2019 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2019 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

2019 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2019 record	5–7 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Russ Huesman (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Adam Braithwaite (3rd season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Capacity: 8,217)

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	2
No. 18 Albany ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 15 Villanova ^		5	–	3					9	–	4
New Hampshire		5	–	3					6	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		4	–	4					6	–	6
Elon		4	–	4					5	–	6
Richmond		4	–	4					5	–	7
Delaware		3	–	5					5	–	7
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	7
Stony Brook		2	–	6					5	–	7
Rhode Island		0	–	8					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2018 season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Spiders were predicted to finish in tenth place.[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	238 (20)
2	Towson	217 (3)
3	Maine	201 (1)
4	Elon	164
5	Delaware	162
6	Stony Brook	151
7	New Hampshire	109
8	Rhode Island	104
9	Villanova	84
10	Richmond	62
11	William & Mary	58
12	Albany	34

Preseason All-CAA team

Senior defensive lineman Maurice Jackson was named preseason defensive player of the year for the CAA and to the preseason all-conference team. Safety Daniel Jones was named honorable mention for the all-conference team.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville*	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	MASN NBCS P	W 38–19	7,702	[2]
September 7	3:30 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Extra	L 13–45	30,111	[3]
September 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 25 Elon	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA+	L 20–42	7,703	[4]
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 16–23	5,578	[5]
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Albany	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA+	W 23–20	8,061	[6]
October 12	noon	at No. 18 Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 24–17	5,126	[7]
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Yale*	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA+	L 27–28	7,510	[8]
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 35–25	15,308	[9]
November 2	3:00 p.m.	No. 20 Stony Brook	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA+	W 30–10	7,209	[10]
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 28–35	4,151	[11]
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	MASN SNY	L 6–48	21,947	[12]
November 23	noon	William & Mary	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	WTVR WTKR	L 15–21 ^OT	7,020	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source:[14][15]

Game summaries

Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	6	0	13	19
Spiders	14	17	7	0	38

at Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	10	0	3	13
Eagles	21	14	10	0	45

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Phoenix	14	14	14	0	42
Spiders	0	7	6	7	20

at Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	3	7	3	3	16
Rams	0	10	13	0	23

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	6	0	7	20
Spiders	10	13	0	0	23

at Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	7	14	3	0	24
No. 18 Black Bears	7	3	7	0	17

Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	14	28
Spiders	3	17	7	0	27

at Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	21	7	7	0	35
No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	3	15	0	25

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Seawolves	3	7	0	0	10
Spiders	0	20	7	3	30

at Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	14	14	0	0	28
No. 18 Wildcats	14	7	0	14	35

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	6	0	0	6
No. 2 Dukes	10	14	14	10	48

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tribe	0	8	0	7	6	21
Spiders	0	10	2	3	0	15

References

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