2011 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2011 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under interim head football coach Wayne Lineburg and played its home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.

2011 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2011 record3–8 (0–8 CAA)
Head coachWayne Lineburg (interim) (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorWayne Lineburg
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (2nd year)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
(Capacity: 8,700)
2011 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Towson $^  7 –1     9 –3  
No. 10 Old Dominion ^  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 8 Maine ^  6 –2     9 –4  
No. 11 New Hampshire ^  6 –2     8 –4  
No. 17 Delaware  5 –3     7 –4  
No. 15 James Madison ^  5 –3     8 –5  
William & Mary  3 –5     5 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6     3 –8  
Villanova  1 –7     2 –9  
Richmond  0 –8     3 –8  
UMass *  0 –0     5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – UMass' conference record was 0–0 because they were transitioning to FBS.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Latrell Scott, who was entering his second season as the head coach at Richmond, resigned on August 23, 2011, just ten days before the team's opening game. Offensive coordinator Wayne Lineburg was named interim head coach for the 2011 season.[1]

Schedule

Richmond's 2011 schedule[2] kicked off against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team Duke and included other non-conference games against Wagner and VMI. The schedule also included an eight-game CAA slate including a game against new CAA football member Old Dominion and wrapping up against rival William & Mary in the Capital Cup.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Duke*No. 16
ESPN3W 23–2132,741
September 106:00 pmWagner*No. 9
W 21–68,700
September 176:00 pmVirginia Military Institute*No. 6
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 34–198,700
September 243:30 pmNo. 11 New HampshireNo. 5
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNL 43–458,700
October 13:30 pmat No. 9 James MadisonNo. 10
CSNL 7–3125,742
October 87:30 pmat No. 25 TowsonNo. 14
L 28–317,587
October 223:30 pmNo. 9 MaineNo. 18
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 22–238,700
October 291:00 pmUMass
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 7–288,700
November 512:00 pmat No. 12 Old Dominion
L 28–4219,818
November 123:30 pmat No. 15 Delaware
CSNL 10–2420,008
November 1912:00 pmWilliam & Mary
CSNL 23–258,700
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References
  1. "Latrell Scott Resigns As Head Football Coach". Richmond Athletics. August 23, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  2. "Richmond Official Athletic Site - Football - Schedule". Richmond Athletics. 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.


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