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2005 Richmond Spiders football team

2005 Richmond Spiders football
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
A-10 champion
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 8
2005 record 9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach Dave Clawson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Russ Huesman (2nd year)
Home stadium University of Richmond Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#5 New Hampshire x$^   7 1         11 2  
#19 UMass   6 2         7 4  
Hofstra   6 3         8 4  
Maine   3 5         5 6  
Northeastern   3 6         3 9  
Rhode Island   2 6         4 7  
South
#8 Richmond x$^   7 1         9 4  
#25 James Madison   5 3         7 4  
Towson   4 5         7 4  
Delaware   3 5         6 5  
William & Mary   3 5         5 6  
Villanova   2 6         4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2005 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under second-year head football coach Dave Clawson and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium.

Richmond finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the A-10 title with the University of New Hampshire. The Spiders were awarded an at-large berth in the I-AA playoffs. The Spiders defeated third-seeded Hampton University in the first round of the playoffs, but fell in the quartfinals to Furman University. The Spiders finished the season with a #8 national ranking according to The Sports Network's Division I-AA poll.


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