2000 Richmond Spiders football team
The 2000 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 117th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Delaware after posting identical 7–1 conference records.[1][2] The Spiders earned a berth as the #8 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to #1 seed Montana, 20–34.[1] Richmond was led by sixth-year head coach Jim Reid.[1]
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A-10 co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 20–34 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–3 (7–1 A-10) |
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| Home stadium | UR Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Delaware +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Richmond +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Spiders' win over Arkansas State in week four was their first against a Division I-A opponent since 1985.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | W 10–7 | 14,100 | |||
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia* | L 6–34 | 50,285 | |||
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 UMass |
| W 31–24 | 10,200 | ||
| September 30 | at Arkansas State* | No. 19 | W 30–27 | 13,116 | |||
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Delaware | No. 16 |
| L 17–24 | 13,100 | |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | No. 19 | W 31–10 | 6,268 | ||
| October 21 | Maine | No. 19 |
| W 17–6 | 10,075 | ||
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Villanova | No. 16 | W 28–18 | 9,229 | ||
| November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | No. 13 | W 13–10 OT | 3,681 | ||
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 James Madison | No. 11 |
| W 21–2 | 13,750 | [4] |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 10 | W 21–18 | 6,651 | ||
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 Youngstown State* | No. 10 |
| W 10–3 | 5,484 | |
| December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Montana* | No. 10 |
| L 20–34 | 17,345 | |
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Awards and honors
- Second Team All-America – Eric Beatty (Associated Press, The Sports Network); Josh Spraker (Associated Press)
- First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Eric Beatty, Josh Spraker
- Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Michael Millard, Mac Janney
- Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Chad Blackstock, Harold Hill, Ken Farrar, David Lewandoski, Mark Thompson, TyRonne Turner
- Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Jim Reid
References
- "2000 Richmond Spiders football results". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "Richmond Spiders Football Record Book" (PDF). richmond.edu. University of Richmond. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "The Start Of A Championship Run". University of Richmond. March 6, 2001. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- "Spiders whip JMU". The Daily News Leader. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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