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2005 Richmond

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Atlantic 10).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 2005, game by game: lost vs. Massachusetts 6–19; lost at Lafayette 0–7; won at Maine 26–21; lost at Vanderbilt 13–37; won vs. Villanova 38–20; won vs. Delaware 20–10; won vs. Hofstra 43–37; won at James Madison 18–15; won vs. VMI 38–3; won at Towson 48–21; won vs. William & Mary 41–7; won at Hampton 38–10; lost vs. Furman 20–24+35−24Lost 6–19 vs. Massachusetts-13MassachusettsLost 0–7 at Lafayette-7LafayetteWon 26–21 at Maine+5MaineLost 13–37 at Vanderbilt-24VanderbiltWon 38–20 vs. Villanova+18VillanovaWon 20–10 vs. Delaware+10DelawareWon 43–37 vs. Hofstra+6HofstraWon 18–15 at James Madison+3James MadisonWon 38–3 vs. VMI+35VMIWon 48–21 at Towson+27TowsonWon 41–7 vs. William & Mary+34William & MaryWon 38–10 at Hampton+28HamptonLost 20–24 vs. Furman-4Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMassachusettsL 6–⁠1934%
Sep 10atLafayetteL 0–⁠723%
Sep 17atMaineW 26–⁠2128%
Sep 24atVanderbiltL 13–⁠3717%
Oct 8vsVillanovaW 38–⁠2032%
Oct 15vsDelawareW 20–⁠1033%
Oct 22vsHofstraW 43–⁠3740%
Oct 29atJames MadisonW 18–⁠1532%
Nov 5vsVMIW 38–⁠374%
Nov 12atTowsonW 48–⁠2146%
Nov 19vsWilliam & MaryW 41–⁠754%
Nov 26atHamptonIaa PlayoffsW 38–⁠1032%
Dec 3vsFurmanIaa PlayoffsL 20–⁠2449%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic 10 champions.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Atlantic 10 champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Atlantic 10
AP final
Unranked
Points
349–⁠231
Coach
—
Elo
1474 +232 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.3 No. 9 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Russ Huesman

2005 Atlantic 10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire7–⁠111–⁠2
Richmond7–⁠19–⁠4
Massachusetts5–⁠26–⁠4
Hofstra5–⁠38–⁠4
James Madison5–⁠37–⁠4
Towson3–⁠47–⁠4
Delaware3–⁠56–⁠5
Maine3–⁠55–⁠6
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠54–⁠6
Villanova2–⁠64–⁠7
Northeastern1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.