2020 Richmond Spiders football team

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.

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)
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
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

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]

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    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. "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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