Richmond Spiders football

Richmond Spiders football
2016 Richmond Spiders football team
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First season	1881
Athletic director	Keith Gill
Head coach	Danny Rocco 4th year, 33–18 (.647)
Stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seating capacity	8,700
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Richmond, Virginia
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
All-time record	532–633–53 (.459)
Bowl record	1–1 (.500)
Claimed nat'l titles	1 (2008)
Conference titles	13
Colors	UR Blue and UR Red
Rival	William & Mary Tribe and James Madison Dukes
Website	RichmondSpiders.com

The Richmond Spiders are a college football team representing the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond was the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision champion for the 2008 season. Richmond currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Wayne Lineburg was named interim head coach of the Spiders on August 23, 2011, succeeding Latrell Scott, who had resigned on that same day.

In 2008, #7 Richmond beat Eastern Kentucky, Appalachian State, and Northern Iowa to advance to the NCAA Division I Football Championship against Montana. In the FCS National Championship Game on December 19, 2008, they defeated Montana 24–7 to win the first team NCAA national title for the University of Richmond in any sport.

Richmond's traditional rival in many sports is the College of William & Mary. Richmond and William & Mary have met 123 times since 1898, making the rivalry (sometimes referred to as "the South's oldest rivalry") the fourth most-played in Division I college football. Only Lafayette-Lehigh, Princeton-Yale, and Harvard-Yale have played more games. The winner of the annual W&M–Richmond match-up claims the Capital Cup (formerly the I-64 Trophy), which reflects the historical significance of the cities of Williamsburg and Richmond as the last two capitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Richmond scored a 13–10 victory in 2009's inaugural Capital Cup, with kicker Andrew Howard making a 48-yard field goal as time expired.

Conference affiliations

• 1881–1906: Independent
• 1907–10: South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA)
• 1911–1931: Independent
• 1932–35: Virginia Conference
• 1936–76: Southern Conference
• 1977: NCAA Division I Independent
• 1978–81: NCAA Division I-A Independent
• 1982–85: NCAA Division I-AA Independent
• 1986–96: Yankee Conference
• 1997–06: Atlantic 10 Conference
• 2007–present: Colonial Athletic Association

Spiders in professional football

Complete List of Draftees

NFL Draft Selections (48)

# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position 1 1941 2 1 11 Art Jones Philadelphia Eagles Back 2 1944 24 11 252 Courtney Lawlor Boston Yanks Back 3 1947 12 4 99 Ulysses Savage Washington Redskins End 4 1947 18 4 159 Tom Nichols Washington Redskins Back 5 1950 29 13 378 Wes Curtier Philadelphia Eagles Tackle 6 1954 15 9 178 Ed Elliott Los Angeles Rams Back 7 1955 7 3 76 Erik Christensen Washington Redskins End 8 1956 4 3 40 Frank Pajaczkowski San Francisco 49ers Back 9 1956 11 1 122 Lou Wacker Detroit Lions Back 10 1958 17 4 197 Dick Eaton Chicago Bears Center 11 1958 17 5 198 Fred Wilt Washington Redskins Tackle 12 1959 13 2 146 Pat Lamberti Chicago Cardinals End 13 1959 21 5 245 Buddy Davis Detroit Lions Back 14 1959 27 11 323 Joe Biscaha New York Giants End 15 1960 16 6 186 Dave Ames Pittsburgh Steelers Back 16 1961 12 3 157 Bob Coolbaugh Washington Redskins End 17 1962 18 9 247 Mel Rideout Baltimore Colts Quarterback 18 1963 5 5 61 Bill Ventura Baltimore Colts Tackle 19 1964 6 6 76 John Hilton Detroit Lions Tight End 20 1964 10 5 131 Ron Smith Los Angeles Rams Quarterback 21 1968 5 6 117 Mike Bragg Washington Redskins Punter 22 1969 17 9 425 Buster O'Brien Denver Broncos Quarterback 23 1970 1 15 15 Walker Gillette San Diego Chargers Wide Receiver 24 1970 7 5 161 Wayne Fowler Buffalo Bills Tackle 25 1971 3 9 61 Jim Livesay St. Louis Cardinals Wide Receiver 26 1971 11 20 280 Charlie Richards Los Angeles Rams Quarterback 27 1972 9 15 223 Ray Easterling Atlanta Falcons Defensive Back 28 1974 1 12 12 Barty Smith Green Bay Packers Running Back 29 1974 15 5 369 Pat Kelly Baltimore Colts Linebacker 30 1975 9 2 210 Mike Mahoney New York Giants Wide Receiver 31 1975 9 24 232 Harry Knight Oakland Raiders Quarterback 32 1978 12 23 329 Bruce Allen Baltimore Colts Punter 33 1979 4 5 87 Jeff Nixon Buffalo Bills Defensive Back 34 1982 1 14 14 Barry Redden Los Angeles Rams Running Back 35 1982 12 17 323 Mark Seale New York Giants Defensive Tackle 36 1986 11 9 286 John Armstrong Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver 37 1986 11 13 290 Leland Melvin Detroit Lions Wide Receiver 38 1987 10 27 278 Rafe Wilkinson Denver Broncos Linebacker 39 1989 7 6 173 Brian Jordan Buffalo Bills Defensive Back 40 1991 11 16 294 James Smith Houston Oilers Defensive Back 41 1998 4 21 113 Shawn Barber Washington Redskins Linebacker 42 1999 6 14 183 Marc Megna New York Jets Linebacker 43 1999 7 14 220 Eric King Kansas City Chiefs Guard 44 2000 5 25 154 Muneer Moore Denver Broncos Wide Receiver 45 2008 4 26 125 Arman Shields Oakland Raiders Wide Receiver 46 2008 5 14 149 Tim Hightower Arizona Cardinals Running Back 47 2009 4 25 125 Lawrence Sidbury Atlanta Falcons Defensive End 48 2011 7 3 206 Justin Rogers Buffalo Bills Cornerback 49 2013 5 19 152 Cooper Taylor New York Giants Safety

 

Undrafted players and non-NFL draftees

• Rick Sowieta, linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts and the Ottawa Rough Riders
• Carmen Cavalli, Oakland Raiders draft pick (1960)
• Reggie Evans, Running Back
• Bruce Gossett, Kicker
• Matt Joyce, Guard/Tackle
• Paris Lenon, Linebacker
• Matt Snider, Fullback
• Brendan Toibin, Kicker
• Stacy Tutt, Fullback
• Josh Vaughan, Running Back
• Danny Deriveaux (Montreal Alloutes)
• Eric Ward, Quarterback Edmonton Eskimos 2011 Season
• Winston October, Defensive Back Kick Returner Montreal Alouettes, Wide Receiver/Kick Returner Washington Redskins and Edmonton Eskimos
• Ben Edwards, Wide Receiver Kick Returner New York Giants
• Seth Williams, CFL player
• Martin Parker (American football), Defensive Tackle
• Kerry Wynn, Defensive End
• Kendall Gaskins, Running Back
• Mike Burkhead, Quarterback

Playoffs

The Spiders have appeared in the Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs ten times. Their combined record is 13–9. They were FCS National Champions in 2008.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	First Round Quarterfinals	Boston University Rhode Island	W 35–33 L 17–23
1987	First Round	Appalachian State	L 3–20
1998	First Round	Lehigh	L 23–24
2000	First Round Quarterfinals	Youngstown State Monana	W 10–3 L 20–34
2005	First Round Quarterfinals	Hampton Furman	W 38–10 L 20–24
2007	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Eastern Kentucky Wofford Appalachian State	W 31–14 W 21–10 L 35–55
2008	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Eastern Kentucky Appalachian State Northern Iowa Montana	W 38–10 W 33–13 W 21–20 W 24–7
2009	First Round Quarterfinals	Elon Appalachian State	W 16–13 L 31–35
2014	First Round Second Round	Morgan State Coastal Carolina	W 46–24 L 15–36
2015	Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	William & Mary Illinois State North Dakota State	W 48–13 W 39–27 L 7–33

External links

• Official website