2007 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2007 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2007 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.

2007 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5[1]
FCS Coaches	No. 4[2]
Record	11–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Durkin (run only) (11th season)
Defensive coordinator	Russ Huesman (4th season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 UMass x+^		7	–	1					10	–	3
Hofstra		4	–	4					7	–	4
No. 14 New Hampshire ^		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	7
Northeastern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 James Madison ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 2 Delaware ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
Villanova		5	–	3					7	–	4
William & Mary		2	–	6					4	–	7
Towson		1	–	7					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Spiders were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Clawson. Richmond finished the regular season with a 9–2 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the CAA title with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. With Massachusetts having won the CAA's automatic berth to the FCS playoffs on a coin flip, the Spiders were awarded an at-large playoff berth. At home they defeated Eastern Kentucky, and then on the road, Richmond beat Wofford. In the semifinals, Richmond fell on the road to eventual national champion Appalachian State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee		L 17–41	32,215
September 8	12:30 pm	at Northeastern		Parsons Field Boston, Massachusetts		W 49–14	4,167
September 22	1:00 pm	at Bucknell*		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, Pennsylvania		W 45–14	2,474
September 29	3:30 pm	No. 11 New Hampshire	No. 25	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia	CN8	W 45–38	8,995
October 6	12:00 pm	at Towson	No. 14	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, Maryland	CSN	L 21–23	5,746
October 13	3:30 pm	Stony Brook*	No. 20	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia		W 42–0	5,150
October 20	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	No. 18	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia		W 38–6	5,550
October 27	12:00 pm	at No. 6 James Madison	No. 14	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, Virginia	CSN	W 17–16	14,009
November 3	3:30 pm	No. 23 Villanova	No. 11	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia	CN8	W 35–27	7,126	[3]
November 10	1:00 pm	at No. 6 Delaware	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware		W 62–56 5OT	21,187
November 17	12:00 pm	William & Mary	No. 7	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	CSN	W 31–20	7,652
November 24	6:00 pm	No. 9 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 6	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia (First Round, Division I Championship)		W 31–14	3,253
December 1	7:00 pm	at No. 11 Wofford*	No. 6	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, South Carolina (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)	ESPNGP	W 21–10	8,500
December 7	8:00 pm	at No. 5 Appalachian State*	No. 6	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, North Carolina (Semifinals, Division I Championship)	ESPN2	L 35–55	24,140
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Sports Network's Final 2007 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
2. "2007 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on August 26, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
3. "Spiders down 'Cats for 4 in row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.