2014 Richmond Spiders football team

2014 Richmond Spiders football
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 StadiumRichmond, VA STV W 55–10   7,725
September 6 3:30 PM at Virginia* #17 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, 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 StadiumLynchburg, VA ESPN3 W 46–39 2OT  20,838
October 11 3:30 PM Albany #22 Bob Ford FieldAlbany, NY W 41–28   8,500
October 18 3:30 PM Rhode Islanddagger #19 Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA ASN W 37–0   7,837
October 25 3:00 PM at Elon #16 Rhodes StadiumElon, 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 StadiumOrono, 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 StadiumWilliamsburg, 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 StadiumConway, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 L 15–36   5,601
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

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