2008 Richmond Spiders football team

2008 Richmond Spiders football

NCAA Division I FCS national champion
FCS Championship Game, W 24–7 vs. Montana
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1^[1]
FCS Coaches	No. 1^[2]
2008 record	13–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Russ Huesman (5th year)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium

2008 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North
#8 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2		10	–	3
#18 Maine ^		5	–	3		8	–	5
UMass		4	–	4		7	–	5
Hofstra		2	–	6		4	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7		3	–	9
Northeastern		1	–	7		2	–	10
South
#3 James Madison x$^		8	–	0		12	–	2
#6 Villanova ^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#1 Richmond ^		6	–	2		13	–	3
#20 William & Mary		5	–	3		7	–	4
Delaware		2	–	6		4	–	8
Towson		1	–	7		3	–	9

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

The Spiders were led by first-year head coach Mike London. Richmond finished the regular season with a 9–3 overall record and 6–2 record in conference play. After suffering three defeats, the Spiders secured an at-large berth for the FCS playoffs.^[3] At home they defeated Eastern Kentucky, and then on the road, Richmond beat Appalachian State and Northern Iowa to advance to the championship game. In Chattanooga, Richmond defeated Montana, 24–7, to earn the NCAA Division I FCS championship.^[4] It was the University of Richmond's first NCAA national title in any sport.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	at No. 15 Elon*	No. 4	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		W 28–10	10,847
September 6	3:45 pm	at Virginia*	No. 3	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 0–16	51,007
September 13	3:00 pm	Towson	No. 4	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 45–14	8,012
September 20	3:00 pm	Maine	No. 2	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 44–17	8,012
September 27	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Villanova	No. 1	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CN8	L 20–26	6,107
October 4	1:30 pm	at Virginia Military Institute*	No. 6	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA		W 56–16	7,643
October 11	3:30 pm	No. 1 James Madison	No. 5	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	L 31–38	16,151
October 18	3:30 pm	at No. 10 Massachusetts	No. 9	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	CN8	W 30–15	15,953
October 25	3:00 pm	Georgetown*	No. 9	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 48–0	5,168
November 8	1:00 pm	at Hofstra	No. 7	Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY		W 34–14	1,766
November 15	3:30 pm	Delaware	No. 7	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA	CN8	W 31–14	6,173
November 22	12:00 pm	at No. 16 William & Mary	No. 7	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	CSN	W 23–20 ^OT	9,405
November 29	1:00 pm	No. 21 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 7	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA (First Round, Division I Championship)		W 38–10	2,994
December 6	12:00 pm	at No. 2 Appalachian State*	No. 7	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)	ESPNGP	W 33–13	15,215
December 13	4:00 pm	at No. 4 Northern Iowa*	No. 7	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (Semifinals, Division I Championship)	ESPN	W 21–20	12,062
December 19	8:00 pm	vs. No. 5 Montana*	No. 7	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (Division I Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 24–7	17,823
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ 2008 FCS Coaches Poll
1 2 Football wins first national championship in school history, The Collegian, December 20, 2008.
↑ Richmond 2008 Schedule/Results, ESPN, retrieved June 27, 2009.

2008 Richmond Spiders football—NCAA Division I FCS national champions

Justin Rogers Lawrence Sidbury Josh Vaughan Eric Ward Seth Williams Head coach: Mike London Assistant coaches: Mike Faragalli Russ Huesman

Richmond Spiders football

Venues	City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Capital Cup (William & Mary) VMI

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions

1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky

1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern

1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern

2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova

2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State

2008 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Cal Poly Colgate Eastern Kentucky James Madison Maine Montana New Hampshire Northern Iowa Richmond South Carolina State Southern Illinois Texas State Villanova Weber State Wofford

Champion – Richmond Spiders

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