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American college football season
The 2015 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fourth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium . The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Spiders finished as a CAA co-champion along with James Madison and William & Mary , who all finished with identical 6–2 conference records. The Spiders received the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker, having defeated both James Madison and William & Mary during the regular season. After receiving a first-round bye and defeating William & Mary in the second round and Illinois State in the quarterfinals, the Spiders lost to North Dakota State in the semifinals, 33–7.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 noon at Maryland * No. 18 ESPNU L 21–5038,117 September 12 noon at Hampton * No. 22 W 31–283,515 September 19 6:00 pm VMI * No. 22 CSN MA+ W 42–108,700 October 3 3:30 pm Maine No. 19 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN MA+ W 48–177,228 October 10 3:30 pm Elon No. 16 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA STV W 27–148,216 October 17 noon at Rhode Island No. 13 W 37–126,143 October 24 3:30 pm at No. 4 James Madison No. 11 CSN W 59–4926,069 October 31 3:30 pm Albany No. 6 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA STV W 38–318,475 November 7 7:00 pm at New Hampshire No. 5 NBCSN L 25–304,992 November 14 3:30 pm at Villanova No. 9 L 20–216,211 November 21 noon No. 7 William & Mary No. 14 CSN W 20–98,700 December 5 noon No. 13 William & Mary* No. 12 ESPN3 W 48–137,277 December 11 7:30 pm at No. 4 Illinois State * No. 12 ESPN3 W 39–275,356 December 18 8:00 pm at No. 2 North Dakota State * No. 12 ESPN2 L 7–3318,105 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries [ edit ] At Maryland [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#18 Spiders
7
7
0
7
21
Terrapins
10
12
7
21
50
At Hampton [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Spiders
7
3
6
15
31
Pirates
14
7
7
0
28
1
2
3
4
Total
Keydets
3
7
0
0
10
#22 Spiders
7
14
14
7
42
1
2
3
4
Total
Black Bears
7
3
7
0
17
#19 Spiders
14
6
14
14
48
1
2
3
4
Total
Phoenix
0
0
0
14
14
#16 Spiders
7
10
3
7
27
At Rhode Island [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Spiders
13
7
3
14
37
Rams
3
3
0
6
12
At James Madison [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#11 Spiders
7
21
14
17
59
#4 Dukes
14
14
7
14
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Great Danes
0
10
14
7
31
#6 Spiders
17
7
14
0
38
At New Hampshire [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#5 Spiders
7
0
15
3
25
Wildcats
14
7
6
3
30
At Villanova [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#9 Spiders
0
7
7
6
20
Wildcats
0
7
7
7
21
William & Mary [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#7 Tribe
3
3
3
0
9
#14 Spiders
0
7
13
0
20
FCS Playoffs [ edit ] Second Round – William & Mary [ edit ]
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2
3
4
Total
#13 Tribe
3
7
3
0
13
#12 Spiders
14
14
7
13
48
Quarterfinals – Illinois State [ edit ]
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2
3
4
Total
#12 Spiders
10
9
6
14
39
#4 Redbirds
0
7
7
13
27
Semifinals – North Dakota State [ edit ]
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2
3
4
Total
#12 Spiders
0
0
7
0
7
#2 Bison
13
13
0
7
33
Ranking movements [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 18 22 22 19 19 16 13 11 6 5 9 14 12 4 Coaches 18 22 23 20 20 18 13 12 8 7 12 16 11 3
References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold
