# 2016 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2016 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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. They finished the season 10–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated North Carolina A&T and North Dakota in the first and second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia* | No. 4 | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ESPN3 | W 37–20 | 49,270 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Norfolk State* | No. 2 | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSN | W 34–0 | 8,700 |
| September 17 | noon | at Stony Brook | No. 2 | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | ASN | L 14–42 | 4,450 |
| September 24 | 3:30 pm | No. 23 Colgate* | No. 7 | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSN MA+ | W 38–31 | 8,700 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | Towson | No. 6 | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSN | W 31–28 | 8,700 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | at No. 16 Albany | No. 6 | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | DZ | W 36–30 $^{3OT}$ | 9,052 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Villanova | No. 6 | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSN | W 23–0 | 8,700 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | at Elon | No. 6 | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | PAA | W 35–7 | 8,178 |
| November 5 | 3:30 pm | No. 7 James Madison | No. 6 | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA (rivalry) | CSN | L 43–47 | 8,700 |
| November 12 | 3:30 pm | Delaware | No. 8 | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | CSN | W 31–17 | 8,700 |
| November 19 | noon | at William & Mary | No. 7 | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA (Capital Cup) | ASN | L 13–34 | 9,740 |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 17 North Carolina A&T* | No. 12 | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | W 39–10 | 3,281 |
| December 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8 North Dakota* | No. 12 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 9,837 |
| December 10 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 12 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 5,150 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #4 Spiders | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |

### Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #2 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |

### At Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #2 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Seawolves | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |

### Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 Raiders | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| #7 Spiders | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| #6 Spiders | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |

### At Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| #6 Spiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
| #16 Great Danes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30 |

### Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #6 Spiders | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |

### At Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Spiders | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 35 |
| Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Dukes | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 47 |
| #6 Spiders | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 43 |

### Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| #8 Spiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |

### At William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Spiders | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tribe | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 34 |

## FCS Playoffs
### First Round – North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #17 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| #12 Spiders | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 39 |

### Second Round – North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Spiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| #8 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### Quarterfinals – Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #3 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 4 | 2 (21) | 2 (18) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Coaches | 4 | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12-T | 8 |
| FCS Playoffs | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 7 | 8 | 8 | Not released | Not released |