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American college football season
The 2016 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium . The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association .[1] They finished the season 10–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated North Carolina A&T and North Dakota in the first and second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 3:30 pm at Virginia * No. 4 ESPN3 W 37–2049,270
September 10 6:00 pm Norfolk State * No. 2 CSN W 34–08,700
September 17 noon at Stony Brook No. 2 ASN L 14–424,450
September 24 3:30 pm No. 23 Colgate * No. 7 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN MA+ W 38–318,700
October 1 3:30 pm Towson No. 6 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN W 31–288,700
October 8 3:30 pm at No. 16 Albany No. 6 DZ W 36–30 3OT 9,052
October 15 3:30 pm No. 13 Villanova No. 6 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN W 23–08,700
October 22 3:30 pm at Elon No. 6 PAA W 35–78,178
November 5 3:30 pm No. 7 James Madison No. 6 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN L 43–478,700
November 12 3:30 pm Delaware No. 8 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN W 31–178,700
November 19 noon at William & Mary No. 7 ASN L 13–349,740
November 26 2:00 pm No. 17 North Carolina A&T * No. 12 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round ) ESPN3 W 39–103,281
December 3 6:00 pm at No. 8 North Dakota * No. 12 ESPN3 W 27–249,837
December 10 4:00 pm at No. 3 Eastern Washington * No. 12 ESPN3 L 0–385,150
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
at Virginia [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#4 Spiders
6
10
7
14
37
Cavaliers
0
7
0
13
20
Norfolk State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Spartans
0
0
0
0
0
#2 Spiders
7
7
10
10
34
at Stony Brook [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#2 Spiders
7
7
0
0
14
Seawolves
14
7
14
7
42
Colgate [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#23 Raiders
14
3
0
14
31
#7 Spiders
10
7
14
7
38
Towson [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
7
14
7
0
28
#6 Spiders
7
14
3
7
31
at Albany [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT
Total
#6 Spiders
3
7
3
7 3 7 6
36
#16 Great Danes
7
3
3
7 3 7 0
30
Villanova [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Wildcats
0
0
0
0
0
#6 Spiders
7
3
3
10
23
at Elon [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#6 Spiders
3
3
22
7
35
Phoenix
0
0
0
7
7
James Madison [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#7 Dukes
14
10
6
17
47
#6 Spiders
10
14
7
12
43
Delaware [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Fightin' Blue Hens
7
0
3
7
17
#8 Spiders
7
10
0
14
31
at William & Mary [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#7 Spiders
7
6
0
0
13
Tribe
3
3
14
14
34
FCS Playoffs [ ]
First Round – North Carolina A&T [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#17 Aggies
7
0
3
0
10
#12 Spiders
14
9
9
7
39
Second Round – North Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#12 Spiders
7
0
7
13
27
#8 Fighting Hawks
7
10
7
0
24
Quarterfinals – Eastern Washington [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#12 Spiders
0
0
0
0
0
#3 Eagles
7
14
10
7
38
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
STATS FCS
4
2 (21)
2 (18)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
12
8
Coaches
4
2 (3)
2 (2)
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
7
12-T
8
FCS Playoffs
Not released
7
8
8
Not released
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
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