Richmond Spiders football
| Richmond Spiders football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| First season | 1881; 145 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | John Hardt | ||
| Head coach | Russ Huesman 7th season, 59–41 (.590) | ||
| Location | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | ||
| Stadium | Robins Stadium (capacity: 8,217) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Patriot League | ||
| Colors | Blue and red | ||
| All-time record | 601–676–53 (.472) | ||
| Bowl record | 1–1 (.500) | ||
| NCAA Division I FCS championships | |||
| 2008 | |||
| Conference championships | |||
| Virginia: 1932, 1933, 1934 SoCon: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975 Yankee: 1987 A-10: 1998, 2000, 2005 CAA: 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2023, 2024 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 1 | ||
| Rivalries | William & Mary (rivalry) James Madison (rivalry) VMI (rivalry) | ||
| Uniform outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Website | RichmondSpiders.com | ||
The Richmond Spiders are a college football team representing the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond was the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision champion for the 2008 season. Richmond competes as an associate member of the Patriot League that competes in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga head coach Russ Huesman was named head coach of the Spiders, on December 14, 2016, replacing Danny Rocco who had departed to become head coach at the University of Delaware a day earlier.
In 2008, No. 7 Richmond beat Eastern Kentucky, Appalachian State, and Northern Iowa to advance to the NCAA Division I Football Championship against Montana. In the FCS National Championship Game on December 19, 2008, they defeated Montana 24–7 to win the first team NCAA national title for the University of Richmond in any sport.