The 2018 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 ...

in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach

Russ Huesman Russell Frederick Huesman (born January 28, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He was named head football coach at the University of Richmond on December 14, 2016 after spending eight years as head coach of the University of T ...

and played their home games at

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 Spiders were a member of the

Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Most of its members are public universi ...

. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Spiders were predicted to finish in seventh place.

Preseason All-CAA Team

The Spiders had four players selected to the preseason all-CAA team. Offense Dejon Brissett – WR John Yarbrough – OL Defense Andrew Clyde – DL Special teams Griffin Trau – K

Award watch lists

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Virginia

Fordham

At Saint Francis (PA)

At Stony Brook

James Madison

Delaware

At Albany

At Elon

Villanova

Maine

At William & Mary

References

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Richmond Spiders football seasons

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