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2023 Richmond

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Coastal Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 2023, game by game: lost vs. Morgan State 10–17; lost at Michigan State 14–45; won vs. Delaware State 38–6; won at Stony Brook 20–19; lost vs. Hampton 14–31; won vs. Maine 42–31; won at Rhode Island 24–17; won at North Carolina A&T 33–10; won vs. Campbell 44–13; won vs. Elon 38–24; won at William & Mary 27–26; won vs. North Carolina Central 49–27; lost at UAlbany 13–41+32−31Lost 10–17 vs. Morgan State-7Morgan StateLost 14–45 at Michigan State-31Michigan StateWon 38–6 vs. Delaware State+32Delaware StateWon 20–19 at Stony Brook+1Stony BrookLost 14–31 vs. Hampton-17HamptonWon 42–31 vs. Maine+11MaineWon 24–17 at Rhode Island+7Rhode IslandWon 33–10 at North Carolina A&T+23North Carolina …Won 44–13 vs. Campbell+31CampbellWon 38–24 vs. Elon+14ElonWon 27–26 at William & Mary+1William & MaryWon 49–27 vs. North Carolina Central+22North Carolina …Lost 13–41 at UAlbany-28UAlbany
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMorgan StateL 10–⁠1779%
Sep 9atMichigan StateL 14–⁠4522%
Sep 16vsDelaware StateW 38–⁠681%
Sep 23atStony BrookW 20–⁠1971%
Sep 30vsHamptonL 14–⁠3177%
Oct 7vsMaineW 42–⁠3169%
Oct 14atRhode IslandW 24–⁠1736%
Oct 21atNorth Carolina A&TW 33–⁠1060%
Oct 28vsCampbellW 44–⁠1364%
Nov 11vsElonW 38–⁠2462%
Nov 18atWilliam & MaryW 27–⁠2649%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffvsNorth Carolina CentralFCS Championship – First RoundW 49–⁠2760%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffatUAlbanyFCS Championship – Second RoundL 13–⁠4147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UAlbany 41–⁠13 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Coastal Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Coastal Athletic Association champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with UAlbany and Villanova

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Coastal Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
366–⁠307
Coach
—
Elo
1435 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.2 No. 52 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Adam Ross & Winston October
Defensive coordinator
Justin Wood

Leaders

Passing yardsKyle Wickersham QB1,414 yds
Passing touchdownsCamden Coleman QB12 TD
Rushing yardsSavon Smith RB669 yds
Rushing touchdownsSavon Smith RB8 TD
Receiving yardsNick DeGennaro WR889 yds
Receiving touchdownsNick DeGennaro WR11 TD
TacklesTristan Wheeler LB13 tkl
InterceptionsAaron Banks DB3 INT

Transfers in 0

The 2023 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 5

Joe More OT★★★to Syracuse
Derek Ferraro OT★★★to Texas A&M
Jake Larson K★★to Charlotte
Ray Eldridge DT★★to UConn
Tyrek Funderburk CB★★to App State

2023 Coastal Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UAlbany7–⁠111–⁠4
Richmond7–⁠19–⁠4
Villanova6–⁠110–⁠3
Elon5–⁠26–⁠5
New Hampshire4–⁠36–⁠5
Campbell4–⁠35–⁠6
Towson4–⁠35–⁠6
William & Mary4–⁠46–⁠5
Rhode Island4–⁠46–⁠5
Hampton3–⁠45–⁠6
Monmouth3–⁠54–⁠7
Maine1–⁠72–⁠9
North Carolina A&T0–⁠71–⁠10
Stony Brook0–⁠70–⁠10–⁠1

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