2004 Richmond Spiders football team

2004 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWayne Lineburg (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Northeastern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Hofstra   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Maine   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     4 – 7  
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 3 William & Mary x^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Delaware x^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Villanova   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Richmond   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Towson   0 – 8     3 – 8  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

The Spiders were led by first-year head coach Dave Clawson, who was previously head coach at Fordham University. Richmond finished the regular season with a 3–8 overall record and 2–6 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pmat NC State*
CN8L 0–4255,600
September 1112:00 pmat Virginia Military Institute*
CN8W 34–76,245
September 181:00 pmat No. 9 Massachusetts
W 24–144,986
September 251:00 pmLafayette*
L 16–215,121
October 93:00 pmNo. 12 Maine
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 25–295,031
October 161:00 pmat No. 24 Villanova
L 10–495,621
October 233:00 pmNo. 13 James Madisondagger
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 20–2610,235
October 3012:00 pmat Hofstra
CN8L 17–482,139
November 61:00 pmTowson
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 24–04,427
November 131:00 pmNo. 11 Delaware
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 14–235,028
November 201:00 pmat No. 6 William & Mary
L 14–388,325

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Richmond 		Alma Mater
Dave Clawson Head coach 1 Williams
Russ Huesman Defensive coordinator / Secondary 1 Chattanooga
Wayne Lineburg Offensive coordinator / Running backs 1 Virginia
Ben Albert Special teams coordinator / Defensive line 1 UMass
Mike Elko Linebackers / Recruiting coordinator 1 Penn
Bill Durkin Offensive line 8 UMass
Marcus Satterfield Wide receivers 1 East Tennessee State
Mark Carney Quarterbacks 1 Fordham
Jay Bateman Assistant secondary 1 Randolph–Macon
Jeff Hanson Tight ends 24 Richmond
Patrick Graham Assistant defensive line 1 Yale

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