2020 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2020 Richmond Spiders football team will represent the University of Richmond in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by fourth-year head coach Russ Huesman and will play their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders will compete as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

2020 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2020 record0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coachRuss Huesman (4th season)
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
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Albany   –      –  
Delaware   –      –  
Elon   –      –  
James Madison   –      –  
Maine   –      –  
New Hampshire   –      –  
Rhode Island   –      –  
Richmond   –      –  
Stony Brook   –      –  
Towson   –      –  
Villanova   –      –  
William & Mary   –      –  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Colonial Athletic suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; 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 is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.[1]

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Richmond Spiders football team

The Spiders finished the 2019 season 5–7, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Richmond had a game scheduled against Yale on October 17, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 1:00 p.m. Saint Francis*
September 12 at New Hampshire
September 19 at Pittsburgh*
September 26 Maine
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
October 3 at Stony Brook
October 24 Towson
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
October 31 at Elon
November 7 Rhode Island
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
November 14 James Madison
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
November 21 at William & Mary
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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    References
    1. Singelais, Mark (16 July 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
    2. West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
    3. "2020 Football Schedule". richmondspiders.com. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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