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2017 Richmond

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 2017, game by game: lost at Sam Houston 34–48; won at Colgate 20–17; won vs. Howard 68–21; lost vs. Elon 33–36; won vs. UAlbany 41–38; won at Towson 23–3; lost at Delaware 35–42; lost vs. Stony Brook 24–27; won at Villanova 22–0; lost at James Madison 13–20; won vs. William & Mary 27–20+47−14Lost 34–48 at Sam Houston-14Sam HoustonWon 20–17 at Colgate+3ColgateWon 68–21 vs. Howard+47HowardLost 33–36 vs. Elon-3ElonWon 41–38 vs. UAlbany+3UAlbanyWon 23–3 at Towson+20TowsonLost 35–42 at Delaware-7DelawareLost 24–27 vs. Stony Brook-3Stony BrookWon 22–0 at Villanova+22VillanovaLost 13–20 at James Madison-7James MadisonWon 27–20 vs. William & Mary+7William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atSam HoustonL 34–⁠4836%
Sep 9atColgateW 20–⁠1745%
Sep 16vsHowardW 68–⁠2183%
Sep 23vsElonL 33–⁠3682%
Oct 7vsUAlbanyW 41–⁠3863%
Oct 14atTowsonW 23–⁠362%
Oct 21atDelawareL 35–⁠4256%
Oct 28vsStony BrookL 24–⁠2762%
Nov 4atVillanovaW 22–⁠041%
Nov 11atJames MadisonL 13–⁠2019%
Nov 18vsWilliam & MaryW 27–⁠2082%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 27–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
340–⁠272
Coach
—
Elo
1426 +11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.9 No. 17 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 200
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Durden
Defensive coordinator
Adam Braithwaite

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jack Bowler OG★★★No. 2046
Jack Doherty OT★★No. 3176
Noah Nicholson CB★★No. 3897
Lachlan Pitts TE
Markus Vinson CB

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line22.50.785
Defensive backs12.00.760
Whole class32.30.776

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.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 4Kyle Lauletta QBNew York Giants

2017 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison9–⁠014–⁠1
Stony Brook7–⁠210–⁠3
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠39–⁠5
Delaware5–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond4–⁠46–⁠5
Towson3–⁠55–⁠6
Villanova3–⁠55–⁠6
Maine3–⁠54–⁠6
UAlbany2–⁠64–⁠7
Rhode Island2–⁠63–⁠8
William & Mary0–⁠82–⁠9

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