The 2000 Richmond Spiders football team represented the

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during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 117th season and they finished as

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(A-10) co-champions with

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after posting identical 7–1 conference records. The Spiders earned a berth as the #8 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to #1 seed

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, 20–34. Richmond was led by sixth-year head coach

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. The Spiders' win over

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in week four was their first against a

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opponent since 1985.

Schedule

Awards and honors

*Second Team All-America – Eric Beatty (Associated Press, The Sports Network); Josh Spraker (Associated Press) *First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Eric Beatty, Josh Spraker *Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Michael Millard, Mac Janney *Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Chad Blackstock, Harold Hill, Ken Farrar, David Lewandoski, Mark Thompson, TyRonne Turner *Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year –

References

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Richmond Spiders football seasons Atlantic 10 Conference football champion seasons

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