2003 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2003 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2003 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.

2003 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record2–9 (1–8 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony DeMeo (2nd season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Delaware +^   8 1     15 1  
No. 11 UMass +^   8 1     10 3  
No. 20 Northeastern   6 3     8 4  
No. 25 Villanova   5 4     7 4  
Maine   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   4 4     5 5  
James Madison   4 5     6 6  
New Hampshire   3 6     5 7  
Rhode Island   3 6     4 8  
Hofstra   2 6     2 10  
Richmond   1 8     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Spiders were led by ninth-year head coach Jim Reid and finished the regular season with a 2–9 overall record and 1–8 record in conference play.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 137:00 pmat No. 9 DelawareCN8L 14–4421,388
September 207:00 pmat No. 9 Furman*L 17–3112,452
September 273:30 pmRhode IslandTFNL 13–178,270
October 42:00 pmat No. 23 MaineL 10–206,839
October 113:00 pmat James MadisonL 14–3412,470[1]
October 181:00 pmNew Hampshire
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, Virginia
W 35–235,287
October 253:00 pmVirginia Military Institute* 
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, Virginia
W 35–259,122
November 11:00 pmNo. 7 Villanova
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, Virginia
L 13–425,152
November 812:00 pmat No. 4 MassachusettsL 17–306,167
November 1512:30 pmat No. 23 NortheasternL 0–453,535
November 221:00 pmWilliam & Mary
L 21–596,228

References

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  1. ^ "Dukes squash winless Spiders behind strong running game". The Daily News Leader. October 12, 2003. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.