2009 Richmond Spiders football team

2009 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
FCS Quarterfinal, L 31–35 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 5
Record	11–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Vic Shealy (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium

2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
UMass		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rhode Island		0	–	8					1	–	10
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 4 William & Mary ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
Delaware		4	–	4					6	–	5
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
Towson		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under second-year head football coach Mike London and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium. The 2009 campaign came on the heels of an NCAA Division I FCS national championship in 2008. With the win over William & Mary on November 21, the Spiders recorded their first ten-win regular season in school history.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 pm	at Duke*	No. 2	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 24–16	33,311
September 12	3:30 pm	at Delaware	No. 1	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CN	W 16–15	20,800
September 19	3:00 pm	Hofstra	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond VA		W 47–0	7,511
September 26	3:00 pm	VMI*	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 38–28	7,554
October 10	12:00 pm	at No. 13 James Madison	No. 1	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	W 21–17	16,098
October 17	12:00 pm	at Maine	No. 1	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSN	W 38–21	6,087
October 24	3:00 pm	No. 14 UMass	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 34–12	8,214
October 31	1:00 pm	at Towson	No. 1	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 42–14	4,396
November 7	3:30 pm	No. 4 Villanova	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 20–21	11,667
November 14	1:00 pm	at Georgetown*	No. 4	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		W 49–10	2,312
November 21	12:00 pm	No. 5 William & Mary	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	CN	W 13–10	17,527
November 28	1:00 pm	No. 9 Elon*	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 16–13	6,143
December 5	7:00 pm	No. 5 Appalachian State*	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	L 31–35	7,272
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time