2018 Richmond Spiders football team

2018 Richmond Spiders football
2018 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	Russ Huesman (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Adam Braithwaite (2nd season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium

2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Maine $^	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 9 James Madison ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 16 Stony Brook ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 20 Towson ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 24 Delaware ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 19 Elon ^	4	–	3	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	3	–	4	4	–	6
New Hampshire	3	–	5	4	–	7
Villanova	2	–	6	5	–	6
	2	–	6	4	–	7
Albany	1	–	7	3	–	8

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

The 2018 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

Preseason

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Spiders were predicted to finish in seventh place.^[1]

The Spiders had four players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Offense

Dejon Brissett – WR

John Yarbrough – OL

Defense

Andrew Clyde – DL

Special teams

Griffin Trau – K

Award	Player	Position	Year
Buck Buchanan Award^[2]	Andrew Clyde	DT	SR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 13–42^[3]	40,524
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Fordham*	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA	W 52–7^[4]	8,057
September 13^[a]	5:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 35–27^[5]	1,234
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive	L 10–36^[6]	6,272
September 29	3:00 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	NBCS WA+	L 10–63^[7]	8,217
October 6	3:00 p.m.	Delaware	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA or NBCS WA+	L 28–43^[8]	8,217
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events^[10]	W 27–24^[9]	4,059
October 20	1:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FCS/FSGO	L 28–38^[11]	5,982
November 3	3:00 p.m.	Villanova	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA or NBCS WA+	L 21–45^[12]	8,117
November 10	3:00 p.m.	No. 16 Maine	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA or NBCS WA+	L 9–28^[13]	7,820
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	Cox Yurview	W 10–6^[14]	9,739
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ Game was originally scheduled for September 15 in Richmond, but relocated due to Hurricane Florence.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	10	0	3	0	13
Cavaliers	14	14	7	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	7	7
Spiders	7	10	35	0	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	2	7	3	23	35
Red Flash	0	3	17	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	3	0	7	0	10
No. 20 Seawolves	9	7	6	14	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Dukes	7	28	21	7	63
Spiders	3	7	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	19	14	10	0	43
Spiders	7	3	6	12	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	7	10	7	3	27
Great Danes	7	7	7	3	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	7	7	7	7	28
No. 11 Phoenix	14	7	14	3	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	13	18	7	45
Spiders	0	7	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Black Bears	14	7	7	0	28
Spiders	0	3	0	6	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	7	3	0	10
Tribe	0	0	0	6	6

^ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
^ "Richmond @ Virginia box score". Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "Fordham @ Richmond box score". Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "Richmond @ St. Francis (PA) box score". Retrieved September 14, 2018.
^ "Richmond @ Stony Brook box score". Retrieved September 25, 2018.
^ "James Madison @ Richmond box score". Retrieved October 2, 2018.
^ "Delaware @ Richmond box score". Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "Richmond @ Albany box score". Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "Richmond @ Elon box score". Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ "Villanova @ Richmond box score". Retrieved November 17, 2018.
^ "Maine @ Richmond box score". Retrieved November 17, 2018.
^ "Richmond @ William & Mary box score". Retrieved November 17, 2018.

Richmond Spiders football
Venues	Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928) West-End Park (1894) Broad Street Park (1897–1916) Boulevard Field (1917–1920) Stadium Field (1921–1924) City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1968 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl James Madison VMI William & Mary
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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