2005 Richmond Spiders football team
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings |
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
North |
#5 New Hampshire x$^ |
| 7 |
β | 1 |
| | | | 11 |
β | 2 |
|
#19 UMass |
| 6 |
β | 2 |
| | | | 7 |
β | 4 |
|
Hofstra |
| 6 |
β | 3 |
| | | | 8 |
β | 4 |
|
Maine |
| 3 |
β | 5 |
| | | | 5 |
β | 6 |
|
Northeastern |
| 3 |
β | 6 |
| | | | 3 |
β | 9 |
|
Rhode Island |
| 2 |
β | 6 |
| | | | 4 |
β | 7 |
|
South |
#8 Richmond x$^ |
| 7 |
β | 1 |
| | | | 9 |
β | 4 |
|
#25 James Madison |
| 5 |
β | 3 |
| | | | 7 |
β | 4 |
|
Towson |
| 4 |
β | 5 |
| | | | 7 |
β | 4 |
|
Delaware |
| 3 |
β | 5 |
| | | | 6 |
β | 5 |
|
William & Mary |
| 3 |
β | 5 |
| | | | 5 |
β | 6 |
|
Villanova |
| 2 |
β | 6 |
| | | | 4 |
β | 7 |
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- + β Conference co-champions
- x β Division champion/co-champions
- ^ β Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll |
The 2005 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football 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 8β3 overall record and 7β1 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 β’ Richmond, VA |
|
L 6β19 |
6,040 |
September 10 |
1:00 pm |
at Lafayette* |
|
Fisher Field β’ Easton, PA |
|
L 0β7 |
5,274 |
September 17 |
6:00 pm |
at Maine |
|
Alfond Stadium β’ Orono, ME |
WABI |
W 26β21 |
4,762 |
September 24 |
7:00 pm |
at Vanderbilt* |
|
Vanderbilt Stadium β’ Nashville, TN |
|
L 13β37 |
38,446 |
October 8 |
1:00 pm |
Villanova |
|
UR Stadium β’ Richmond, VA |
|
W 38β20 |
3,508 |
October 15 |
12:00 pm |
#22 Delaware |
|
UR Stadium β’ Richmond, VA |
|
W 20β10 |
3,115 |
October 22 |
1:00 pm |
#23 Hofstra |
|
UR Stadium β’ Richmond, VA |
|
W 43β37 2OT |
4,385 |
October 29 |
3:00 pm |
at #17 James Madison |
|
Bridgeforth Stadium β’ Harrisonburg, VA |
|
W 18β15 |
15,124 |
November 5 |
3:00 pm |
Virginia Military Institute* |
#23 |
UR Stadium β’ Richmond, VA |
|
W 38β3 |
9,853 |
November 12 |
12:00 pm |
at Towson |
#18 |
Johnny Unitas Stadium β’ Towson, MD |
CSNMA |
W 48β21 |
3,472 |
November 19 |
1:00 pm |
William & Mary |
#17 |
UR Stadium β’ Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl) |
|
W 41β7 |
8,960 |
November 26 |
8:00 pm |
at #2 Hampton* |
#12 |
Armstrong Stadium β’ Hampton, VA (First Round, Division I Championship) |
ESPNU |
W 38β10 |
5,343 |
December 3 |
6:00 pm |
#3 Furman* |
#12 |
University of Richmond Stadium β’ Richmond, VA (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship) |
ESPNU/ESPNGP |
L 20β24 |
6,603 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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