2020 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth
Ranking
STATSNo. 15
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record3–1 (3–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJustin Wood (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRod West (1st season)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
(Capacity: 8,217)
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Delaware x$^   4 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 18 Rhode Island †   2 – 1     2 – 1  
No. 16 Villanova   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Maine   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Stony Brook   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Albany †   1 – 3     1 – 3  
New Hampshire †   0 – 1     0 – 1  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x^   3 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 15 Richmond   3 – 1     3 – 1  
William & Mary   1 – 2     1 – 2  
Elon   0 – 4     1 – 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
    † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference did allow the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wished to play in the fall.[1]

Schedule

Richmond had a game scheduled against Yale on October 17, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2] The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
March 6, 2021 1:00 p.m. William & Mary
FloFootball W 21–14 1,000 [4]
March 13, 2021 1:00 p.m. at Elon
FloFootball W 38–14 1,137 [5]
March 20, 2021 4:00 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison No. 23
FloFootball Postponed [6]
March 27, 2021 4:00 p.m. Elon No. 21
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
 FloFootball W 31–17 1,000 [7]
April 3, 2021 12:00 p.m. No. 1 James Madison No. 15
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
 FloFootball Postponed [8]
April 10, 2021 1:00 p.m. at William & Mary No. 12
FloFootball Canceled [9]
April 17, 2021 2:00 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison No. 11
FloFootball L 6–23 5,713 [9]

[10]

References

  1. ^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. ^ West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Kelley, Kevin (October 27, 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "William & Mary vs. Richmond - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Elon vs. Richmond - Game Summary - March 13, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Football Game At JMU Postponed". richmondspiders.com. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Richmond vs. Elon - Game Summary - March 27, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "James Madison vs. Richmond - Game Summary - April 3, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Football Game At William & Mary Cancelled, JMU Game Scheduled For April 17". richmondspiders.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  10. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". richmondspiders.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.


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