2005 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2005 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under second-year head football coach Dave Clawson and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium.

2005 Richmond Spiders football
Atlantic 10 co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8[1]
Record9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (2nd season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 19 UMass  6 –2   7 –4  
Hofstra  5 –3   8 –4  
Maine  3 –5   5 –6  
Northeastern  2 –6   3 –9  
Rhode Island  2 –6   4 –7  
South Division
No. 8 Richmond x+^  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 25 James Madison  5 –3   7 –4  
Towson  3 –5   7 –4  
Delaware  3 –5   6 –5  
William & Mary  3 –5   5 –6  
Villanova  2 –6   4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Richmond finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the A-10 title with the University of New Hampshire. The Spiders were awarded an at-large berth in the I-AA playoffs. The Spiders defeated third-seeded Hampton University in the first round of the playoffs, but fell in the quarterfinals to Furman University. The Spiders finished the season with a #8 national ranking according to The Sports Network's Division I-AA poll.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmNo. 15 UMass
L 6–196,040
September 101:00 pmat Lafayette*
L 0–75,274
September 176:00 pmat Maine
WABIW 26–214,762
September 247:00 pmat Vanderbilt*
L 13–3738,446
October 81:00 pmVillanova
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 38–203,508
October 1512:00 pmNo. 22 Delaware
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–103,115
October 221:00 pmNo. 23 Hofstra
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 43–37 2OT4,385
October 293:00 pmat No. 17 James Madison
W 18–1515,124
November 53:00 pmVMI*daggerNo. 23
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 38–39,853
November 1212:00 pmat TowsonNo. 18
CSNMAW 48–213,472
November 191:00 pmWilliam & MaryNo. 17
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)
W 41–78,960
November 268:00 pmat No. 2 Hampton*No. 12
ESPNUW 38–105,343
December 36:00 pmNo. 3 Furman*No. 12
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals)
ESPNU, ESPNGPL 20–246,603[3]

Roster
2005 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 3 Stacy Tutt Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References
  1. "Sports Network's Final 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. "Final Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  3. "Furman edges Richmond". The Herald. December 4, 2005. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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