# 2024 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2024 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football, or simply CAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders were led by eighth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium located in Richmond, Virginia.
This was the Spiders' last CAA Football season. In February 2025, Richmond became a football-only member of the Patriot League.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Virginia* | No. 13 | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCNX/ESPN+ | L 13–34 | 40,811 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Wofford* | No. 14 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports/MSN | L 19–26 | 5,382 |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports/MSN | W 38–0 | 6,522 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Delaware State* | | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | ESPN+ | W 38–24 | 2,570 |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon | | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | FloSports | W 27–17 | 12,589 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T | | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports | W 20–17 | 6,246 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Delaware | No. 18 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports/MASN | W 28–9 | 5,382 |
| October 26 | noon | at Bryant | No. 18 | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | FloSports/MASN | W 41–14 | 1,625 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Towson | No. 16 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | FloSports/MASN | W 35–24 | 5,778 |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Campbell | No. 13 | Barker-Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | FloSports | W 27–24 | 3,371 |
| November 16 | noon | at Hampton | No. 11 | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | FloSports | W 24–21 | 1,657 |
| November 23 | noon | William & Mary | No. 10 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA (Capital Cup) | FloSports/MASN | W 27–0 | 7,526 |
| November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | No. 9 | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN+ | L 16–20 | 3,220 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### at Virginia (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Spiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Cavaliers (FBS) | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
at Scott Stadium, Charlotte, Virginia
* Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: N 7 mph
* Game attendance: 40,811
* TV: ACCNX/ESPN+
| Statistics | RICH | UVA |
| First downs | 13 | 20 |
| Total yards | 257 | 497 |
| Rushing yards | 147 | 200 |
| Passing yards | 110 | 297 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–22–0 | 17–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:07 | 29:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Richmond | Passing | Kyle Wickersham | 13–22, 110 yards |
| Richmond | Rushing | Zach Palmer-Smith | 7 carries, 76 yards |
| Richmond | Receiving | Nick DeGennaro | 7 receptions, 74 yards |
| Virginia | Passing | Anthony Colandrea | 17–23, 297 yards, 2 TD |
| Virginia | Rushing | Kobe Pace | 11 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD |
| Virginia | Receiving | Malachi Fields | 5 receptions, 100 yards |

### Wofford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terriers | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| No. 14 Spiders | 2 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: W 5 mph
* Game attendance: 5,382
* TV: FloSports/MSN
| Statistics | WOF | RICH |
| First downs | 15 | 11 |
| Total yards | 304 | 318 |
| Rushing yards | 71 | 189 |
| Passing yards | 233 | 129 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–30–0 | 15–34–4 |
| Time of possession | 27:32 | 32:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wofford | Passing | Amari Odom | 16–28, 219 yards, 2 TD |
| Wofford | Rushing | Ryan Ingram | 11 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD |
| Wofford | Receiving | Kyle Watkins | 7 receptions, 133 yards |
| Richmond | Passing | Kyle Wickersham | 11–25, 97 yards |
| Richmond | Rushing | Kyle Wickersham | 15 carries, 100 yards |
| Richmond | Receiving | Matt Robbert | 3 receptions, 41 yards |

### Charleston Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spiders | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 6,522
* TV: FloSports/MSN
| Statistics | CHSO | RICH |
| First downs | 10 | 18 |
| Total yards | 131 | 370 |
| Rushing yards | 39 | 213 |
| Passing yards | 92 | 157 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–24–2 | 13–15–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:12 | 33:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Charleston Southern | Passing | Zolten Osborne | 10–19, 81 yards |
| Charleston Southern | Rushing | Autavius Ison | 13 carries, 49 yards |
| Charleston Southern | Receiving | Quay Kindell | 2 receptions, 26 yards |
| Richmond | Passing | Kyle Wickersham | 10–12, 128 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Rushing | Zach Palmer-Smith | 21 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD |
| Richmond | Receiving | Nick DeGennaro | 5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD |

### at Delaware State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spiders | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Hornets | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: E 7 mph
* Game attendance: 2,570
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | RICH | DSU |
| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Total yards | 529 | 375 |
| Rushing yards | 217 | 192 |
| Passing yards | 312 | 183 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–33–2 | 13–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:23 | 33:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 18–33, 312 yards, 2 TD |
| Richmond | Rushing | Zach Palmer-Smith | 32 carries, 207 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Receiving | Landon Ellis | 7 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD |
| Delaware State | Passing | Marqui Adams | 13–18, 183 yards, 2 TD |
| Delaware State | Rushing | Marqui Adams | 14 carries, 114 yards |
| Delaware State | Receiving | Kyree Benton | 2 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD |

### at Elon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spiders | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Rhodes Stadium, Elon, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW 9 mph
* Game attendance: 12,589
* TV: FloSports
| Statistics | RICH | ELON |
| First downs | 20 | 23 |
| Total yards | 439 | 382 |
| Rushing yards | 236 | 161 |
| Passing yards | 203 | 221 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–22–0 | 19–30–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:05 | 29:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 15–22, 203 yards |
| Richmond | Rushing | Zach Palmer-Smith | 24 carries, 167 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Receiving | Landon Ellis | 5 receptions, 64 yards |
| Elon | Passing | Jack Salopek | 14–21, 187 yards, 1 TD |
| Elon | Rushing | Rashawn Baker | 9 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD |
| Elon | Receiving | Chandler Brayboy | 6 receptions, 88 yards |

### North Carolina A&T

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Spiders | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 6,246
* TV: FloSports
| Statistics | NCAT | RICH |
| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| Total yards | 349 | 410 |
| Rushing yards | 88 | 286 |
| Passing yards | 261 | 124 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–27–0 | 10–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:40 | 27:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Carolina A&T | Passing | Justin Fomby | 22–27, 261 yards, 2 TD |
| North Carolina A&T | Rushing | Cameren Dalrymple | 15 carries, 45 yards |
| North Carolina A&T | Receiving | Ger-Cari Caldwell | 7 receptions, 130 yards |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 10–18, 124 yards |
| Richmond | Rushing | Zach Palmer-Smith | 25 carries, 200 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Receiving | Matt Robbert | 3 receptions, 49 yards |

### Delaware

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| No. 18 Spiders | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,382
* TV: FloSports/MASN
| Statistics | DEL | RICH |
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total yards | 324 | 378 |
| Rushing yards | 36 | 184 |
| Passing yards | 288 | 194 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–47–1 | 16–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:27 | 35:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Delaware | Passing | Zach Marker | 21–43, 251 yards, 1 TD |
| Delaware | Rushing | Marcus Yarns | 7 carries, 31 yards |
| Delaware | Receiving | Phil Lutz | 6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 16–23, 194 yards, 2 TD |
| Richmond | Rushing | Camden Coleman | 10 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Receiving | Nick DeGennaro | 4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |

### at Bryant

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Spiders | 13 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: noon
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 1,625
* TV: FloSports/MASN
| Statistics | RICH | BRY |
| First downs | 25 | 15 |
| Total yards | 527 | 234 |
| Rushing yards | 226 | 113 |
| Passing yards | 301 | 121 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–20–0 | 8–16–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:25 | 24:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 15–16, 278 yards, 4 TD |
| Richmond | Rushing | Aziz Foster-Powell | 12 carries, 76 yards |
| Richmond | Receiving | Nick DeGennaro | 7 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD |
| Bryant | Passing | Brennan Myer | 8–16, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Bryant | Rushing | Drew Montez | 1 carry, 30 yards |
| Bryant | Receiving | Landon Ruggieri | 3 receptions, 51 yards |

### Towson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 16 Spiders | 9 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 35 |
at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: N 6 mph
* Game attendance: 5,778
* TV: FloSports/MASN
| Statistics | TOW | RICH |
| First downs | 20 | 19 |
| Total yards | 383 | 347 |
| Rushing yards | 108 | 117 |
| Passing yards | 275 | 230 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–30–1 | 17–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:46 | 37:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Towson | Passing | Sean Brown | 18–30, 275 yards, 1 TD |
| Towson | Rushing | Devin Matthews | 11 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD |
| Towson | Receiving | John Dunmore | 6 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 17–26, 230 yards, 2 TD |
| Richmond | Rushing | Zach Palmer-Smith | 28 carries, 98 yards |
| Richmond | Receiving | Jerry Garcia Jr. | 4 receptions, 110 yards |

### at Campbell

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Spiders | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| Fighting Camels | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW 10 mph
* Game attendance: 3,371
* TV: FloSports
| Statistics | RICH | CAM |
| First downs | 25 | 18 |
| Total yards | 399 | 401 |
| Rushing yards | 147 | 273 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 128 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–33–1 | 12–24–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:59 | 29:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 19–33, 252 yards, 2 TD |
| Richmond | Rushing | Camden Coleman | 12 carries, 55 yards |
| Richmond | Receiving | Landon Ellis | 7 receptions, 101 yards |
| Campbell | Passing | Mike Chandler II | 12–24, 128 yards, 1 TD |
| Campbell | Rushing | Mike Chandler II | 17 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD |
| Campbell | Receiving | Sincere Brown | 7 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD |

### at Hampton

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Spiders | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: noon
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: W 8 mph
* Game attendance: 1,657
* TV: FloSports
| Statistics | RICH | HAMP |
| First downs | 16 | 24 |
| Total yards | 322 | 391 |
| Rushing yards | 184 | 194 |
| Passing yards | 138 | 197 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–18–0 | 19–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:27 | 29:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 13–18, 138 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Rushing | Zach Palmer-Smith | 27 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD |
| Richmond | Receiving | Landon Ellis | 5 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD |
| Hampton | Passing | Malcolm Mays | 9–19, 107 yards, 1 TD |
| Hampton | Rushing | Tymere Robinson | 16 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD |
| Hampton | Receiving | Brennan Ridley | 5 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD |

### William & Mary (Capital Cup)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 10 Spiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: noon
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 7,526
* TV: FloSports/MASN
| Statistics | W&M | RICH |
| First downs | 10 | 20 |
| Total yards | 164 | 307 |
| Rushing yards | 64 | 238 |
| Passing yards | 100 | 69 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–20–1 | 9–14–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:04 | 35:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| William & Mary | Passing | Darius Wilson | 9–19, 95 yards |
| William & Mary | Rushing | Bronson Yoder | 7 carries, 32 yards |
| William & Mary | Receiving | Hollis Mathis | 6 receptions, 50 yards |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 9–14, 69 yards |
| Richmond | Rushing | Zach Palmer-Smith | 25 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Receiving | Ja'Vion Griffin | 3 receptions, 29 yards |

### Lehigh—NCAA Division I First Round

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| No. 9 Spiders | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
* Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: W 10 mph
* Game attendance: 3,220
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
| Statistics | LEH | RICH |
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Total yards | 328 | 345 |
| Rushing yards | 128 | 146 |
| Passing yards | 200 | 199 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–20–2 | 24–38–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:48 | 30:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lehigh | Passing | Hayden Johnson | 14–18, 199 yards, 2 TD |
| Lehigh | Rushing | Jaden Green | 11 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD |
| Lehigh | Receiving | Geoffrey Jamiel | 10 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Passing | Camden Coleman | 24–37, 199 yards, 1 TD |
| Richmond | Rushing | Zach Palmer-Smith | 22 carries, 107 yards |
| Richmond | Receiving | Landon Ellis | 12 receptions, 76 yards |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | 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 | 13 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 13 | 14 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 |
| Coaches | 12 | 15 | RV | RV | 23т | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 |