2024 Richmond Spiders football team

2024 Richmond Spiders football
2024 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 16–20 vs. Lehigh
Conference	CAA Football
Ranking
STATS	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 16
Record	10–3 (8–0 CAA)
Head coach	Russ Huesman (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Winston October (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Justin Wood (5th season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA Football, or simply CAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders were led by eighth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium located in Richmond, Virginia.

ConferenceCAA Football

STATSNo. 15

FCS CoachesNo. 16

Record10–3 (8–0 CAA)

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2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Richmond +^	8	–	0	10	–	3
No. 9 Rhode Island* +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 12 Villanova ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Delaware*	6	–	2	9	–	2
No. 23 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
Stony Brook	5	–	3	8	–	4
Towson	5	–	3	7	–	5
Elon	5	–	3	6	–	6
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	5
Monmouth	4	–	4	6	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	5	–	7
Albany	2	–	6	4	–	8
Hampton	2	–	6	5	–	7
Campbell	1	–	7	3	–	9
Bryant	0	–	8	2	–	10
North Carolina A&T	0	–	8	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware. Rankings from STATS Poll

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This was the Spiders' last CAA Football season. In February 2025, Richmond became a football-only member of the Patriot League.^[1]^[2]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	No. 13	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCNX/ESPN+	L 13–34	40,811
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Wofford*	No. 14	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MSN	L 19–26	5,382
September 14	2:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MSN	W 38–0	6,522
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Delaware State*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 38–24	2,570
September 28	2:00 p.m.	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 27–17	12,589
October 5	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	W 20–17	6,246
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Delaware	No. 18	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MASN	W 28–9	5,382
October 26	noon	at Bryant	No. 18	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports/MASN	W 41–14	1,625
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Towson	No. 16	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MASN	W 35–24	5,778
November 9	3:30 p.m.	at Campbell	No. 13	Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports	W 27–24	3,371
November 16	noon	at Hampton	No. 11	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloSports	W 24–21	1,657
November 23	noon	William & Mary	No. 10	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	FloSports/MASN	W 27–0	7,526
November 30	2:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	No. 9	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 16–20	3,220
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Spiders	0	7	3	3	13
Cavaliers (FBS)	17	10	7	0	34

Statistics	RICH	UVA
First downs	13	20
Total yards	257	497
Rushing yards	147	200
Passing yards	110	297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–22–0	17–26–1
Time of possession	30:07	29:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	13–22, 110 yards
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	7 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Nick DeGennaro	7 receptions, 74 yards
Virginia	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	17–23, 297 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kobe Pace	11 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	5 receptions, 100 yards

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	0	10	6	10	26
No. 14 Spiders	2	10	0	7	19

2024 Richmond Spiders football team

Schedule

Game summaries

at Virginia (FBS)

Wofford

Charleston Southern

at Delaware State

at Elon

North Carolina A&T

Delaware

at Bryant

Towson

at Campbell

at Hampton

William & Mary (Capital Cup)

Lehigh—NCAA Division I First Round

Ranking movements

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wofford	Passing	Amari Odom	16–28, 219 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ryan Ingram	11 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kyle Watkins	7 receptions, 133 yards
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	11–25, 97 yards
	Rushing	Kyle Wickersham	15 carries, 100 yards
	Receiving	Matt Robbert	3 receptions, 41 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing	Zolten Osborne	10–19, 81 yards
	Rushing	Autavius Ison	13 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Quay Kindell	2 receptions, 26 yards
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	10–12, 128 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	21 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nick DeGennaro	5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing	Camden Coleman	18–33, 312 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	32 carries, 207 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Landon Ellis	7 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
Delaware State	Passing	Marqui Adams	13–18, 183 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Marqui Adams	14 carries, 114 yards
	Receiving	Kyree Benton	2 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing	Justin Fomby	22–27, 261 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cameren Dalrymple	15 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Ger-Cari Caldwell	7 receptions, 130 yards
Richmond	Passing	Camden Coleman	10–18, 124 yards
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	25 carries, 200 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Matt Robbert	3 receptions, 49 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing	Zach Marker	21–43, 251 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Marcus Yarns	7 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Phil Lutz	6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Richmond	Passing	Camden Coleman	16–23, 194 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Camden Coleman	10 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Nick DeGennaro	4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing	Sean Brown	18–30, 275 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Devin Matthews	11 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	John Dunmore	6 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
Richmond	Passing	Camden Coleman	17–26, 230 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	28 carries, 98 yards
	Receiving	Jerry Garcia Jr.	4 receptions, 110 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing	Darius Wilson	9–19, 95 yards
	Rushing	Bronson Yoder	7 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Hollis Mathis	6 receptions, 50 yards
Richmond	Passing	Camden Coleman	9–14, 69 yards
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	25 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Ja'Vion Griffin	3 receptions, 29 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing	Hayden Johnson	14–18, 199 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jaden Green	11 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Geoffrey Jamiel	10 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD
Richmond	Passing	Camden Coleman	24–37, 199 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	22 carries, 107 yards
	Receiving	Landon Ellis	12 receptions, 76 yards

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	13	14	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	18	18	16	13	11	10	9	15
Coaches	12	15	RV	RV	23т	21	17	15	13	12	9	7	7	7	16

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	0	0	0
Spiders	7	14	14	3	38

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	14	14	10	38
Hornets	7	3	7	7	24

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	3	17	7	0	27
Phoenix	0	7	3	7	17

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	7	0	7	17
Spiders	0	10	10	0	20