2009 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

2009 Richmond Spiders football

CAA co-champion
FCS Quarterfinal, L 31–35 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5^[1]
FCS Coaches	No. 5^[2]
Record	11–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Vic Shealy (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^	6	–	2	10	–	3
Maine	4	–	4	5	–	6
Hofstra	3	–	5	5	–	6
UMass	3	–	5	5	–	6
Northeastern	3	–	5	3	–	8
Rhode Island	0	–	8	1	–	10
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 5 Richmond x+^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 4 William & Mary ^	6	–	2	11	–	3
Delaware	4	–	4	6	–	5
James Madison	4	–	4	6	–	5
Towson	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under second-year head football coach Mike London and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium. The 2009 campaign came on the heels of an NCAA Division I FCS national championship in 2008. With the win over William & Mary on November 21, the Spiders recorded their first ten-win regular season in school history.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 pm	at Duke*	No. 2	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 24–16	33,311
September 12	3:30 pm	at Delaware	No. 1	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CN	W 16–15	20,800
September 19	3:00 pm	Hofstra	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond VA		W 47–0	7,511	^[3]
September 26	3:00 pm	VMI*	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 38–28	7,554
October 10	12:00 pm	at No. 13 James Madison	No. 1	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	W 21–17	16,098
October 17	12:00 pm	at Maine	No. 1	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSN	W 38–21	6,087
October 24	3:00 pm	No. 14 UMass	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 34–12	8,214
October 31	1:00 pm	at Towson	No. 1	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 42–14	4,396
November 7	3:30 pm	No. 4 Villanova	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 20–21	11,667
November 14	1:00 pm	at Georgetown*	No. 4	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		W 49–10	2,312
November 21	12:00 pm	No. 5 William & Mary	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	CN	W 13–10	17,527
November 28	1:00 pm	No. 9 Elon*	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 16–13	6,143
December 5	7:00 pm	No. 5 Appalachian State*	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	L 31–35	7,272
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ 2009 FCS Coaches Polls Archived October 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ O'Connor, John (September 20, 2009). "Spiders dismantle CAA foe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. C1. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

v t e Richmond Spiders football
Venues	Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928) West-End Park (1894) Broad Street Park (1897–1916) Boulevard Field (1917–1920) Stadium Field (1921–1924) City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1968 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl James Madison VMI William & Mary: Capital Cup
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883–1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e CAA Football Conference champions
Richmond & UMass (2007) James Madison (2008) Richmond & Villanova (2009) Delaware & William & Mary (2010) Towson (2011) New Hampshire, Richmond, Villanova, & Towson (2012) Maine (2013) New Hampshire (2014) James Madison, Richmond, & William & Mary (2015) James Madison (2016) James Madison (2017) Maine (2018) James Madison (2019) Delaware (2020) James Madison & Villanova (2021) New Hampshire & William & Mary (2022) Albany, Richmond, & Villanova (2023)
National championships in bold

CAA Football Conference champions

National championships in bold

v t e 2009 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Elon Holy Cross McNeese State Montana New Hampshire Richmond South Carolina State South Dakota State Southern Illinois Stephen F. Austin Villanova Weber State William & Mary
Champion – Villanova Wildcats