2024 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2024 Richmond Spiders football team will represent the University of Richmond as a member of Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders are led by eighth-year head coach Russ Huesman and will play their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium located in Richmond, Virginia.

2024 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	1–2 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Russ Huesman (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Winston October (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Justin Wood (5th season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Villanova		1	–	0					3	–	0
Delaware*		1	–	0					2	–	0
Rhode Island		1	–	0					2	–	1
Monmouth		1	–	0					1	–	2
Hampton		0	–	0					2	–	1
New Hampshire		0	–	0					2	–	1
Stony Brook		0	–	0					2	–	1
No. 12 William & Mary		0	–	0					2	–	1
No. 20 Albany		0	–	0					1	–	2
Bryant		0	–	0					1	–	2
Elon		0	–	0					1	–	2
Richmond		0	–	0					1	–	2
Campbell		0	–	1					1	–	2
Maine		0	–	1					1	–	2
North Carolina A&T		0	–	1					1	–	2
Towson		0	–	1					1	–	2
* Delaware ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	No. 13	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCNX/ESPN+	L 13–34	40,811
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Wofford*	No. 14	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MSN	L 19–26	5,382
September 14	2:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MSN	W 38–0	6,522
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Delaware State*		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE
September 28	2:00 p.m.	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports
October 5	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Delaware		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MASN
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Bryant		Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	FloSports/MASN
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Towson		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports/MASN
November 9	3:30 p.m.	at Campbell		Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton		Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloSports
November 23	12:00 p.m.	William & Mary		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	FloSports/MASN
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Virginia (FBS)

See also: 2024 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Game One – No. 13 Richmond Spiders (0–0) vs Virginia Cavaliers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Richmond	0	7	3	3	13
Virginia (FBS)	17	10	7	0	34

at Scott Stadium, Charlotte, Virginia

• Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• Game attendance: 40,811
• TV: ACCNX/ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RICH	UVA
First downs	13	20
Total yards	257	497
Rushing yards	147	200
Passing yards	110	297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–22–0	17–26–1
Time of possession	30:07	29:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	13–22, 110 yards
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	7 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Nick DeGennaro	7 receptions, 74 yards
Virginia	Passing	Anthony Colandrea	17–23, 297 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kobe Pace	11 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malachi Fields	5 receptions, 100 yards

Wofford

See also: 2024 Wofford Terriers football team

Game Two – Wofford Terriers (1–0) at No. 14 Richmond Spiders (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wofford	0	10	6	10	26
No. 14 Richmond	2	10	0	7	19

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 5,382
• TV: FloSports/MSN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WOFF	RICH
First downs	15	11
Total yards	304	318
Rushing yards	71	189
Passing yards	233	129
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–0	15–34–4
Time of possession	27:32	32:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wofford	Passing	Amari Odom	16–28, 219 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ryan Ingram	11 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kyle Watkins	7 receptions, 133 yards
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	11–25, 97 yards
	Rushing	Kyle Wickersham	15 carries, 100 yards
	Receiving	Matt Robbert	3 receptions, 41 yards

Charleston Southern

See also: 2024 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Game Three – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1–1) at Richmond Spiders (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Charleston Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Richmond	7	14	14	3	38

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 6,522
• TV: FloSports/MSN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CSU	RICH
First downs	10	18
Total yards	131	370
Rushing yards	39	213
Passing yards	92	157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–24–2	13–15–0
Time of possession	26:12	33:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charleston Southern	Passing	Zolten Osborne	10–19, 81 yards
	Rushing	Autavius Ison	13 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Quay Kindell	2 receptions, 26 yards
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	10–12, 128 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Zach Palmer-Smith	21 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nick DeGennaro	5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

at Delaware State

See also: 2024 Delaware State Hornets football team

Game Four – Richmond Spiders vs Delaware State Hornets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Richmond	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0

at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RICH	DSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	13	14	RV	RV
Coaches	12	15	RV	RV