The 2010 Richmond Spiders football team represented the

University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...

during the

2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season The 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season, the 2010 season of college football for teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), began in September 2010 and concluded with the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on Januar ...

. Richmond competed as a member of the

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(CAA) under first-year head football coach

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and played its home games at the new

E. Claiborne Robins Stadium E. Claiborne Robins Stadium is an 8,217-seat multi-purpose stadium at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. It is home to the Richmond Spiders football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, women's soccer, and women's track and field te ...

. The 2010 campaign came on the heels of an NCAA Division I FCS national championship in 2008 and a quarterfinal appearance in 2009. In the Colonial Athletic Association preseason poll, the Spiders were picked to finish 6th in the conference. Nationally, the preseason poll from The Sports Network ranked Richmond 6th.

Schedule

Richmond's 2010 scheduleRichmond Official Athletic Site - Football - 2010 Schedule
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(FBS) team

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and includes other non-conference games against Elon and

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. The schedule also included an eight-game CAA slate wrapping up against rival William & Mary in the

Capital Cup Coined as the "Oldest Rivalry in the South", the Capital Cup is one of the longest-running college football rivalries in the United States. Contested yearly between the University of Richmond Spiders and College of William & Mary Tribe, on ...

References

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Richmond Spiders football seasons

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