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 | |
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CAA co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Semifinal, L 7–33 vs. North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 4 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 3 |
| 2015 record | 10–4 (6–2 CAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Charlie Fisher (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Trott (6th season) |
| Home stadium | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Capacity: 8,700) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | noon | at Maryland* | No. 18 | ESPNU | L 21–50 | 38,117 | |
| September 12 | noon | at Hampton* | No. 22 | W 31–28 | 3,515 | ||
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | VMI* | No. 22 | CSN MA+ | W 42–10 | 8,700 | |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | Maine | No. 19 |
| CSN MA+ | W 48–17 | 7,228 |
| October 10 | 3:30 pm | Elon | No. 16 |
| STV | W 27–14 | 8,216 |
| October 17 | noon | at Rhode Island | No. 13 | W 37–12 | 6,143 | ||
| October 24 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 James Madison | No. 11 | CSN | W 59–49 | 26,069 | |
| October 31 | 3:30 pm | Albany | No. 6 |
| STV | W 38–31 | 8,475 |
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | No. 5 | NBCSN | L 25–30 | 4,992 | |
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | at Villanova | No. 9 | L 20–21 | 6,211 | ||
| November 21 | noon | No. 7 William & Mary | No. 14 |
| CSN | W 20–9 | 8,700 |
| December 5 | noon | No. 13 William & Mary* | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | W 48–13 | 7,277 |
| December 11 | 7:30 pm | at No. 4 Illinois State* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | W 39–27 | 5,356 | |
| December 18 | 8:00 pm | at No. 2 North Dakota State* | No. 12 | ESPN2 | L 7–33 | 18,105 | |
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Game summaries
at Maryland
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #18 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Terrapins | 10 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 50 |
at Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #22 Spiders | 7 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| Pirates | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Keydets | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #22 Spiders | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| #19 Spiders | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| #16 Spiders | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #13 Spiders | 13 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 37 |
| Rams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
at James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #11 Spiders | 7 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 59 |
| #4 Dukes | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| #6 Spiders | 17 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #5 Spiders | 7 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
at Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #9 Spiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #7 Tribe | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| #14 Spiders | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round – William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #13 Tribe | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| #12 Spiders | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
Quarterfinals – Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #12 Spiders | 10 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 39 |
| #4 Redbirds | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Semifinals – North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #12 Spiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| #2 Bison | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | |||||||
| Coaches | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | |||||||
References
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