2010 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

2010 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
  • Latrell Scott (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorWayne Lineburg (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (1st season)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Delaware +^   6 – 2     12 – 3  
No. 10 William & Mary +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 3 Villanova ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 7 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
UMass   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     5 – 6  
James Madison   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Maine   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Towson   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under first-year head football coach Latrell Scott and played its home games at the new E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The 2010 campaign came on the heels of an NCAA Division I FCS national championship in 2008 and a quarterfinal appearance in 2009.

In the Colonial Athletic Association preseason poll, the Spiders were picked to finish 6th in the conference.[1] Nationally, the preseason poll from The Sports Network ranked Richmond 6th.

Schedule

Richmond's 2010 schedule[2] kicked off against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team Virginia and includes other non-conference games against Elon and Coastal Carolina. The schedule also included an eight-game CAA slate wrapping up against rival William & Mary in the Capital Cup.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pmat Virginia*No. 6ESPN3L 13–3454,146
September 181:00 pmNo. 7 Elon*No. 9W 27–21 OT8,700
September 253:30 pmNo. 7 DelawareNo. 5
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNL 13–348,700
October 21:00 pmCoastal Carolina*No. 11
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 41–198,464
October 912:00 pmat No. 22 New HampshireNo. 11CSNL 0–1712,095
October 163:30 pmat No. 8 UMassNo. 20W 11–1016,421
October 233:30 pmTowsondaggerNo. 16
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 28–68,700
October 3012:00 pmat No. 5 VillanovaNo. 14CSNL 7–286,317
November 63:30 pmNo. 22 James MadisonNo. 20
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, CA (rivalry)
CSNW 13–10 OT8,700
November 132:00 pmRhode IslandNo. 21
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 15–68,136
November 203:30 pmat No. 6 William & MaryNo. 18CSNL 3–4112,259

References

  1. ^ DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION VILLANOVA SELECTED AS CAA FOOTBALL FAVORITE IN 2010
  2. ^ Richmond Official Athletic Site - Football - 2010 Schedule[permanent dead link]
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Richmond Spiders football
Venues
  • Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928)
  • West-End Park (1894)
  • Broad Street Park (1897–1916)
  • Boulevard Field (1917–1920)
  • Stadium Field (1921–1924)
  • City Stadium (1929–2009)
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries
People
Seasons
National championship seasons in bold


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