2015 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2015 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 (CAA). The Spiders finished as a CAA co-champion along with James Madison and William & Mary, who all finished with identical 6–2 conference records. The Spiders received the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker, having defeated both James Madison and William & Mary during the regular season. After receiving a first-round bye and defeating William & Mary in the second round and Illinois State in the quarterfinals, the Spiders lost to North Dakota State in the semifinals, 33–7.

2015 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 4
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record10–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Fisher (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (6th season)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Richmond +^   6 2     10 4  
No. 11 James Madison +^   6 2     9 3  
No. 12 William & Mary +^   6 2     9 4  
Towson   5 3     7 4  
New Hampshire ^   5 3     7 5  
Villanova   5 3     6 5  
Stony Brook   3 5     5 5  
Delaware   3 5     4 7  
Elon   3 5     4 7  
Maine   3 5     3 8  
Albany   2 6     3 8  
Rhode Island   1 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5noonat Maryland*No. 18ESPNUL 21–5038,117
September 12noonat Hampton*No. 22W 31–283,515
September 196:00 pmVMI*No. 22CSN MA+W 42–108,700
October 33:30 pmMaineNo. 19
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSN MA+W 48–177,228
October 103:30 pmElonNo. 16
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
STVW 27–148,216
October 17noonat Rhode IslandNo. 13W 37–126,143
October 243:30 pmat No. 4 James MadisonNo. 11CSNW 59–4926,069
October 313:30 pmAlbany No. 6
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
STVW 38–318,475
November 77:00 pmat New HampshireNo. 5NBCSNL 25–304,992
November 143:30 pmat VillanovaNo. 9L 20–216,211
November 21noonNo. 7 William & MaryNo. 14
CSNW 20–98,700
December 5noonNo. 13 William & Mary*No. 12
ESPN3W 48–137,277
December 117:30 pmat No. 4 Illinois State*No. 12ESPN3W 39–275,356
December 188:00 pmat No. 2 North Dakota State*No. 12ESPN2L 7–3318,105
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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At Maryland

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1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Spiders 7 7 0 7 21
Terrapins 10 12 7 21 50

At Hampton

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1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Spiders 7 3 6 15 31
Pirates 14 7 7 0 28
1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 3 7 0 0 10
#22 Spiders 7 14 14 7 42

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 7 3 7 0 17
#19 Spiders 14 6 14 14 48

Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 0 0 0 14 14
#16 Spiders 7 10 3 7 27

At Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Spiders 13 7 3 14 37
Rams 3 3 0 6 12

At James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Spiders 7 21 14 17 59
#4 Dukes 14 14 7 14 49

Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 10 14 7 31
#6 Spiders 17 7 14 0 38

At New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
#5 Spiders 7 0 15 3 25
Wildcats 14 7 6 3 30

At Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Spiders 0 7 7 6 20
Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21

William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Tribe 3 3 3 0 9
#14 Spiders 0 7 13 0 20

FCS Playoffs

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Second Round – William & Mary

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1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Tribe 3 7 3 0 13
#12 Spiders 14 14 7 13 48

Quarterfinals – Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 10 9 6 14 39
#4 Redbirds 0 7 7 13 27

Semifinals – North Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 0 0 7 0 7
#2 Bison 13 13 0 7 33

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS182222191916131165914124
Coaches1822232020181312871216113

References

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