2024 Richmond Spiders football team

2024 Richmond Spiders football
2024 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. 21
Record	3–2 (1–0 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 →

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Delaware*	1	–	0	4	–	0
Stony Brook	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 6 Villanova	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 12 William & Mary	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 21 New Hampshire	1	–	0	3	–	1
No. 20 Rhode Island	1	–	0	3	–	1
Monmouth	1	–	0	3	–	2
Richmond	1	–	0	3	–	2
Maine	1	–	1	3	–	2
Hampton	0	–	1	3	–	2
Albany	0	–	1	1	–	3
Bryant	0	–	1	1	–	3
Towson	0	–	1	1	–	3
Elon	0	–	1	1	–	4
North Carolina A&T	0	–	1	1	–	4
Campbell	0	–	2	2	–	3
* Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of October 2, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Schedule

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
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Delaware		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MASN
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Bryant		Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports/MASN
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Towson		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MASN
November 9	3:30 p.m.	at Campbell		Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton		Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloSports
November 23	12:00 p.m.	William & Mary		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	FloSports/MASN
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Virginia (FBS)

Game One – No. 13 Richmond Spiders (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

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

at Scott Stadium, Charlotte, Virginia

Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
Game attendance: 40,811
TV: ACCNX/ESPN+

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

Wofford

Game Two – Wofford Terriers (1–0) at No. 14 Richmond Spiders (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wofford	0	10	6	10	26
No. 14 Richmond	2	10	0	7	19

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game attendance: 5,382
TV: FloSports/MSN

Statistics	WOFF	RICH
First downs	15	11
Total yards	304	318
Rushing yards	71	189
Passing yards	233	129
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–0	15–34–4
Time of possession	27:32	32:28

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

Charleston Southern

Game Three – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–1) at Richmond Spiders (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Richmond	7	14	14	3	38

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 6,522
TV: FloSports/MSN

Statistics	CSU	RICH
First downs	10	18
Total yards	131	370
Rushing yards	39	213
Passing yards	92	157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–24–2	13–15–0
Time of possession	26:12	33:48

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

at Delaware State

Game Four – Richmond Spiders (1–2) vs Delaware State Hornets (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Richmond	0	14	14	10	38
Delaware State	7	3	7	7	24

at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
Game attendance: 2,570
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	RICH	DSU
First downs	23	18
Total yards	529	375
Rushing yards	217	192
Passing yards	312	183
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–33–2	13–18–0
Time of possession	26:23	33:37

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

at Elon

Game Five – Richmond Spiders (2–2) vs Elon Phoenix (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Richmond	3	17	7	0	27
Elon	0	7	3	7	17

at Rhodes Stadium, Elon, North Carolina

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
Game attendance: 12,589
TV: FloSports

Statistics	RICH	ELON
First downs	20	23
Total yards	439	382
Rushing yards	236	161
Passing yards	203	221
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–22–0	19–30–2
Time of possession	30:05	29:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing	Camden Coleman	15–22, 203 yards
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	24 carries, 167 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Landon Ellis	5 receptions, 64 yards
Elon	Passing	Jack Salopek	14–21, 187 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Rashawn Baker	9 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chandler Brayboy	6 receptions, 88 yards

North Carolina A&T

Game Six – North Carolina A&T Aggies (0–0) at Richmond Spiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina A&T	0	0	0	0	0
Richmond	0	0	0	0	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NCAT	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Delaware

Game Seven – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) at Richmond Spiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Delaware	0	0	0	0	0
Richmond	0	0	0	0	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
TV: FloSports/MASN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DEL	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Delaware	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ranking movements

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	13	Final
STATS FCS	13	14	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	12	15	RV	RV	23т	21

References

^ "2024 Richmond Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ "Richmond Spiders Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

[1] "2024 Richmond Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

[2] "Richmond Spiders Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 14, 2024.

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