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2014 Richmond

9–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 2014, game by game: won vs. Morehead State 55–10; lost at Virginia 13–45; won vs. Hampton 42–17; lost vs. New Hampshire 26–29; won at Liberty 46–39; won at UAlbany 41–28; won vs. Rhode Island 37–0; won at Elon 30–10; won vs. Villanova 10–9; lost at Maine 20–33; lost vs. James Madison 20–55; won at William & Mary 34–20; won vs. Morgan State 46–24; lost at Coastal Carolina 15–36+45−35Won 55–10 vs. Morehead State+45Morehead StateLost 13–45 at Virginia-32VirginiaWon 42–17 vs. Hampton+25HamptonLost 26–29 vs. New Hampshire-3New HampshireWon 46–39 at Liberty+7LibertyWon 41–28 at UAlbany+13UAlbanyWon 37–0 vs. Rhode Island+37Rhode IslandWon 30–10 at Elon+20ElonWon 10–9 vs. Villanova+1VillanovaLost 20–33 at Maine-13MaineLost 20–55 vs. James Madison-35James MadisonWon 34–20 at William & Mary+14William & MaryWon 46–24 vs. Morgan State+22Morgan StateLost 15–36 at Coastal Carolina-21Coastal Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMorehead StateW 55–⁠1081%
Sep 6atVirginiaL 13–⁠4542%
Sep 13vsHamptonW 42–⁠1775%
Sep 20vsNew HampshireL 26–⁠2951%
Oct 4atLibertyW 46–⁠3938%
Oct 11atUAlbanyW 41–⁠2853%
Oct 18vsRhode IslandW 37–⁠089%
Oct 25atElonW 30–⁠1076%
Nov 1vsVillanovaW 10–⁠944%
Nov 8atMaineL 20–⁠3358%
Nov 15vsJames MadisonL 20–⁠5555%
Nov 22atWilliam & MaryW 34–⁠2034%
Nov 29vsMorgan StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 46–⁠2470%
Dec 6atCoastal CarolinaL 15–⁠3625%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Coastal Carolina 36–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
435–⁠355
Coach
—
Elo
1398 +36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.5 No. 30 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 170
Offensive coordinator
Brandon Streeter
Defensive coordinator
Bob Trott

Leaders

Passing yardsMichael Strauss QB266 yds
Rushing yardsJeremiah Hamlin RB46 yds
Rushing touchdownsMichael Rocco QB1 TD
Receiving yardsStephen Barnette WR124 yds
InterceptionsAyo Ogunniyi WR1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Jared Coker OG★★No. 2126
Trey Moore OLB★★No. 2466
Logan Sedergren OLB★★No. 3336
D.J. Helkowski P★★No. 3534
Stephon Jacob TE★★No. 3534

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.700
Offensive line22.00.744
Linebackers22.00.753
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class62.00.732

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Hampshire8–⁠012–⁠2
Villanova7–⁠111–⁠3
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠39–⁠5
William & Mary4–⁠47–⁠5
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠6
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠7
UAlbany3–⁠57–⁠5
Towson2–⁠64–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠71–⁠11
Elon0–⁠81–⁠11

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