App State vs. Richmond

App State and Richmond have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1974; App State leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s App State 3–⁠2, and App State has won the last 2.

App State wins
3
Richmond wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1974
Longest streak
2 Richmond
Current streak
2 App State
Last 10 meetings
App State 3–⁠2
Most recent
2009

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠2
2000s1–⁠0
Average margin
5 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At App State
1–⁠1 App State’s record at home
At Richmond
1–⁠1 Richmond’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 App State first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. App State’s biggest win1978: App State 24, Richmond 19by 5 points
  2. Richmond’s biggest win1977: Richmond 21, App State 13by 8 points
  3. Upset1974: App State 14, Richmond 13App State had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsApp StateSeriesRichmond
1974–⁠1978Jim Brakefield2–⁠2Jim Tait

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from App State’s side (Brakefield 2–⁠2 against Tait). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of App State and Richmond, 1974 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Dec 5, 2009App State 35, Richmond 31Neutral siteNCAA Division I Football Championship
Sep 23, 1978App State 24, Richmond 19at App State
Sep 21, 1977Richmond 21, App State 13at Richmond
Oct 25, 1975Richmond 24, App State 17at App State
Nov 16, 1974App State 14, Richmond 13at Richmond

Every game is listed as played on the field.