Richmond Spiders football

Richmond Spiders football
2012 Richmond Spiders football team
First season	1881
Athletic director	Jim Miller
Head coach	Danny Rocco 1st year, 8–3  (.727)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Stadium capacity	8,700
Stadium surface	FieldTurf
Location	Richmond, Virginia
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
All-time record	507–617–53 (.453)
Postseason bowl record	1–1
Claimed national titles	1 (2008)
Conference titles	13
Colors	UR Blue and UR Red
Rival	William & Mary Tribe and JMU Dukes
Website	RichmondSpiders.com

The Richmond Spiders are a college football team representing the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond was the Division I Football Championship Subdivision champion for the 2008 season. Richmond currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Wayne Lineburg was named interim head coach of the Spiders on August 23, 2011, succeeding Latrell Scott, who had resigned on that same day.

In 2008, #7 Richmond beat Eastern Kentucky, Appalachian State, and Northern Iowa to advance to the NCAA Division I Football Championship against Montana. In the FCS National Championship Game on December 19, 2008, they defeated Montana 24–7 to win the first team NCAA national title for the University of Richmond in any sport.

Richmond's traditional rival in many sports is the College of William & Mary. Richmond and William & Mary have met 120 times since 1898, making the rivalry (sometimes referred to as "the South's oldest rivalry") the fourth most-played in Division I college football. Only Lafayette-Lehigh, Princeton-Yale, and Harvard-Yale have played more games. The winner of the annual W&M–Richmond match-up claims the Capital Cup (formerly the I-64 Trophy), which reflects the historical significance of the cities of Williamsburg and Richmond as the last two capitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Richmond scored a 13–10 victory in 2009's inaugural Capital Cup, with kicker Andrew Howard making a 48-yard field goal as time expired.

Spiders in professional football

Complete List of Draftees

NFL Draft Selections (48)

# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position 1 1941 2 1 11 Jones, ArtArt Jones Philadelphia Eagles Back 2 1944 24 11 252 Lawlor, CourtneyCourtney Lawlor Boston Yanks Back 3 1947 12 4 99 Savage, UlyssesUlysses Savage Washington Redskins End 4 1947 18 4 159 Nichols, TomTom Nichols Washington Redskins Back 5 1950 29 13 378 Curtier, WesWes Curtier Philadelphia Eagles Tackle 6 1954 15 9 178 Elliott, EdEd Elliott Los Angeles Rams Back 7 1955 7 3 76 Christensen, ErikErik Christensen Washington Redskins End 8 1956 4 3 40 Pajaczkowski, FrankFrank Pajaczkowski San Francisco 49ers Back 9 1956 11 1 122 Wacker, LouLou Wacker Detroit Lions Back 10 1958 17 4 197 Eaton, DickDick Eaton Chicago Bears Center 11 1958 17 5 198 Wilt, FredFred Wilt Washington Redskins Tackle 12 1959 13 2 146 Lamberti, PatPat Lamberti Chicago Cardinals End 13 1959 21 5 245 Davis, BuddyBuddy Davis Detroit Lions Back 14 1959 27 11 323 Biscaha, JoeJoe Biscaha New York Giants End 15 1960 16 6 186 Ames, DaveDave Ames Pittsburgh Steelers Back 16 1961 12 3 157 Coolbaugh, BobBob Coolbaugh Washington Redskins End 17 1962 18 9 247 Rideout, MelMel Rideout Baltimore Colts Quarterback 18 1963 5 5 61 Ventura, BillBill Ventura Baltimore Colts Tackle 19 1964 6 6 76 Hilton, JohnJohn Hilton Detroit Lions Tight End 20 1964 10 5 131 Smith, RonRon Smith Los Angeles Rams Quarterback 21 1968 5 6 117 Bragg, MikeMike Bragg Washington Redskins Punter 22 1969 17 9 425 O'Brien, BusterBuster O'Brien Denver Broncos Quarterback 23 1970 1 15 15 Gillette, WalkerWalker Gillette San Diego Chargers Wide Receiver 24 1970 7 5 161 Fowler, WayneWayne Fowler Buffalo Bills Tackle 25 1971 3 9 61 Livesay, JimJim Livesay St. Louis Cardinals Wide Receiver 26 1971 11 20 280 Richards, CharlieCharlie Richards Los Angeles Rams Quarterback 27 1972 9 15 223 Easterling, RayRay Easterling Atlanta Falcons Defensive Back 28 1974 1 12 12 Smith, BartyBarty Smith Green Bay Packers Running Back 29 1974 15 5 369 Kelly, PatPat Kelly Baltimore Colts Linebacker 30 1975 9 2 210 Mahoney, MikeMike Mahoney New York Giants Wide Receiver 31 1975 9 24 232 Knight, HarryHarry Knight Oakland Raiders Quarterback 32 1978 12 23 329 Allen, BruceBruce Allen Baltimore Colts Punter 33 1979 4 5 87 Nixon, JeffJeff Nixon Buffalo Bills Defensive Back 34 1982 1 14 14 Redden, BarryBarry Redden Los Angeles Rams Running Back 35 1982 12 17 323 Seale, MarkMark Seale New York Giants Defensive Tackle 36 1986 11 9 286 Armstrong, JohnJohn Armstrong Minnesota Vikings Wide Receiver 37 1986 11 13 290 Melvin, LelandLeland Melvin Detroit Lions Wide Receiver 38 1987 10 27 278 Wilkinson, RafeRafe Wilkinson Denver Broncos Linebacker 39 1989 7 6 173 Jordan, BrianBrian Jordan Buffalo Bills Defensive Back 40 1991 11 16 294 Smith, JamesJames Smith Houston Oilers Defensive Back 41 1998 4 21 113 Barber, ShawnShawn Barber Washington Redskins Linebacker 42 1999 6 14 183 Megna, MarcMarc Megna New York Jets Linebacker 43 1999 7 14 220 King, EricEric King Kansas City Chiefs Guard 44 2000 5 25 154 Moore, MuneerMuneer Moore Denver Broncos Wide Receiver 45 2008 4 26 125 Shields, ArmanArman Shields Oakland Raiders Wide Receiver 46 2008 5 14 149 Hightower, TimTim Hightower Arizona Cardinals Running Back 47 2009 4 25 125 Sidbury, LawrenceLawrence Sidbury Atlanta Falcons Defensive End 48 2011 7 3 206 Rogers, JustinJustin Rogers Buffalo Bills Cornerback

 

Undrafted players and non-NFL draftees

• Rick Sowieta, linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts and the Ottawa Rough Riders
• Carmen Cavalli, Oakland Raiders draft pick (1960)
• Reggie Evans, Running Back
• Bruce Gossett, Kicker
• Matt Joyce, Guard/Tackle
• Paris Lenon, Linebacker
• Matt Snider, Fullback
• Brendan Toibin, Kicker
• Stacy Tutt, Fullback
• Josh Vaughan, Running Back
• Eric Ward, Quarterback Edmonton Eskimos 2011 Season
• Winston October, Defensive Back Kick Returner Montreal Alouettes, Wide Receiver/Kick Returner Washington Redskins and Edmonton Eskimos

External links

• Official website