# 2023 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2023 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders were led by seventh-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.
The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.

## Preseason
### CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 25, 2023, the Spiders were predicted to finish in third place out of 15 teams following the addition of Campbell and North Carolina A&T for the 2023 season.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | William & Mary | 195 (13) |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 195 (1) |
| 3 | Richmond | 159 |
| 4 | Delaware | 149 (1) |
| 5 | Elon | 146 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 135 |
| 7 | Villanova | 129 |
| 8 | Monmouth | 94 |
| 9 | Towson | 85 |
| 10 | North Carolina A&T | 70 |
| 11 | Albany | 64 |
| 12 | Campbell | 62 |
| 13 | Maine | 40 |
| 14 | Stony Brook | 38 |
| 15 | Hampton | 30 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Morgan State* | No. 18 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | L 10–17 | 6,603 |
| September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Michigan State* | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 14–45 | 70,049 |
| September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Delaware State* | | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | W 38–6 | 4,936 |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at Stony Brook | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | FloSports | W 20–19 | 3,678 |
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Hampton | | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | L 14–31 | 7,203 |
| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Maine | | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | W 42–31 | 6,099 |
| October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports | W 24–17 | 5,363 |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Carolina A&T | | Truist StadiumGreensboro, NC | FloSports | W 33–10 | 8,035 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Campbell | | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | W 44–13 | 5,611 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Elon | | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | W 38–24 | 6,539 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA (Capital Cup) | FloSports | W 27–26 | 10,345 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 16 North Carolina Central* | No. 22 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN+ | W 49–27 | 4,103 |
| December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Albany* | No. 22 | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN+ | L 13–41 | 2,652 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received 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 | 18 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 15 |
| Coaches | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 22 |