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2008 Richmond

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 13–⁠3, over 16 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 2008, game by game: won at Elon 28–10; lost at Virginia 0–16; won vs. Towson 45–14; won vs. Maine 44–17; lost at Villanova 20–26; won at VMI 56–16; lost vs. James Madison 31–38; won vs. Massachusetts 30–15; won vs. Georgetown 48–0; won vs. Hofstra 34–14; won vs. Delaware 31–14; won at William & Mary 23–20; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 38–10+48−16Won 28–10 at Elon+18ElonLost 0–16 at Virginia-16VirginiaWon 45–14 vs. Towson+31TowsonWon 44–17 vs. Maine+27MaineLost 20–26 at Villanova-6VillanovaWon 56–16 at VMI+40VMILost 31–38 vs. James Madison-7James MadisonWon 30–15 vs. Massachusetts+15MassachusettsWon 48–0 vs. Georgetown+48GeorgetownWon 34–14 vs. Hofstra+20HofstraWon 31–14 vs. Delaware+17DelawareWon 23–20 at William & Mary+3William & MaryWon 38–10 vs. Eastern Kentucky+28Eastern Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atElonW 28–⁠1062%
Sep 6atVirginiaL 0–⁠1638%
Sep 13vsTowsonW 45–⁠1476%
Sep 20vsMaineW 44–⁠1772%
Sep 27atVillanovaL 20–⁠2656%
Oct 4atVMIW 56–⁠1680%
Oct 11vsJames MadisonL 31–⁠3849%
Oct 18vsMassachusettsW 30–⁠1548%
Oct 25vsGeorgetownW 48–⁠091%
Nov 8vsHofstraW 34–⁠1475%
Nov 15vsDelawareW 31–⁠1471%
Nov 22atWilliam & MaryW 23–⁠2063%
Nov 29vsEastern KentuckyNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 38–⁠1067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Eastern Kentucky 38–⁠10 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of Richmond’s 2008 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 6atApp StateW 33–⁠13App State’s article, Richmond’s article
Dec 13atNorthern IowaW 21–⁠20Northern Iowa’s article, Richmond’s article
Dec 19vsMontanaW 24–⁠7Montana’s article, Richmond’s article
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
428–⁠210
Coach
—
Elo
1568 +101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.0 No. 2 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Faragalli
Defensive coordinator
Russ Huesman

Drafted in 2009

The 2009 draft
Rd 4Lawrence Sidbury DEAtlanta Falcons

2008 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison8–⁠011–⁠1
Villanova7–⁠110–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠211–⁠2
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠3
Maine5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary5–⁠37–⁠4
Massachusetts4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠8
Hofstra2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠73–⁠9
Towson1–⁠73–⁠9
Northeastern1–⁠72–⁠10

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