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2009 Richmond

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 2009, game by game: won at Duke 24–16; won at Delaware 16–15; won vs. Hofstra 47–0; won vs. VMI 38–28; won at James Madison 21–17; won at Maine 38–21; won vs. Massachusetts 34–12; won at Towson 42–14; lost vs. Villanova 20–21; won at Georgetown 49–10; won vs. William & Mary 13–10; won vs. Elon 16–13; lost vs. App State 31–35+47−4Won 24–16 at Duke+8DukeWon 16–15 at Delaware+1DelawareWon 47–0 vs. Hofstra+47HofstraWon 38–28 vs. VMI+10VMIWon 21–17 at James Madison+4James MadisonWon 38–21 at Maine+17MaineWon 34–12 vs. Massachusetts+22MassachusettsWon 42–14 at Towson+28TowsonLost 20–21 vs. Villanova-1VillanovaWon 49–10 at Georgetown+39GeorgetownWon 13–10 vs. William & Mary+3William & MaryWon 16–13 vs. Elon+3ElonLost 31–35 vs. App State-4App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atDukeW 24–⁠1653%
Sep 12atDelawareW 16–⁠1565%
Sep 19vsHofstraW 47–⁠071%
Sep 26vsVMIW 38–⁠2885%
Oct 10atJames MadisonW 21–⁠1750%
Oct 17atMaineW 38–⁠2172%
Oct 24vsMassachusettsW 34–⁠1265%
Oct 31atTowsonW 42–⁠1488%
Nov 7vsVillanovaL 20–⁠2156%
Nov 14atGeorgetownW 49–⁠1094%
Nov 21vsWilliam & MaryW 13–⁠1062%
Nov 28vsElonNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 16–⁠1365%
Dec 5vsApp StateNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 31–⁠3553%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 35–⁠31 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

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

Colonial Athletic Association champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Villanova

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
389–⁠212
Coach
—
Elo
1588 +110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.0 No. 3 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Faragalli
Defensive coordinator
Vic Shealy

2009 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠1
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
William & Mary6–⁠211–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠210–⁠3
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Northeastern3–⁠53–⁠8
Towson1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island0–⁠81–⁠10

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