2022 Richmond Spiders football team
American college football season
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The 2022 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders, led by sixth-year head coach Russ Huesman, played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.
| 2022 Richmond Spiders football | |
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 31–38 vs. Sacramento State | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 11 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
| Record | 9–4 (6–2 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Billy Cosh (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Justin Wood (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 William & Mary +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 New Hampshire +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Richmond ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Elon ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Delaware ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Following the graduation of four-year starting quarterback Joe Mancuso, the Spiders brought in graduate transfer Reece Udinski from Maryland to lead the team in 2022.[1] Udinski, who formerly played at VMI, reunites with his former teammate Jakob Herres at wide receiver.[2]
CAA poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Spiders were predicted to finish in fourth place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition of Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season.[3]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Villanova | 270 (16) |
| 2 | Delaware | 235 (7) |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 224 |
| 4 | Richmond | 219 |
| 5 | William & Mary | 206 (2) |
| 6 | Elon | 191 (1) |
| 7 | Stony Brook | 151 |
| 8 | Maine | 134 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 117 |
| 10 | Monmouth | 105 |
| 11 | Towson | 81 |
| 12 | Albany | 64 |
| 13 | Hampton | 31 |
Preseason All-CAA team
Junior linebacker Tristan Wheeler and senior kick returner Aaron Dykes were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at Virginia* | No. 24 | ACCRSN | L 17–34 | 41,122 | |||
| September 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Saint Francis* | FloSports/NBCS WA | W 31–21 | 6,388 | ||||
| September 17 | noon | at Lehigh* | ESPN+ | W 30–6 | 6,178 | ||||
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | No. 22 |
| FloSports/NBCS WA | W 51–7 | 7,618 | ||
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Elon | No. 17 | FloSports | L 27–30 2OT | 9,243 | |||
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 17 Villanova | No. 21 |
| FloSports/MASN | W 20–10 | 7,830 | ||
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Hampton | No. 19 | FloSports | W 41–10 | ||||
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maine | No. 17 | FloSports | W 31–21 | 4,278 | |||
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 17 New Hampshire | No. 14 |
| FloSports/MASN | W 40–34 | 6,329 | ||
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Delaware | No. 12 | FloSports | W 21–13 | 16,534 | |||
| November 19 | noon | No. 8 William & Mary | No. 11 |
| FloSports/NBCS WA | L 26–37 | 8,200 | ||
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Davidson* | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | W 41–0 | 3,000 | ||
| December 3 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Sacramento State* | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | L 31–38 | 9,136 | ||
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Game summaries
At Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 24 Spiders | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Cavaliers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
Saint Francis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Flash | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
| Spiders | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
At Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spiders | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 22 Spiders | 7 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 51 |
At No. 23 Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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| No. 17 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| No. 23 Phoenix | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
No. 17 Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 21 Spiders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
At Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 19 Spiders | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Pirates | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Spiders | 21 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
No. 17 New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 34 |
| No. 14 Spiders | 7 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 40 |
At No. 17 Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 Spiders | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| No. 17 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
No. 8 William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 Tribe | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| No. 11 Spiders | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
FCS Playoffs
Davidson - First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 13 Spiders | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
At No. 2 Sacramento State - Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Spiders | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 2 Hornets | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
