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
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record4–7 (4–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony DeMeo (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 297:00 p.m.at Temple*L 7–3415,329
September 73:00 p.m.No. 9 DelawareW 15–136,364
September 213:00 p.m.No. 7 Furman*No. 22
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 7–177,189[1]
October 53:00 p.m.UMass
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 13–346,927
October 12noonat New HampshireL 19–204,289
October 196:00 p.m.James Madison 
W 26–08,113[2]
October 261noonat Rhode IslandW 26–01,451
November 21:00 p.m.No. 20 Northeastern
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 21–245,106
November 91:30 p.m.at HofstraL 16–263,235
November 161:00 p.m.No. 11 Maine
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 14–213,554
November 23noonat No. 24 William & MaryW 35–136,274
  • ^1 Game was suspended at halftime due to flooding on the field and resumed on October 27 at 11:45 a.m.

Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-28

References

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  1. ^ "Napier takes Furman past Richmond 17–7". The Index-Journal. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Richmond blanks James Madison". Daily Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.