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.
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
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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 |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville* | | MASN, NBCS P | W 38–19 | 7,702 | [2] |
September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Boston College* | | 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* | | 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 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Maine | | 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 | | 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 | | FloSports | L 28–35 | 4,151 | [11] |
November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison | | MASN, SNY | L 6–48 | 21,947 | [12] |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | William & Mary | | 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
|
Game summaries
Jacksonville
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Dolphins
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
13 |
19 |
Spiders
|
14
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
38 |
At Boston College
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Spiders
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
3 |
13 |
Eagles
|
21
|
14
|
10
|
0 |
45 |
Elon
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 25 Phoenix
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
42 |
Spiders
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
7 |
20 |
At Fordham
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Spiders
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
3 |
16 |
Rams
|
0
|
10
|
13
|
0 |
23 |
Albany
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Great Danes
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
Spiders
|
10
|
13
|
0
|
0 |
23 |
At Maine
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Spiders
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
24 |
No. 18 Black Bears
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
Yale
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
Spiders
|
3
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
27 |
At Delaware
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Spiders
|
21
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens
|
7
|
3
|
15
|
0 |
25 |
Stony Brook
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 20 Seawolves
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Spiders
|
0
|
20
|
7
|
3 |
30 |
At Villanova
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Spiders
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
28 |
No. 18 Wildcats
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
At James Madison
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Spiders
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
No. 2 Dukes
|
10
|
14
|
14
|
10 |
48 |
William & Mary
|
|
|
|
| |
Total |
Tribe
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
7 | 6 |
21 |
Spiders
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
3 | 0 |
15 |
References
- ^ Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Jacksonville vs. Richmond - Game Summary - August 29, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Richmond vs. Boston College - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Elon vs. Richmond - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Richmond vs. Fordham - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Albany vs. Richmond - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Richmond vs. Maine - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Yale vs. Richmond - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Richmond vs. Delaware - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Stony Brook vs. Richmond - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Richmond vs. Villanova - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Richmond vs. James Madison - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "William & Mary vs. Richmond - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". University of Richmond Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Richmond Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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