2007 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2007 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

2007 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 4[2]
Record11–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Durkin (run only) (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (4th season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 7 UMass x+^  7 –1   10 –3  
Hofstra  4 –4   7 –4  
No. 14 New Hampshire ^  4 –4   7 –5  
Maine  3 –5   4 –7  
Northeastern  2 –6   3 –8  
Rhode Island  2 –6   3 –8  
South Division
No. 5 Richmond x+^  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 12 James Madison ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 2 Delaware ^  5 –3   11 –4  
Villanova  5 –3   7 –4  
William & Mary  2 –6   4 –7  
Towson  1 –7   3 –8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Spiders were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Clawson. Richmond finished the regular season with a 9–2 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the CAA title with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. With Massachusetts having won the CAA's automatic berth to the FCS playoffs on a coin flip, the Spiders were awarded an at-large playoff berth. At home they defeated Eastern Kentucky, and then on the road, Richmond beat Wofford. In the semifinals, Richmond fell on the road to eventual national champion Appalachian State.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmat Vanderbilt*
L 17–4132,215
September 812:30 pmat Northeastern
W 49–144,167
September 221:00 pmat Bucknell*
W 45–142,474
September 293:30 pmNo. 11 New HampshireNo. 25
CN8W 45–388,995
October 612:00 pmat TowsonNo. 14
CSNL 21–235,746
October 133:30 pmStony Brook*No. 20
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, Virginia
W 42–05,150
October 203:30 pmRhode IslandNo. 18
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, Virginia
W 38–65,550
October 2712:00 pmat No. 6 James MadisonNo. 14
CSNW 17–1614,009
November 33:30 pmNo. 23 VillanovadaggerNo. 11
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, Virginia
CN8W 35–277,126[3]
November 101:00 pmat No. 6 DelawareNo. 9
W 62–56 5OT21,187
November 1712:00 pmWilliam & MaryNo. 7
CSNW 31–207,652
November 246:00 pmNo. 9 Eastern Kentucky*No. 6
W 31–143,253
December 17:00 pmat No. 11 Wofford*No. 6
ESPNGPW 21–108,500
December 78:00 pmat No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 6
ESPN2L 35–5524,140

References
  1. "Sports Network's Final 2007 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. "2007 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on August 26, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  3. "Spiders down 'Cats for 4 in row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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