2017 Richmond Spiders football team
American college football season
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The 2017 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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.[1] They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in sixth place.
- Russ Huesman (1st season)
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–5 (4–4 CAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Durden (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Adam Braithwaite (1st season) |
| Home stadium | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Stony Brook ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Elon ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching change
Russ Huesman, who previously served as defensive coordinator for the Spiders from 2004–2008 including the Spiders' national championship year of 2008, returned to the program after serving as head coach at Chattanooga for eight seasons. He replaced Danny Rocco, who served as head coach of the Spiders for five seasons before taking the same position at Delaware.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1[a] | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Sam Houston State* | No. 7 | ESPN3 | L 34–48 | 8,048 | |
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate* | No. 9 | STADIUM | W 20–17 | 6,994 | |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard* | No. 8 | CSN MA+ | W 68–21 | 8,217 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Elon | No. 8 |
| WTVR DT3 | L 33–36 | 8,217 |
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 24 Albany | No. 14 |
| NBCS WA+ | W 41–38 2OT | 8,217 |
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Towson | No. 13 | FSGO | W 23–3 | 5,768 | |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware | No. 11 | CSL[2] | L 35–42 2OT | 15,710 | |
| October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 22 Stony Brook | No. 19 |
| CSL[2] | L 24–27 | 8,217 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Villanova | NNAA | W 22–0 | 3,508 | ||
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 James Madison | MASN2 | L 13–20 | 24,586 | ||
| November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | William & Mary |
| NBCS WA | W 27–20 | 8,057 | |
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- Game was originally scheduled for August 27, but postponed and relocated due to Hurricane Harvey.
- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
At Sam Houston State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Spiders | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| No. 3 Bearkats | 6 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 48 |
At Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Spiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 8 Spiders | 14 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 68 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Phoenix | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
| No. 8 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| No. 24 Great Danes | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| No. 14 Spiders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
At Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Spiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
At Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| No. 11 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Seawolves | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| No. 19 Spiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
At Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spiders | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| No. 20 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| No. 1 Dukes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| Spiders | 0 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
