2005 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2005 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under second-year head football coach Dave Clawson and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium.

2005 Richmond Spiders football
Atlantic 10 co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8[1]
2005 record9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coachDave Clawson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (2nd season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 19 UMass  6 –2     7 –4  
Hofstra  5 –3     8 –4  
Maine  3 –5     5 –6  
Northeastern  2 –6     3 –9  
Rhode Island  2 –6     4 –7  
South
No. 8 Richmond x+^  7 –1     9 –4  
No. 25 James Madison  5 –3     7 –4  
Towson  3 –5     7 –4  
Delaware  3 –5     6 –5  
William & Mary  3 –5     5 –6  
Villanova  2 –6     4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Richmond finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the A-10 title with the University of New Hampshire. The Spiders were awarded an at-large berth in the I-AA playoffs. The Spiders defeated third-seeded Hampton University in the first round of the playoffs, but fell in the quarterfinals to Furman University. The Spiders finished the season with a #8 national ranking according to The Sports Network's Division I-AA poll.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmNo. 15 Massachusetts
L 6–196,040
September 101:00 pmat Lafayette*
L 0–75,274
September 176:00 pmat Maine
WABIW 26–214,762
September 247:00 pmat Vanderbilt*
L 13–3738,446
October 81:00 pmVillanova
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 38–203,508
October 1512:00 pmNo. 22 Delaware
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–103,115
October 221:00 pmNo. 23 Hofstra
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 43–37 2OT4,385
October 293:00 pmat No. 17 James Madison
W 18–1515,124
November 53:00 pmVirginia Military Institute*No. 23
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 38–39,853
November 1212:00 pmat TowsonNo. 18
CSNMAW 48–213,472
November 191:00 pmWilliam & MaryNo. 17
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)
W 41–78,960
November 268:00 pmat No. 2 Hampton*No. 12
ESPNUW 38–105,343
December 36:00 pmNo. 3 Furman*No. 12
ESPNU/ESPNGPL 20–246,603
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References
  1. "Sports Network's Final 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. "Final Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-19.


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