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2016 Richmond

10–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 2016, game by game: won at Virginia 37–20; won vs. Norfolk State 34–0; lost at Stony Brook 14–42; won vs. Colgate 38–31; won vs. Towson 31–28; won at UAlbany 36–30; won vs. Villanova 23–0; won at Elon 35–7; lost vs. James Madison 43–47; won vs. Delaware 31–17; lost at William & Mary 13–34; won vs. North Carolina A&T 39–10; won at North Dakota 27–24; lost at Eastern Washington 0–38+34−38Won 37–20 at Virginia+17VirginiaWon 34–0 vs. Norfolk State+34Norfolk StateLost 14–42 at Stony Brook-28Stony BrookWon 38–31 vs. Colgate+7ColgateWon 31–28 vs. Towson+3TowsonWon 36–30 at UAlbany+6UAlbanyWon 23–0 vs. Villanova+23VillanovaWon 35–7 at Elon+28ElonLost 43–47 vs. James Madison-4James MadisonWon 31–17 vs. Delaware+14DelawareLost 13–34 at William & Mary-21William & MaryWon 39–10 vs. North Carolina A&T+29North Carolina …Won 27–24 at North Dakota+3North DakotaLost 0–38 at Eastern Washington-38Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atVirginiaW 37–⁠2038%
Sep 10vsNorfolk StateW 34–⁠083%
Sep 17atStony BrookL 14–⁠4269%
Sep 24vsColgateW 38–⁠3165%
Oct 1vsTowsonW 31–⁠2875%
Oct 8atUAlbanyW 36–⁠3059%
Oct 15vsVillanovaW 23–⁠063%
Oct 22atElonW 35–⁠778%
Nov 5vsJames MadisonL 43–⁠4762%
Nov 12vsDelawareW 31–⁠1782%
Nov 19atWilliam & MaryL 13–⁠3468%
Nov 26vsNorth Carolina A&TW 39–⁠1057%
Dec 3atNorth DakotaW 27–⁠2445%
Dec 10atEastern WashingtonL 0–⁠3836%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 38–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
401–⁠328
Coach
—
Elo
1473 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.1 No. 19 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 152
Offensive coordinator
John Garrett
Defensive coordinator
Chris Cosh

Leaders

Passing yardsKyle Lauletta QB337 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle Lauletta QB3 TD
Rushing yardsGordon Collins RB114 yds
Rushing touchdownsGordon Collins RB1 TD
Receiving yardsBrian Brown WR88 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyler Wilkins WR2 TD
TacklesBrendan Coniker DB6 tkl
SacksChad Wiggins DL1 sacks
InterceptionsTafon Mainsah DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Logan Blake OG★★★No. 1112
Xavier Goodall APB★★★No. 1413
Adam Samee OT★★No. 2757
Thomas Dunn OLB★★No. 3036
Michael Iamunno TE★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.798
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line32.30.795
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class72.30.788

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.

2016 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison9–⁠014–⁠1
Villanova6–⁠29–⁠4
New Hampshire6–⁠38–⁠5
Richmond5–⁠310–⁠4
Maine5–⁠36–⁠5
UAlbany4–⁠47–⁠4
Stony Brook4–⁠45–⁠6
William & Mary3–⁠55–⁠6
Towson3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware2–⁠64–⁠7
Elon1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island1–⁠72–⁠9

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