Richmond Spiders

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Patriot · E. Claiborne Robins Stadium · 8,217 · 5,717 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Georgetown · our model 85% Richmond Spiders · a number, not a pick

LastL 0–73 at NC State · Fri Sep 11 · Jefferson Serkfem 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles

Nextvs Georgetown · Sat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ET · E. Claiborne Robins Stadium · series 4-3, won the last 3

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · Richmond Spiders

National Program

National Program — sustained top-25 expectations across cycles.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Richmond Spiders

Richmond Spiders has won 45% of its games since 1902 — 56% at home, 33% on the road.

400-456-30 all-time · 111 seasons · 1902–2026

Home 215-164-8
Away 144-272-22
Neutral 41-20
18% 1900s
8% 1910s
36% 1920s
54% 1930s
41% 1940s
36% 1950s
41% 1960s
42% 1970s
25% 1980s
3 g 1990s
59% 2000s
56% 2010s
66% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

2024 CAA Dominance

Richmond finished 8-0 in the CAA, back-to-back conference champions before moving to the Patriot League

2025

Patriot League Transition

Richmond joined the Patriot League as an associate member (other sports remain CAA), reuniting with William & Mary rivalry

Moment of the season — so far · Richmond Spiders · 2026

Won 35-14 vs Bucknell

Week 1 of 2026. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

Patriot standing · 2026

3rd in the Patriot

Richmond Spiders is 3rd in the Patriot at 1-0. 2 teams above — that's the direct path to the title game.

#ProgramRecord
1Lehigh3-0
2Colgate2-0
3Richmond1-0
4Villanova1-1
5William & Mary1-1
–Lafayette0-0
7Fordham0-1
8Georgetown0-1
9Bucknell0-2
10Holy Cross0-2
Coaching historyEvery hire and departure on record, not just the current era.

Coaching history

  • Edwin Merrick departs53-87-6, 15 seasons
  • Hired Edwin Merrick1951
  • Glenn Thistlethwaite departs41-26-9, 8 seasons
  • Hired Glenn Thistlethwaite1934
  • Frank Dobson departs9-6-2, 2 seasons
  • Hired Frank Dobson1932
  • Frank Dobson departs18-22-3, 5 seasons
  • Hired Frank Dobson1921
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
BowlsEvery bowl this program's played, and how it did.

Playoff History

Recent postseason (2015-2023): 1-2

Most recent: 2023 — loss 41-13 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-2.

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