The 2015 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Spiders finished as a CAA co-champion along with James Madison and William & Mary, who all finished with identical 6–2 conference records. The Spiders received the CAA's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs by virtue of a head-to-head tiebreaker, having defeated both James Madison and William & Mary during the regular season. After receiving a first-round bye and defeating William & Mary in the second round and Illinois State in the quarterfinals, the Spiders lost to North Dakota State in the semifinals, 33–7.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | noon | at Maryland* | No. 18 | | ESPNU | L 21–50 | 38,117 |
September 12 | noon | at Hampton* | No. 22 | | | W 31–28 | 3,515 |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | VMI* | No. 22 | | CSN MA+ | W 42–10 | 8,700 |
October 3 | 3:30 pm | Maine | No. 19 | - Robins Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| CSN MA+ | W 48–17 | 7,228 |
October 10 | 3:30 pm | Elon | No. 16 | - Robins Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| STV | W 27–14 | 8,216 |
October 17 | noon | at Rhode Island | No. 13 | | | W 37–12 | 6,143 |
October 24 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 James Madison | No. 11 | | CSN | W 59–49 | 26,069 |
October 31 | 3:30 pm | Albany | No. 6 | - Robins Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| STV | W 38–31 | 8,475 |
November 7 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | No. 5 | | NBCSN | L 25–30 | 4,992 |
November 14 | 3:30 pm | at Villanova | No. 9 | | | L 20–21 | 6,211 |
November 21 | noon | No. 7 William & Mary | No. 14 | | CSN | W 20–9 | 8,700 |
December 5 | noon | No. 13 William & Mary* | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | W 48–13 | 7,277 |
December 11 | 7:30 pm | at No. 4 Illinois State* | No. 12 | | ESPN3 | W 39–27 | 5,356 |
December 18 | 8:00 pm | at No. 2 North Dakota State* | No. 12 | | ESPN2 | L 7–33 | 18,105 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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At Maryland
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#18 Spiders |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
Terrapins |
10 |
12 |
7 |
21 |
50 |
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At Hampton
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#22 Spiders |
7 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
31 |
Pirates |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
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VMI
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Keydets |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
#22 Spiders |
7 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
42 |
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Maine
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Black Bears |
7 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
#19 Spiders |
14 |
6 |
14 |
14 |
48 |
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Elon
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Phoenix |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
#16 Spiders |
7 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
27 |
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At Rhode Island
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#13 Spiders |
13 |
7 |
3 |
14 |
37 |
Rams |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
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At James Madison
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#11 Spiders |
7 |
21 |
14 |
17 |
59 |
#4 Dukes |
14 |
14 |
7 |
14 |
49 |
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Albany
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Great Danes |
0 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
#6 Spiders |
17 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
38 |
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At New Hampshire
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#5 Spiders |
7 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
25 |
Wildcats |
14 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
30 |
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At Villanova
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#9 Spiders |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
Wildcats |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
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William & Mary
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#7 Tribe |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
#14 Spiders |
0 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
20 |
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Second Round – William & Mary
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#13 Tribe |
3 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
#12 Spiders |
14 |
14 |
7 |
13 |
48 |
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Quarterfinals – Illinois State
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#12 Spiders |
10 |
9 |
6 |
14 |
39 |
#4 Redbirds |
0 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
27 |
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Semifinals – North Dakota State
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#12 Spiders |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
#2 Bison |
13 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
33 |
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
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Coaches | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
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