2005 Richmond Spiders football team

2005 Richmond Spiders football

Atlantic 10 Conference Championship
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#8^[1]
2005 record	9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Russ Huesman (2nd year)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium

2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
#5 New Hampshire x$^		7	–	1		11	–	2
#19 UMass		6	–	2		7	–	4
Hofstra		6	–	3		8	–	4
Maine		3	–	5		5	–	6
Northeastern		3	–	6		3	–	9
Rhode Island		2	–	6		4	–	7
South
#8 Richmond x$^		7	–	1		9	–	4
#25 James Madison		5	–	3		7	–	4
Towson		4	–	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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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.

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 quartfinals 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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	#15 Massachusetts		UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		L 6–19	6,040
September 10	1:00 pm	at Lafayette*		Fisher Field • Easton, PA		L 0–7	5,274
September 17	6:00 pm	at Maine		Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	WABI	W 26–21	4,762
September 24	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		L 13–37	38,446
October 8	1:00 pm	Villanova		UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 38–20	3,508
October 15	12:00 pm	#22 Delaware		UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 20–10	3,115
October 22	1:00 pm	#23 Hofstra		UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 43–37 ^2OT	4,385
October 29	3:00 pm	at #17 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		W 18–15	15,124
November 5	3:00 pm	Virginia Military Institute*	#23	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 38–3	9,853
November 12	12:00 pm	at Towson	#18	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	CSNMA	W 48–21	3,472
November 19	1:00 pm	William & Mary	#17	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)		W 41–7	8,960
November 26	8:00 pm	at #2 Hampton*	#12	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA (First Round, Division I Championship)	ESPNU	W 38–10	5,343
December 3	6:00 pm	#3 Furman*	#12	University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)	ESPNU/ESPNGP	L 20–24	6,603
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Sports Network's Final 2005 FCS College Football Poll
↑ "Final Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

Richmond Spiders football

Venues	City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Capital Cup (William & Mary) VMI

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

2005 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State Cal Poly Colgate Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Furman Georgia Southern Hampton Lafayette Montana New Hampshire Nicholls State Northern Iowa Richmond Southern Illinois Texas State

Champion – Appalachian State Mountaineers

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