2010 Richmond Spiders football team

2010 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne Lineburg (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (1st season)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Delaware +^   6 – 2     12 – 3  
No. 10 William & Mary +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 3 Villanova ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 7 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     5 – 6  
James Madison   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Maine   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Towson   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under first-year head football coach Latrell Scott and played its home games at the new E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The 2010 campaign came on the heels of an NCAA Division I FCS national championship in 2008 and a quarterfinal appearance in 2009.

In the Colonial Athletic Association preseason poll, the Spiders were picked to finish 6th in the conference.[1] Nationally, the preseason poll from The Sports Network ranked Richmond 6th.

Schedule

Richmond's 2010 schedule[2] kicked off against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team Virginia and includes other non-conference games against Elon and Coastal Carolina. The schedule also included an eight-game CAA slate wrapping up against rival William & Mary in the Capital Cup.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pmat Virginia*No. 6
ESPN3L 13–3454,146
September 181:00 pmNo. 7 Elon*No. 9
W 27–21 OT8,700
September 253:30 pmNo. 7 DelawareNo. 5
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNL 13–348,700
October 21:00 pmCoastal Carolina*No. 11
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 41–198,464
October 912:00 pmat No. 22 New HampshireNo. 11
CSNL 0–1712,095
October 163:30 pmat No. 8 UMassNo. 20
W 11–1016,421
October 233:30 pmTowsondaggerNo. 16
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 28–68,700
October 3012:00 pmat No. 5 VillanovaNo. 14
CSNL 7–286,317
November 63:30 pmNo. 22 James MadisonNo. 20
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, CA (rivalry)
CSNW 13–10 OT8,700
November 132:00 pmRhode IslandNo. 21
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 15–68,136
November 203:30 pmat No. 6 William & MaryNo. 18
CSNL 3–4112,259

References

  1. ^ DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION VILLANOVA SELECTED AS CAA FOOTBALL FAVORITE IN 2010
  2. ^ Richmond Official Athletic Site - Football - 2010 Schedule[permanent dead link‍]


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