2016 Richmond Spiders football team

2016 Richmond Spiders football

FCS Playoffs Quaterfinals, L 0–38 vs. Eastern Washington
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 8
FCS Coaches	No. 8
2016 record	10–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Danny Rocco (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	John Garrett (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Capacity: 8,700)

2016 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 James Madison $^		8	–	0		14	–	1
#11 Villanova ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#17 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
#8 Richmond ^		5	–	3		10	–	4
Maine		5	–	3		6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4		7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4		5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5		5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5		4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6		4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7		2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.^[1] They finished the season 10–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated North Carolina A&T and North Dakota in the first and second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 pm	at Virginia*	No. 4	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 37–20	49,270
September 10	6:00 pm	Norfolk State*	No. 2	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	W 34–0	8,700
September 17	noon	at Stony Brook	No. 2	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY	ASN	L 14–42	4,450
September 24	3:30 pm	No. 23 Colgate*	No. 7	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN MA+	W 38–31	8,700
October 1	3:30 pm	Towson	No. 6	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	W 31–28	8,700
October 8	3:30 pm	at No. 16 Albany	No. 6	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	DZ	W 36–30 ^3OT	9,052
October 15	3:30 pm	No. 13 Villanova	No. 6	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	W 23–0	8,700
October 22	3:30 pm	at Elon	No. 6	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	PAA	W 35–7	8,178
November 5	3:30 pm	No. 7 James Madison	No. 6	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	L 43–47	8,700
November 12	3:30 pm	Delaware	No. 8	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	W 31–17	8,700
November 19	noon	at William & Mary	No. 7	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	ASN	L 13–34	9,740
November 26	2:00 pm	No. 17 North Carolina A&T*	No. 12	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 39–10	3,281
December 3	6:00 pm	at No. 8 North Dakota*	No. 12	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 27–24	9,837
December 10	4:00 pm	at No. 3 Eastern Washington*	No. 12	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 0–38	5,150
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Spiders	6	10	7	14	37
Cavaliers	0	7	0	13	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–28–2	2014	L 13–45

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
#2 Spiders	7	7	10	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Spiders	7	7	0	0	14
Seawolves	14	7	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2013	W 39–31

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Raiders	14	3	0	14	31
#7 Spiders	10	7	14	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	1997	W 23–7

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	7	0	28
#6 Spiders	7	14	3	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2013	L 32–48

at Albany

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
#6 Spiders	3	7	3	7	3	7	6	36
#16 Great Danes	7	3	3	7	3	7	0	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2015	W 38–31

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Spiders	7	3	3	10	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–22	2015	L 20–21

at Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Spiders	3	3	22	7	35
Phoenix	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0	2015	W 27–14

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Dukes	14	10	6	17	47
#6 Spiders	10	14	7	12	43

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–15	2015	W 59–49

Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	3	7	17
#8 Spiders	7	10	0	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–20	2013	W 46–43

at William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Spiders	7	6	0	0	13
Tribe	3	3	14	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
60–61–5	2015 FCS Playoffs	W 48–13

FCS Playoffs

First Round – North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Aggies	7	0	3	0	10
#12 Spiders	14	9	9	7	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Second Round – North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Spiders	7	0	7	13	27
#8 Fighting Hawks	7	10	7	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Quarterfinals – Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Spiders	0	0	0	0	0
#3 Eagles	7	14	10	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	4	2 (21)	2 (18)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	7	12	8
Coaches	4	2 (3)	2 (2)	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	8	7	12-T	8
FCS Playoffs	Not released									7	8	8	Not released

References

↑ "Spider Football Announces 2016 Schedule". The Official Athletic Website of the University of Richmond. November 12, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.

Richmond Spiders football
Venues	City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Capital Cup (William & Mary) VMI
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State
Champion – James Madison

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