2005 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2005 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under second-year head football coach Dave Clawson and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium.

2005 Richmond Spiders football
Atlantic 10 co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
Record9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (2nd season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^  7 1   11 2  
No. 19 UMass  6 2   7 4  
Hofstra  5 3   8 4  
Maine  3 5   5 6  
Northeastern  2 6   3 9  
Rhode Island  2 6   4 7  
South Division
No. 8 Richmond x+^  7 1   9 4  
No. 25 James Madison  5 3   7 4  
Towson  3 5   7 4  
Delaware  3 5   6 5  
William & Mary  3 5   5 6  
Villanova  2 6   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Richmond finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the A-10 title with the University of New Hampshire. The Spiders were awarded an at-large berth in the I-AA playoffs. The Spiders defeated third-seeded Hampton University in the first round of the playoffs, but fell in the quarterfinals to Furman University. The Spiders finished the season with a #8 national ranking according to The Sports Network's Division I-AA poll.

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