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2009 Richmond Spiders football team

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2009 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
FCS Quarterfinal, L 31–35 vs. Appalachian State
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 5[2]
Record11–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVic Shealy (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^   6 2     10 3  
Maine   4 4     5 6  
Hofstra   3 5     5 6  
UMass   3 5     5 6  
Northeastern   3 5     3 8  
Rhode Island   0 8     1 10  
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^   7 1     14 1  
No. 5 Richmond x+^   7 1     11 2  
No. 4 William & Mary ^   6 2     11 3  
Delaware   4 4     6 5  
James Madison   4 4     6 5  
Towson   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under second-year head football coach Mike London and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium. The 2009 campaign came on the heels of an NCAA Division I FCS national championship in 2008. With the win over William & Mary on November 21, the Spiders recorded their first ten-win regular season in school history.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmat Duke*No. 2W 24–1633,311
September 123:30 pmat DelawareNo. 1CNW 16–1520,800
September 193:00 pmHofstraNo. 1W 47–07,511[3]
September 263:00 pmVMI*No. 1
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 38–287,554
October 1012:00 pmat No. 13 James MadisonNo. 1CSNW 21–1716,098
October 1712:00 pmat MaineNo. 1CSNW 38–216,087
October 243:00 pmNo. 14 UMassNo. 1
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 34–128,214
October 311:00 pmat TowsonNo. 1W 42–144,396
November 73:30 pmNo. 4 VillanovadaggerNo. 1
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNL 20–2111,667
November 141:00 pmat Georgetown*No. 4W 49–102,312
November 2112:00 pmNo. 5 William & MaryNo. 4
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)
CNW 13–1017,527
November 281:00 pmNo. 9 Elon*No. 4
W 16–136,143
December 57:00 pmNo. 5 Appalachian State*No. 4
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPNGPL 31–357,272

References

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  1. ^ Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 2009 FCS Coaches Polls Archived October 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ O'Connor, John (September 20, 2009). "Spiders dismantle CAA foe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. C1. Retrieved November 8, 2023.