2021 Richmond Spiders football team
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
2021 record | 6–5 (4–4 CAA) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Durden (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Justin Wood (2nd season) |
Home stadium | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (capacity: 8,217) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 James Madison +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Villanova +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders, led by fifth-year head coach Russ Huesman, played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.
Previous season[]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAA delayed the fall 2020 season and played an abbreviated schedule in the spring of 2021. The Spiders finished the season with a record of 3–1 in CAA play to finish second in the CAA's South Division. The Spiders were ranked No. 15 in the final STATS FCS poll and No. 14 in the final Coaches Poll.
Preseason[]
CAA poll[]
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 27, 2021, the Spiders were predicted to finish in fourth place and received two first-place votes.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 231 (15) |
2 | Delaware | 222 (7) |
3 | Villanova | 194 |
4 | Richmond | 169 (2) |
5 | New Hampshire | 135 |
6 | Rhode Island | 121 |
7 | Towson | 115 |
8 | Albany | 114 |
9 | Maine | 99 |
10 | Stony Brook | 73 |
11 | William & Mary | 61 |
12 | Elon | 50 |
Preseason All-CAA team[]
Graduate student tight end John Fitzgerald, senior offensive lineman Clayton McConnell, senior defensive lineman Kobie Turner, graduate student linebacker Tyler Dressler, and sophomore linebacker Tristan Wheeler were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team. Junior kick returner Aaron Dykes was named honorable mention for the all-conference team.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard* | FloSports/NBCS WA | W 38–14 | 7,048 | ||||
September 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | No. 25 |
| FloSports/NBCS WA | W 31–3 | 6,003 | ||
September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Villanova | No. 21 | FloSports | L 27–34 | 12,001 | |||
September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | No. 24 | ACCN | L 10–21 | 53,174 | |||
October 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Elon | No. 22 |
| FloSports/NBCS WA | L 7–20 | 8,217 | ||
October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 James Madison |
| FloSports/NBCS WA | L 3–19 | 7,809 | |||
October 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Stony Brook | FloSports | L 14–27 | 10,250 | ||||
October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | FloSports | W 35–21 | 6,341 | ||||
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Towson![]() |
| FloSports/NBCS WA | W 28–17 | 6,457 | |||
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware |
| FloSports/NBCS WA | W 51–27 | 6,104 | |||
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at William & Mary | FloSports | W 20–17 | 7,125 | ||||
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Ranking movements[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | RV | 25 | 21 | 24 | 22 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | ||||||||
Coaches | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 21 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
References[]
- ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 27, 2021). "James Madison Favored to Win CAA Football Championship in 2021". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Richmond Spiders Football Schedule". richmondspiders.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
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