[1]
2005 record 9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach Dave Clawson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Russ Huesman (2nd year)
Home stadium University of Richmond Stadium
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#5 New Hampshire x†^   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#19 UMass   6 – 2         7 – 4  
Hofstra   6 – 3         8 – 4  
Maine   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Northeastern   3 – 6         3 – 9  
Rhode Island   2 – 6         4 – 7  
South
#8 Richmond x†^   7 – 1         9 – 4  
#25 James Madison   5 – 3         7 – 4  
Towson   4 – 5         7 – 4  
Delaware   3 – 5         6 – 5  
William & Mary   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Villanova   2 – 6         4 – 7  
§ – Conference co-champions
x – Division champion/co-champions
^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2005 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-AA college football during the 2005 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under second-year head football coach Dave Clawson and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium.

Richmond finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the A-10 title with the University of New Hampshire. The Spiders were awarded an at-large berth in the I-AA playoffs. The Spiders defeated third-seeded Hampton University in the first round of the playoffs, but fell in the quartfinals to Furman University. The Spiders finished the season with a #8 national ranking according to The Sports Network's Division I-AA poll.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 pm #15 Massachusetts UR Stadium • Richmond, VA L 6–19   6,040
September 10 1:00 pm at Lafayette* Fisher Field • Easton, PA L 0–7   5,274
September 17 6:00 pm at Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME WABI W 26–21   4,762
September 24 7:00 pm at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN L 13–37   38,446
October 8 1:00 pm Villanova UR Stadium • Richmond, VA W 38–20   3,508
October 15 12:00 pm #22 Delaware UR Stadium • Richmond, VA W 20–10   3,115
October 22 1:00 pm #23 Hofstra UR Stadium • Richmond, VA W 43–37 2OT  4,385
October 29 3:00 pm at #17 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 18–15   15,124
November 5 3:00 pm Virginia Military Institute*dagger #23 UR Stadium • Richmond, VA W 38–3   9,853
November 12 12:00 pm at Towson #18 Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD CSNMA W 48–21   3,472
November 19 1:00 pm William & Mary #17 UR Stadium • Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl) W 41–7   8,960
November 26 8:00 pm at #2 Hampton* #12 Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA (First Round, Division I Championship) ESPNU W 38–10   5,343
December 3 6:00 pm #3 Furman* #12 University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship) ESPNU/ESPNGP L 20–24   6,603
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ Sports Network's Final 2005 FCS College Football Poll
  2. ↑ "Final Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-19.