2022 Richmond Spiders football team

2022 Richmond Spiders football
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	Russ Huesman (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Billy Cosh (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Justin Wood (3rd season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

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]

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)
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

Junior linebacker Tristan Wheeler and senior kick returner Aaron Dykes were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:30 p.m.	at Virginia*	No. 24	Scott Stadium Charlotteville, VA	ACCRSN	L 17–34	41,122
September 10	5:30 p.m.	Saint Francis*		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/NBCS WA	W 31–21	6,388
September 17	noon	at Lehigh*		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	W 30–6	6,178
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	No. 22	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/NBCS WA	W 51–7	7,618
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Elon	No. 17	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	L 27–30 2OT	9,243
October 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Villanova	No. 21	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MASN	W 20–10	7,830
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at Hampton	No. 19	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloSports	W 41–10
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Maine	No. 17	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 31–21	4,278
November 5	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 New Hampshire	No. 14	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MASN	W 40–34	6,329
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Delaware	No. 12	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 21–13	16,534
November 19	noon	No. 8 William & Mary	No. 11	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	FloSports/NBCS WA	L 26–37	8,200
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Davidson*	No. 13	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 41–0	3,000
December 3	5:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Sacramento State*	No. 13	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 31–38	9,136
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[4]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Spiders	7	3	7	0	17
Cavaliers	14	14	0	6	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	6	7	0	8	21
Spiders	0	14	3	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	7	13	7	3	30
Mountain Hawks	0	0	6	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	7	0	0	0	7
No. 22 Spiders	7	28	14	2	51

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 17 Spiders	7	7	3	0	7	3	27
No. 23 Phoenix	14	0	0	3	7	6	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Wildcats	7	3	0	0	10
No. 21 Spiders	0	14	0	6	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Spiders	10	14	7	10	41
Pirates	0	10	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Spiders	21	0	7	3	31
Black Bears	0	7	0	14	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Wildcats	0	7	20	7	34
No. 14 Spiders	7	17	13	3	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Spiders	3	3	3	12	21
No. 17 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	13	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Tribe	7	10	14	6	37
No. 11 Spiders	6	7	7	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 Spiders	10	17	7	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Spiders	14	7	10	0	31
No. 2 Hornets	7	10	7	14	38

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	24	RV	RV	22	17	23	21	19	17	14	12	11	13	11
Coaches	24T	RV	RV	24T	22	RV	25	21	20	14	13	11	14	12