2007 Richmond Spiders football team

2007 Richmond Spiders football

Colonial Athletic Association Co-Championship
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association South
Ranking
Sports Network	#5^[1]
FCS Coaches	#4^[2]
2007 record	11–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Durkin (run only) (11th year)
Defensive coordinator	Russ Huesman (4th year)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium

2007 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
UMass x+^		7	–	1		10	–	3
Hofstra		4	–	4		7	–	4
New Hampshire ^		4	–	4		7	–	5
Maine		3	–	5		4	–	7
Northeastern		2	–	6		3	–	8
Rhode Island		2	–	6		3	–	8
South
Richmond x+^		7	–	1		11	–	3
James Madison ^		6	–	2		8	–	4
#2 Delaware ^		5	–	3		11	–	4
Villanova		5	–	3		7	–	4
William & Mary		2	–	6		4	–	7
Towson		1	–	7		3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2007 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

The Spiders were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Clawson. Richmond finished the regular season with a 9–2 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the CAA title with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. With Massachusetts having won the CAA's automatic berth to the FCS playoffs on a coin flip, the Spiders were awarded an at-large playoff berth. At home they defeated Eastern Kentucky, and then on the road, Richmond beat Wofford. In the semifinals, Richmond fell on the road to eventual national champion Appalachian State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee		L 17–41	32,215
September 8	12:30 pm	at Northeastern		Parsons Field • Boston, Massachusetts		W 49–14	4,167
September 22	1:00 pm	at Bucknell*		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania		W 45–14	2,474
September 29	3:30 pm	#11 New Hampshire	#25	UR Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	CN8	W 45–38	8,995
October 6	12:00 pm	at Towson	#14	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, Maryland	CSN	L 21–23	5,746
October 13	3:30 pm	Stony Brook*	#20	UR Stadium • Richmond, Virginia		W 42–0	5,150
October 20	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	#18	UR Stadium • Richmond, Virginia		W 38–6	5,550
October 27	12:00 pm	at #6 James Madison	#14	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, Virginia	CSN	W 17–16	14,009
November 3	3:30 pm	#23 Villanova	#11	UR Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	CN8	W 35–27	7,126
November 10	1:00 pm	at #6 Delaware	#9	Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware		W 62–56 ^5OT	21,187
November 17	12:00 pm	William & Mary	#7	UR Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	CSN	W 31–20	7,652
November 24	6:00 pm	#9 Eastern Kentucky*	#6	UR Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (First Round, Division I Championship)		W 31–14	3,253
December 1	7:00 pm	at #11 Wofford*	#6	Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, South Carolina (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)	ESPNGP	W 21–10	8,500
December 7	8:00 pm	at #5 Appalachian State*	#6	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina (Semifinals, Division I Championship)	ESPN2	L 35–55	24,140
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2007 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Delaware Delaware State Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham James Madison Massachusetts McNeese State Montana New Hampshire Northern Iowa Richmond Southern Illinois Wofford

Champion – Appalachian State Mountaineers

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