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 StadiumNashville, Tennessee L 17–41   32,215
September 8 12:30 pm at Northeastern Parsons FieldBoston, Massachusetts W 49–14   4,167
September 22 1:00 pm at Bucknell* Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, Pennsylvania W 45–14   2,474
September 29 3:30 pm #11 New Hampshire #25 UR StadiumRichmond, Virginia CN8 W 45–38   8,995
October 6 12:00 pm at Towson #14 Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, 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 StadiumHarrisonburg, Virginia CSN W 17–16   14,009
November 3 3:30 pm #23 Villanovadagger #11 UR Stadium • Richmond, Virginia CN8 W 35–27   7,126
November 10 1:00 pm at #6 Delaware #9 Delaware StadiumNewark, 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 StadiumSpartanburg, South Carolina (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship) ESPNGP W 21–10   8,500
December 7 8:00 pm at #5 Appalachian State* #6 Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, North Carolina (Semifinals, Division I Championship) ESPN2 L 35–55   24,140
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 21, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.