2018 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	4–7 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach	Russ Huesman (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Adam Braithwaite (2nd season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Maine $^		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 9 James Madison ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 16 Stony Brook ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 20 Towson ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 24 Delaware ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 19 Elon ^		4	–	3					6	–	5
Rhode Island		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	4					4	–	6
New Hampshire		3	–	5					4	–	7
Villanova		2	–	6					5	–	6
Richmond		2	–	6					4	–	7
Albany		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

Preseason[edit]

CAA Poll[edit]

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Spiders were predicted to finish in seventh place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	241 (21)
2	New Hampshire	206 (2)
3	Delaware	182
4	Stony Brook	169
5	Elon	168 (1)
6	Villanova	164
7	Richmond	127
8	Maine	81
9	Albany	78
10	Towson	74
11	William & Mary	55
12	Rhode Island	39

Preseason All-CAA Team[edit]

The Spiders had four players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Award watch lists[edit]

Award	Player	Position	Year
Buck Buchanan Award[2]	Andrew Clyde	DT	SR

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 13–42[3]	40,524
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Fordham*	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA	W 52–7[4]	8,057
September 13[a]	5:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 35–27[5]	1,234
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive	L 10–36[6]	6,272
September 29	3:00 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	NBCS WA+	L 10–63[7]	8,217
October 6	3:00 p.m.	Delaware	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA or NBCS WA+	L 28–43[8]	8,217
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events[10]	W 27–24[9]	4,059
October 20	1:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FCS/FSGO	L 28–38[11]	5,982
November 3	3:00 p.m.	Villanova	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA or NBCS WA+	L 21–45[12]	8,117
November 10	3:00 p.m.	No. 16 Maine	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA or NBCS WA+	L 9–28[13]	7,820
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	Cox Yurview	W 10–6[14]	9,739
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries[edit]

At Virginia[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	10	0	3	0	13
Cavaliers	14	14	7	7	42

Fordham[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	0	0	7	7
Spiders	7	10	35	0	52

At Saint Francis (PA)[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	2	7	3	23	35
Red Flash	0	3	17	7	27

At Stony Brook[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	3	0	7	0	10
No. 20 Seawolves	9	7	6	14	36

James Madison[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Dukes	7	28	21	7	63
Spiders	3	7	0	0	10

Delaware[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	19	14	10	0	43
Spiders	7	3	6	12	28

At Albany[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	7	10	7	3	27
Great Danes	7	7	7	3	24

At Elon[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	7	7	7	7	28
No. 11 Phoenix	14	7	14	3	38

Villanova[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	13	18	7	45
Spiders	0	7	7	7	21

Maine[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Black Bears	14	7	7	0	28
Spiders	0	3	0	6	9

At William & Mary[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	7	3	0	10
Tribe	0	0	0	6	6

References[edit]