en 2009 Richmond Spiders football team

2009 Richmond Spiders football
2009 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
FCS Quarterfinal, L 31–35 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
	South
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 5
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
v t e
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

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