# 2019 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2019 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

## Preseason
### CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Spiders were predicted to finish in tenth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | James Madison | 238 (20) |
| 2 | Towson | 217 (3) |
| 3 | Maine | 201 (1) |
| 4 | Elon | 164 |
| 5 | Delaware | 162 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 151 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 109 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 104 |
| 9 | Villanova | 84 |
| 10 | Richmond | 62 |
| 11 | William & Mary | 58 |
| 12 | Albany | 34 |

### Preseason All-CAA team

Senior defensive lineman Maurice Jackson was named preseason defensive player of the year for the CAA and to the preseason all-conference team. Safety Daniel Jones was named honorable mention for the all-conference team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville* | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | MASN, NBCS P | W 38–19 | 7,702 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Boston College* | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCN Extra | L 13–45 | 30,111 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Elon | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | NBCS WA+ | L 20–42 | 7,703 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham* | Coffey FieldBronx, NY | Stadium | L 16–23 | 5,578 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Albany | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | NBCS WA+ | W 23–20 | 8,061 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Maine | Alfond StadiumOrono, ME | FloSports | W 24–17 | 5,126 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Yale* | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | NBCS WA+ | L 27–28 | 7,510 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Delaware | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | FloSports | W 35–25 | 15,308 |
| November 2 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 20 Stony Brook | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | NBCS WA+ | W 30–10 | 7,209 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Villanova | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | FloSports | L 28–35 | 4,151 |
| November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA (rivalry) | MASN, SNY | L 6–48 | 21,947 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | William & Mary | Robins StadiumRichmond, VA (Capital Cup) | WTVR, WTKR | L 15–21 $^{OT}$ | 7,020 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
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## Game summaries
### Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
| Spiders | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 38 |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spiders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Eagles | 21 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 45 |

### Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Phoenix | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Spiders | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |

### At Fordham

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 23 |

### Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Spiders | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23 |

### At Maine

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spiders | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 18 Black Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Yale

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Spiders | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 27 |

### At Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spiders | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 25 |

### Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Seawolves | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Spiders | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 30 |

### At Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spiders | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| No. 18 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### At James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spiders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 2 Dukes | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 48 |

### William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Tribe | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| Spiders | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |