2014 Richmond Spiders football team

2014 Richmond Spiders football

FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. Coastal Carolina, L 15–36
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	#16
FCS Coaches	#16
2014 record	9–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Danny Rocco (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Brandon Streeter
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Capacity: 8,700)

2014 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 New Hampshire $^		8	–	0		12	–	2
#7 Villanova ^		7	–	1		11	–	3
#18 James Madison ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#16 Richmond ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4		7	–	5
Delaware		4	–	4		6	–	6
Maine		4	–	4		5	–	6
Stony Brook		4	–	4		5	–	7
Albany		3	–	5		7	–	5
Towson		2	–	6		4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7		1	–	11
Elon		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Morgan State in the first round before losing in the second round to Coastal Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	Morehead State*	#20	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	STV	W 55–10	7,725
September 6	3:30 PM	at Virginia*	#17	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 13–45	34,533
September 13	6:00 PM	Hampton*	#18	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	STV	W 42–17	7,802
September 20	4:00 PM	#7 New Hampshire	#17	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	L 26–29	8,404
October 4	7:00 PM	at Liberty*	#20	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 46–39 ^2OT	20,838
October 11	3:30 PM	Albany	#22	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		W 41–28	8,500
October 18	3:30 PM	Rhode Island	#19	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	ASN	W 37–0	7,837
October 25	3:00 PM	at Elon	#16	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		W 30–10	5,042
November 1	12:00 PM	#4 Villanova	#13	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	W 10–9	7,902
November 8	12:30 PM	at Maine	#8	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		L 20–33	4,675
November 15	12:30 PM	#25 James Madison	#14	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	NBCSN	L 20–55	8,700
November 22	7:30 PM	at #22 William & Mary	#21	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	NBCSN	W 34–20	8,665
November 29	1:00 PM	Morgan State*	#18	Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 46–24	4,126
December 6	1:00 PM	at #6 Coastal Carolina*	#18	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 15–36	5,601
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	20	17	18	17	20	20	22	19	16	13	8	14	21	18	16
Coaches	24	20	21	18	21	21	21	20	17	14	8	14	21	16	16

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

National championship seasons in bold

2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State

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