2002 Richmond Spiders football team

2002 Richmond Spiders football
2002 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	4–7 (4–5 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Reid (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony DeMeo (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Maine $^	7	–	2	11	–	3
No. 11 Northeastern $^	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 4 Villanova ^	6	–	3	11	–	4
UMass	6	–	3	8	–	4
William & Mary	5	–	4	6	–	5
Richmond	4	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware	4	–	5	6	–	6
Hofstra	4	–	5	6	–	6
James Madison	4	–	6	5	–	7
New Hampshire	2	–	7	3	–	8
Rhode Island	1	–	8	3	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Spiders were led by eighth-year head coach Jim Reid and finished the regular season with a 4–7 overall record and 4–5 record in conference play.

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Temple*		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–34	15,329
September 7	3:00 p.m.	No. 9 Delaware		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 15–13	6,364
September 21	3:00 p.m.	No. 7 Furman*	No. 22	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–17	7,189	^[1]
October 5	3:00 p.m.	UMass		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 13–34	6,927
October 12	noon	at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 19–20	4,289
October 19	6:00 p.m.	James Madison		UR Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 26–0	8,113	^[2]
October 26¹	noon	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–0	1,451
November 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 20 Northeastern		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 21–24	5,106
November 9	1:30 p.m.	at Hofstra		Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 16–26	3,235
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Maine		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 14–21	3,554
November 23	noon	at No. 24 William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 35–13	6,274
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^1 Game was suspended at halftime due to flooding on the field and resumed on October 27 at 11:45 a.m.

2002 Richmond Spiders football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`14`	Warith Alkebu-Lan	Sr
RB	`29`	Andre Cobbs	Fr
OL	`60`	Chris Collier	Jr
QB	`19`	Tony Conti	So
RB	`20`	Kenny Dantzler	Jr
RB	`6`	Claude Diggs	Sr
RB	`21`	David Edwards	Jr
OL	`77`	Justin McElfish	Fr
WR	`81`	Dan McNair	Sr
RB	`37`	Brandon Neuman	Fr
WR	`82`	Boyd Ouden	Jr
QB	`15`	John Richardson	Fr
QB	`3`	Stacy Tutt	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`7`	Adrian Archie	Sr
DB	`22`	Matthew Barkley	Jr
DE	`97`	Steve Boyer	Jr
DE	`42`	Brian Burnette	Fr
OL	`75`	Josh Burnette	Fr
DL	`66`	Clifton Coker	So
DB	`31`	Maurice Newbill	Sr
LB	`16`	Mark Thompson	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`47`	Doug Kirchner	Sr

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-28

^ "Napier takes Furman past Richmond 17–7". The Index-Journal. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond blanks James Madison". Daily Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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