2018 Richmond Spiders football team

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.

2018 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record4–7 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAdam Braithwaite (2nd season)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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  
Richmond   2 6     4 7  
Albany   1 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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CAA Poll

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

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 241 (21)
2 New Hampshire 206 (2)
3 Delaware 182
4 Stony Brook 169
5 Elon 168 (1)
6 Villanova 164
7 Richmond 127
8 Maine 81
9 Albany 78
10 Towson 74
11 William & Mary 55
12 Rhode Island 39

Preseason All-CAA Team

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

Award watch lists

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Virginia*ESPN3L 13–42[3]40,524
September 86:00 p.m.Fordham*NBCS WAW 52–7[4]8,057
September 13[a]5:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)*NECFRW 35–27[5]1,234
September 226:00 p.m.at No. 20 Stony BrookCBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveL 10–36[6]6,272
September 293:00 p.m.No. 2 James Madison
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
NBCS WA+L 10–63[7]8,217
October 63:00 p.m.Delaware
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA or NBCS WA+L 28–43[8]8,217
October 137:00 p.m.at AlbanyUAlbany Live Events[10]W 27–24[9]4,059
October 201:30 p.m.at No. 11 ElonFCS/FSGOL 28–38[11]5,982
November 33:00 p.m.Villanova 
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA or NBCS WA+L 21–45[12]8,117
November 103:00 p.m.No. 16 Maine
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA or NBCS WA+L 9–28[13]7,820
November 172:00 p.m.at William & MaryCox YurviewW 10–6[14]9,739
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ^ Game was originally scheduled for September 15 in Richmond, but relocated due to Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

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At Virginia

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

Fordham

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

At Saint Francis (PA)

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

At Stony Brook

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

James Madison

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

Delaware

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

At Albany

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

At Elon

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

Villanova

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

Maine

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

At William & Mary

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

References

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