2016 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2016 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated North Carolina A&T and North Dakota in the first and second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

2016 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record10–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Garrett (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 James Madison $^  8 0   14 1  
No. 11 Villanova ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 17 New Hampshire ^  6 2   8 5  
No. 8 Richmond ^  5 3   10 4  
Maine  5 3   6 5  
Albany  4 4   7 4  
Stony Brook  4 4   5 6  
William & Mary  3 5   5 6  
Towson  3 5   4 7  
Delaware  2 6   4 7  
Elon  1 7   2 9  
Rhode Island  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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