The 2016 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.[1] They finished the season 10–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated North Carolina A&T and North Dakota in the first and second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia* | No. 4 | | ESPN3 | W 37–20 | 49,270 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Norfolk State* | No. 2 | | CSN | W 34–0 | 8,700 |
| September 17 | noon | at Stony Brook | No. 2 | | ASN | L 14–42 | 4,450 |
| September 24 | 3:30 pm | No. 23 Colgate* | No. 7 | - Robins Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| CSN MA+ | W 38–31 | 8,700 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | Towson | No. 6 | - Robins Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| CSN | W 31–28 | 8,700 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | at No. 16 Albany | No. 6 | | DZ | W 36–30 3OT | 9,052 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Villanova | No. 6 | - Robins Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| CSN | W 23–0 | 8,700 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | at Elon | No. 6 | | PAA | W 35–7 | 8,178 |
| November 5 | 3:30 pm | No. 7 James Madison | No. 6 | - Robins Stadium
- Richmond, VA (rivalry)
| CSN | L 43–47 | 8,700 |
| November 12 | 3:30 pm | Delaware | No. 8 | - Robins Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| CSN | W 31–17 | 8,700 |
| November 19 | noon | at William & Mary | No. 7 | | ASN | L 13–34 | 9,740 |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 17 North Carolina A&T* | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | W 39–10 | 3,281 |
| December 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8 North Dakota* | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 9,837 |
| December 10 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 5,150 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
Game summaries
At Virginia
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Total |
| #4 Spiders
|
6
|
10
|
7
|
14 |
37 |
| Cavaliers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
13 |
20 |
Norfolk State
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Spartans
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| #2 Spiders
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
10 |
34 |
At Stony Brook
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #2 Spiders
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
| Seawolves
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
42 |
Colgate
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #23 Raiders
|
14
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
31 |
| #7 Spiders
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
Towson
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Tigers
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
| #6 Spiders
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
At Albany
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|
|
|
|
| | | |
Total |
| #6 Spiders
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
7 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
36 |
| #16 Great Danes
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
7 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
30 |
Villanova
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #13 Wildcats
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| #6 Spiders
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
10 |
23 |
At Elon
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #6 Spiders
|
3
|
3
|
22
|
7 |
35 |
| Phoenix
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
James Madison
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #7 Dukes
|
14
|
10
|
6
|
17 |
47 |
| #6 Spiders
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
12 |
43 |
Delaware
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
17 |
| #8 Spiders
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
14 |
31 |
At William & Mary
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|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| #7 Spiders
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
| Tribe
|
3
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
34 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round – North Carolina A&T
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| #17 Aggies
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
| #12 Spiders
|
14
|
9
|
9
|
7 |
39 |
Second Round – North Dakota
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|
|
|
|
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Total |
| #12 Spiders
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
13 |
27 |
| #8 Fighting Hawks
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
Quarterfinals – Eastern Washington
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|
|
|
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Total |
| #12 Spiders
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| #3 Eagles
|
7
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
38 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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| STATS FCS | 4 | 2 (21) | 2 (18) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
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| Coaches | 4 | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12-T | 8 |
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| FCS Playoffs | Not released | 7 | 8 | 8 | Not released |
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