The Richmond Spiders college football team represents the University of Richmond in the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAAFC), as part of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The program has had 36 head coaches and one interim head coach since it began play during the 1881 season. Since December 2016, Russ Huesman has served as head coach at Richmond.[1]
Seven coaches have led Richmond in postseason playoff or bowl games: Frank Jones, Dal Shealy, Jim Reid, Dave Clawson, Mike London, Danny Rocco, and Huesman. Eleven coaches have won conference championships: Fred Vail won one and Frank Dobson won three as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association; Dobson won two and Glenn Thistlethwaite won one as a member of the Virginia Conference; Jones won three and Jim Tait won one as a member of the Southern Conference; Shealy won one as a member of the Yankee Conference; Reid won two and Clawson won one as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference; Clawson and London each won one and Rocco won two as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association; and Huesman won one as a member of the CAAFC. London also won an NCAA Division I Football Championship in 2008.
Dobson is the leader in seasons coached, with 20 years as head coach and in games coached (175) and won (79). M. C. Taylor has the highest winning percentage of those who have coaced more than one game at 1.000. C. T. Taylor has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with 0.000.
Key
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| No. | Name | Season(s)[A 6] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. C. Taylor | 1881 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | C. M. Hazen | 1882 1885–1886 1888 |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | H. R. Hundley | 1887 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | Frank Johnson | 1889 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | C. T. Taylor | 1890 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 6 | Dana Rucker | 1891 1893–1895 |
19 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0.237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 7 | Penwick Shelton | 1892 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 8 | Bill Wertenbaker | 1897 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 9 | Oscar Lee Owens | 1898 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 10 | Julien Hill | 1899 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 11 | Ed Kenna | 1900 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 12 | Garnett Nelson | 1901 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 13 | Graham Hobson | 1902 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 14 | Fred Vail | 1903 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.650 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Harry Wall | 1904 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | E. A. Dunlap | 1905–1909 1912 |
57 | 19 | 33 | 5 | 0.377 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0.480 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | E. V. Long | 1910 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.188 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Sam Honaker | 1911 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.125 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Frank Dobson | 1913–1917 1919–1933 |
175 | 79 | 78 | 18 | 0.503 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0.569 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Robert C. Marshall | 1918 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.700 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 21 | Glenn Thistlethwaite | 1934–1941 | 76 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 0.599 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 0.446 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 22 | John Fenlon | 1942 1946–1947 |
30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0.450 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0.316 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 23 | Malcolm Pitt | 1943–1944 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.533 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.167 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 | George Hope | 1945 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 | Karl Esleeck | 1948–1950 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0.367 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0.271 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 26 | Ed Merrick | 1951–1965 | 146 | 53 | 87 | 6 | 0.384 | 33 | 52 | 5 | 0.394 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 27 | Frank Jones | 1966–1973 | 82 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 0.537 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0.735 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — |
| 28 | Jim Tait | 1974–1979 | 65 | 21 | 44 | 0 | 0.323 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 29 | Dal Shealy | 1980–1988 | 100 | 43 | 57 | 0 | 0.430 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0.500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 30 | Jim Marshall | 1989–1994 | 66 | 19 | 47 | 0 | 0.288 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 31 | Jim Reid | 1995–2003 | 102 | 48 | 53 | 1 | 0.475 | 35 | 40 | 0 | 0.467 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Yankee Coach of Year (1995) A-10 Coach of Year (1998, 2000) |
| 32 | Dave Clawson | 2004–2007 | 49 | 29 | 20 | — | 0.592 | 18 | 14 | — | 0.563 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | I-AA.org National Coach of the Year (2005) |
| 33 | Mike London | 2008–2009 | 29 | 24 | 5 | — | 0.828 | 13 | 3 | — | 0.813 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 – 2008 | AFCA FCS Coach of the Year (2008) BCA National Coach of the Year (2008) |
| 34 | Latrell Scott | 2010 | 11 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.545 | 4 | 4 | — | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Int | Wayne Lineburg [A 7] |
2011 | 11 | 3 | 8 | — | 0.273 | 0 | 8 | — | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 35 | Danny Rocco | 2012–2016 | 65 | 43 | 22 | — | 0.662 | 26 | 14 | — | 0.650 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | CAA Coach of the Year (2015) |
| 36 | Russ Huesman | 2017–present | 75 | 42 | 33 | — | 0.560 | 29 | 22 | — | 0.569 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — |
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
- ^ Richmond did not field a team for their 1883, 1884, and 1896 seasons.
- ^ After Latrell Scott resigned just priar to the start of the season, Lineburg served as interim head coach for the 2011 season.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Richmond hires Chattanooga's Huesman as new football coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 14, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Spiders' Latrell Scott out; interim named". ESPN.com. Associated Press. August 23, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2024.