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2005 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2005 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under second-year head football coach Dave Clawson and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium.

2005 Richmond Spiders football
Atlantic 10 co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8[1]
Record9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (2nd season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 19 UMass   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Hofstra   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Maine   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Northeastern   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 7  
South Division
No. 8 Richmond x+^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 25 James Madison   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Towson   3 – 5     7 – 4  
Delaware   3 – 5     6 – 5  
William & Mary   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Villanova   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Richmond finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the A-10 title with the University of New Hampshire. The Spiders were awarded an at-large berth in the I-AA playoffs. The Spiders defeated third-seeded Hampton University in the first round of the playoffs, but fell in the quarterfinals to Furman University. The Spiders finished the season with a #8 national ranking according to The Sports Network's Division I-AA poll.[2]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmNo. 15 UMass
L 6–196,040
September 101:00 pmat Lafayette*
L 0–75,274
September 176:00 pmat Maine
WABIW 26–214,762
September 247:00 pmat Vanderbilt*
L 13–3738,446
October 81:00 pmVillanova
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 38–203,508
October 1512:00 pmNo. 22 Delaware
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–103,115
October 221:00 pmNo. 23 Hofstra
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 43–37 2OT4,385
October 293:00 pmat No. 17 James Madison
W 18–1515,124
November 53:00 pmVMI* No. 23
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 38–39,853
November 1212:00 pmat TowsonNo. 18
CSNMAW 48–213,472
November 191:00 pmWilliam & MaryNo. 17
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)
W 41–78,960
November 268:00 pmat No. 2 Hampton*No. 12
ESPNUW 38–105,343
December 36:00 pmNo. 3 Furman*No. 12
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals)
ESPNU, ESPNGPL 20–246,603[3]

Roster edit

2005 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Stacy Tutt Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

References edit

  1. ^ "Sports Network's Final 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Final Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  3. ^ "Furman edges Richmond". The Herald. December 4, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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