2007 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2007 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

2007 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 4
Record11–3 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Durkin (run only) (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (4th season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
2007 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 7 UMass x+^  7 1   10 3  
Hofstra  4 4   7 4  
No. 14 New Hampshire ^  4 4   7 5  
Maine  3 5   4 7  
Northeastern  2 6   3 8  
Rhode Island  2 6   3 8  
South Division
No. 5 Richmond x+^  7 1   11 3  
No. 12 James Madison ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 2 Delaware ^  5 3   11 4  
Villanova  5 3   7 4  
William & Mary  2 6   4 7  
Towson  1 7   3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Spiders were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Clawson. Richmond finished the regular season with a 9–2 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the CAA title with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. With Massachusetts having won the CAA's automatic berth to the FCS playoffs on a coin flip, the Spiders were awarded an at-large playoff berth. At home they defeated Eastern Kentucky, and then on the road, Richmond beat Wofford. In the semifinals, Richmond fell on the road to eventual national champion Appalachian State.

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