2002 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2002 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

2002 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	4–7 (4–5 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Reid (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony DeMeo (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium

2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Maine $^		7	–	2					11	–	3
No. 11 Northeastern $^		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 4 Villanova ^		6	–	3					11	–	4
UMass		6	–	3					8	–	4
William & Mary		5	–	4					6	–	5
Richmond		4	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware		4	–	5					6	–	6
Hofstra		4	–	5					6	–	6
James Madison		4	–	6					5	–	7
New Hampshire		2	–	7					3	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	8					3	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Spiders were led by eighth-year head coach Jim Reid and finished the regular season with a 4–7 overall record and 4–5 record in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Temple*		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–34	15,329
September 7	3:00 p.m.	No. 9 Delaware		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 15–13	6,364
September 21	3:00 p.m.	No. 7 Furman*	No. 22	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–17	7,189
October 5	3:00 p.m.	UMass		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 13–34	6,927
October 12	noon	at New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 19–20	4,289
October 19	6:00 p.m.	James Madison		UR Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 26–0	8,113
October 261	noon	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 26–0	1,451
November 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 20 Northeastern		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 21–24	5,106
November 9	1:30 p.m.	at Hofstra		Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 16–26	3,235
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Maine		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 14–21	3,554
November 23	noon	at No. 24 William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 35–13	6,274
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• ^1 Game was suspended at halftime due to flooding on the field and resumed on October 27 at 11:45 a.m.

Roster

2002 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 14 Warith Alkebu-Lan Sr RB 29 Andre Cobbs Fr OL 60 Chris Collier Jr QB 19 Tony Conti So RB 20 Kenny Dantzler Jr RB 6 Claude Diggs Sr RB 21 David Edwards Jr OL 77 Justin McElfish Fr WR 81 Dan McNair Sr RB 37 Brandon Neuman Fr WR 82 Boyd Ouden Jr QB 15 John Richardson Fr QB 3 Stacy Tutt Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 7 Adrian Archie Sr DB 22 Matthew Barkley Jr DE 97 Steve Boyer Jr DE 42 Brian Burnette Fr OL 75 Josh Burnette Fr DL 66 Clifton Coker So DB 31 Maurice Newbill Sr LB 16 Mark Thompson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 47 Doug Kirchner Sr	Head coach Jim Reid Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-28