2016 Richmond Spiders football team

2016 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record10–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Garrett (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 James Madison $^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 11 Villanova ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 New Hampshire ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 8 ^   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 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 pmat Virginia*No. 4
ESPN3W 37–2049,270
September 106:00 pmNorfolk State*No. 2
CSNW 34–08,700
September 17noonat Stony BrookNo. 2
ASNL 14–424,450
September 243:30 pmNo. 23 Colgate*No. 7
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSN MA+W 38–318,700
October 13:30 pmTowsonNo. 6
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNW 31–288,700
October 83:30 pmat No. 16 AlbanyNo. 6
DZW 36–30 3OT9,052
October 153:30 pmNo. 13 VillanovaNo. 6
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNW 23–08,700
October 223:30 pmat ElonNo. 6
PAAW 35–78,178
November 53:30 pmNo. 7 James MadisonNo. 6
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
CSNL 43–478,700
November 123:30 pmDelawareNo. 8
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNW 31–178,700
November 19noonat William & MaryNo. 7
ASNL 13–349,740
November 262:00 pmNo. 17 North Carolina A&T*No. 12
ESPN3W 39–103,281
December 36:00 pmat No. 8 North Dakota*No. 12
ESPN3W 27–249,837
December 104:00 pmat No. 3 Eastern Washington*No. 12
ESPN3L 0–385,150
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2016 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 2 Xavier Goodall Fr
QB 4 Jake Clise  Jr
QB 5 Kyle Lauletta  Jr
RB 6 Gordon Collins Jr
QB 7 Kevin Johnson So
WR 8 Porter Abell  Jr
TE 9 Stephon Jacob  So
WR 10 Caleb Drake  So
TE 11 Garrett Hudson  Jr
WR 12 Brian Brown Sr
QB 12 Joe Mancuso Fr
QB 14 David Broadus  Sr
QB 16 Reid Chenault Fr
WR 17 Jarmal Bevels  So
WR 18 Dejon Brissett So
RB 20 Deontez Thompson
WR 21 Adam Sahd Jr
QB 22 Andrew Tsangeos Fr
QB 26 Jason Gastrock Fr
RB 27 Jay Palmer
FB 30 James Pavik  Sr
RB 38 Ganon Hingst  So
RB 45 Justin Hayes Fr
FB 49 Ben Stapleton Fr
OL 50 John Yarbrough So
OL 53 Nick Velardo  Sr
OL 54 Jeffrey Phipps
OL 55 Nicholas Vergos  Sr
OL 58 Thomas Evans  Sr
OL 60 Marius Young Jr
OL 65 Tyler Cole
OL 66 Alex Light Jr
OL 70 Grant Dixon
OL 74 Adam Samee Fr
OL 75 Patrick Kliebert  Jr
OL 76 Logan Blake Fr
OL 77 Seyoum Settepani Fr
OL 78 Blane Markham  So
OL 79 Tazle Sumpter Fr
WR 81 Will McCombs  Sr
WR 82 Tyler Wilkins So
WR 83 Jordan Cannady Fr
TE 84 Nick Holloway  Jr
WR 85 Gershom Ejoni
WR 86 Michael Horan Fr
WR 87 Dashon Tibbs  Jr
TE 88 Will Geraghty So
TE 89 Matt Sullivan Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Jarriel Jordan Jr
DB 3 Tafon Mainsah  Jr
DB 4 Micah Keels So
DB 8 Lemond Johnson  Jr
DL 9 Darius Reynolds Fr
DB 13 David Jones  Sr
DB 15 Brendan Coniker  Jr
DB 19 Charles Mack Sr
LB 22 Dale Matthews Jr.  So
LB 23 Selton Hodge  Fr
DB, RB 24 Devin Campbell Fr
LB 24 David Norris  So
DB 25 Gabe Thomas Fr
LB 26 Trey Moore Jr
DB 28 Jevaris Little  Sr
LB 29 Justin Rubin So
DB 31 Joshua Anderson
DL 32 Brandon Waller  Jr
DB 33 Duncan Rogers
DB 34 Jacob Roberson
DB 35 Trent Williams Fr
LB 36 Maurice Jackson Fr
LB 37 T. J. Dunn Fr
DL 40 Chad Wiggins  So
LB 41 Kieran Gregory Sr
LB 43 Madison Day Sr
LB 46 Omar Howard  Sr
LB 47 Tanner Lacey Fr
DB 48 Daniel Jones Fr
LB 52 Josh Hurlburt Fr
LB 57 Paul Padalino
LB 59 Billy Caughell So
DL 90 Will Ingle
DL 91 Andre Booker So
DL 92 Colby Ritten Fr
DL 93 Joe Nelson Sr
DL 94 Cody Gray
LB 95 Mike Iamunno Fr
DL 96 DeAnthony Muse Jr
DL 97 Andrew Clyde  So
DL 98 Winston Craig Sr
DL 99 Kolby Williams So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 16 D. J. Helkowski Jr
LS 39 Graham Latham Jr
K 42 Ricky Segers  Sr
K 44 Griffin Trau  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

At Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Spiders 6 10 7 14 37
Cavaliers 0 7 0 13 20
See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
#2 Spiders 7 7 10 10 34
See also: 2016 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Spiders 7 7 0 0 14
Seawolves 14 7 14 7 42
See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Raiders 14 3 0 14 31
#7 Spiders 10 7 14 7 38
See also: 2016 Colgate Raiders football team

Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 14 7 0 28
#6 Spiders 7 14 3 7 31
See also: 2016 Towson Tigers football team

At Albany

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
#6 Spiders 3 7 3 7376 36
#16 Great Danes 7 3 3 7370 30
See also: 2016 Albany Great Danes football team

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
#6 Spiders 7 3 3 10 23
See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

At Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Spiders 3 3 22 7 35
Phoenix 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2016 Elon Phoenix football team

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Dukes 14 10 6 17 47
#6 Spiders 10 14 7 12 43
See also: 2016 James Madison Dukes football team

Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 3 7 17
#8 Spiders 7 10 0 14 31
See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

At William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Spiders 7 6 0 0 13
Tribe 3 3 14 14 34
See also: 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team and Capital Cup

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
See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Second Round – North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 7 0 7 13 27
#8 Fighting Hawks 7 10 7 0 24
See also: 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Quarterfinals – Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 0 0 0 0 0
#3 Eagles 7 14 10 7 38
See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS42 (21)2 (18)766666687128
Coaches42 (3)2 (2)97777668712-T8
FCS PlayoffsNot released788Not released

References

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