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2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from STATS Poll

Richmond Spiders football
2016 Richmond Spiders football
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 0-38 vs. Eastern Washington
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 8
FCS Coaches	No. 8
2016 record	10-4 (5-3 CAA)
Head coach	Danny Rocco (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	John Garrett (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium; (Capacity: 8,700)
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.^[1] They finished the season 10-4, 5-3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated North Carolina A&T and North Dakota in the first and second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 pm	at Virginia*	No. 4	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 37-20	49,270
September 10	6:00 pm	Norfolk State*	No. 2	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	W 34-0	8,700
September 17	noon	at Stony Brook	No. 2	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	ASN	L 14-42	4,450
September 24	3:30 pm	No. 23 Colgate*	No. 7	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN MA+	W 38-31	8,700
October 1	3:30 pm	Towson	No. 6	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	W 31-28	8,700
October 8	3:30 pm	at No. 16 Albany	No. 6	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	DZ	W 36-30 ^3OT	9,052
October 15	3:30 pm	No. 13 Villanova	No. 6	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	W 23-0	8,700
October 22	3:30 pm	at Elon	No. 6	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	W 35-7	8,178
November 5	3:30 pm	No. 7 James Madison	No. 6	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 43-47	8,700
November 12	3:30 pm	Delaware	No. 8	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	W 31-17	8,700
November 19	noon	at William & Mary	No. 7	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	ASN	L 13-34	9,740
November 26	2:00 pm	No. 17 North Carolina A&T*	No. 12	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 39-10	3,281
December 3	6:00 pm	at No. 8 North Dakota*	No. 12	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 27-24	9,837
December 10	4:00 pm	at No. 3 Eastern Washington*	No. 12	Roos Field Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 0-38	5,150
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Spiders	6	10	7	14	37
Cavaliers	0	7	0	13	20

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
#2 Spiders	7	7	10	10	34

at Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Spiders	7	7	0	0	14
Seawolves	14	7	14	7	42

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Raiders	14	3	0	14	31
#7 Spiders	10	7	14	7	38

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	7	0	28
#6 Spiders	7	14	3	7	31

at Albany

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
#6 Spiders	3	7	3	7	3	7	6	36
#16 Great Danes	7	3	3	7	3	7	0	30

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Spiders	7	3	3	10	23

at Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Spiders	3	3	22	7	35
Phoenix	0	0	0	7	7

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Dukes	14	10	6	17	47
#6 Spiders	10	14	7	12	43

Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	3	7	17
#8 Spiders	7	10	0	14	31

at William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Spiders	7	6	0	0	13
Tribe	3	3	14	14	34

FCS Playoffs

First Round - North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Aggies	7	0	3	0	10
#12 Spiders	14	9	9	7	39

Second Round - North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Spiders	7	0	7	13	27
#8 Fighting Hawks	7	10	7	0	24

Quarterfinals - Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Spiders	0	0	0	0	0
#3 Eagles	7	14	10	7	38

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** Increase in ranking. Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ? = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	4	2 (21)	2 (18)	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	7	12	8
Coaches	4	2 (3)	2 (2)	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	8	7	12-T	8
FCS Playoffs	Not released									7	8	8	Not released

References

^ "Spider Football Announces 2016 Schedule". The Official Athletic Website of the University of Richmond. November 12, 2015. Retrieved 2016.

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[1] "Spider Football Announces 2016 Schedule". The Official Athletic Website of the University of Richmond. November 12, 2015. Retrieved 2016.

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2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^		8	–	0		14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^		5	–	3		10	–	4
Maine		5	–	3		6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4		7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4		5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5		5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5		4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6		4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7		2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll