Patriot Richmond Spiders

Record6-3through 9 games
Nextat VillanovaSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET

The rest of the season

Two real tests left: Lehigh 24%, Villanova 26%

Win out 5% · expect 1.3 of 3 more wins

Richmond Spiders's chance to win each game left, from our model: Villanova 26%, Lehigh 24%, William & Mary 78%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Ashten Snelsire 1,562 · Rushing Aziz Foster-Powell 671 · Receiving Bryce Allen 381 All player stats

The model#74 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Richmond Spiders · 2026 schedule and results6-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 36% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 29BucknellW 35-14Richmond won 35-14 vs Bucknell. Chance to win started at 86%, low 86%, high better than 99%.1-01-0Pass Snelsire 199 · Rush Foster-Powell 108 · Rec Allen 106
1Sep 5@HowardW 28-21Richmond won 28-21 at Howard. Chance to win started at 77%, low 77%, high 99%.2-01-0Pass Snelsire 261 · Rush Brown 36 · Rec Clarke 80
2Sep 11@NC StateL 0-73 118Richmond lost 0-73 at NC State. Chance to win started at 1%, low under 1%, high 2%.2-11-0Pass Snelsire 76 · Rush Stephenson 58 · Rec Creamer 23
3Sep 19GeorgetownW 24-21Richmond won 24-21 vs Georgetown. Chance to win started at 91%, low 63%, high better than 99%.3-12-0Pass Snelsire 322 · Rush Foster-Powell 87 · Rec Allen 78
4Sep 26FurmanW 13-9Richmond won 13-9 vs Furman. Chance to win started at 67%, low 61%, high better than 99%.4-12-0Pass Snelsire 167 · Rush Foster-Powell 125 · Rec Hill 38
5Oct 3@LafayetteW 40-31Richmond won 40-31 at Lafayette. Chance to win started at 59%, low 6%, high 95%.5-13-0Pass Snelsire 218 · Rush Foster-Powell 113 · Rec Derey 61
6Oct 10@FordhamL 14-20Richmond lost 14-20 at Fordham. Chance to win started at 65%, low 4%, high 86%.5-23-1Pass Snelsire 122 · Rush Foster-Powell 68 · Rec Clarke 34
7Bye week
8Oct 24ColgateW 13-66-24-1Pass Snelsire 116 · Rush Foster-Powell 80 · Rec Fair 49
9Oct 31@Holy CrossL 14-33Richmond lost 14-33 at Holy Cross. Chance to win started at 55%, low under 1%, high 79%.6-34-2Pass Snelsire 81 · Rush Foster-Powell 57 · Rec Hill 38
10Nov 7@Villanova1 pm ET26% to win
11Nov 14Lehigh2 pm ET24% to win
12Nov 21William & Mary12 pm ET78% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Richmond Spiders, through 9 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31@Holy CrossL 14-33———−0.07832.0%1.10
Oct 24ColgateW 13-6———−0.02624.5%1.72Most explosive
Oct 10@FordhamL 14-20———−0.14931.7%1.00One-score loss
Oct 3@LafayetteW 40-31———+0.11851.1%0.89Best success rate
Sep 26FurmanW 13-9———−0.13347.4%0.98Best defensive stand
Sep 19GeorgetownW 24-21———+0.22843.6%1.18Season-high EPA/play
Sep 11@NC StateL 0-73110222:17−0.37725.5%1.09Season-low EPA/play
Sep 5@HowardW 28-21———+0.00434.8%1.38One-score win
Aug 29BucknellW 35-14———+0.19441.0%1.38
Season average (9 games)1102.0−0.02436.9%1.19

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Villanovaat Villanova · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Richmond Spiders has won three of its last five.

7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 7-3

Range of outcomes · Richmond Spiders · 2026

Richmond Spiders’ most common regular-season record in our model is 7-5. Most outcomes (95%) land from 6-6 to 8-4.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

6 wins 12%; 7 wins 53%; 8 wins 30%; 9 wins 5%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor6-6Competitive, but outside the at-large field.
Base8-4Conference title contender. Playoff bid realistic.
Ceiling9-3Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 9 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 45 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-3

Game feel45even gamescombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 10 in the Patriot
Heart rate4-1some dramain one-score games (5 of 9)3rd most one-score games of 10 in the Patriot
Margin−5.2competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 10 in the Patriot
Big plays1.19some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)7th most explosive of 10 in the Patriot
Home crowd5,796avg attendance4th biggest crowds of 10 in the Patriot

Measured from 9 games · ranks are among Patriot teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind·Written June 2026

The Virginia power returning to regional alignment after 17 years, reuniting with old rivals in a new conference home.

2026 Record6-3
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