The 2019 Richmond Spiders football team represented the

University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...

in the

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. They were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. The Spiders were a member of the

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. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

Previous season

The Spiders finished the 2018 season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Spiders were predicted to finish in tenth place.

Preseason All-CAA team

Senior defensive lineman Maurice Jackson was named preseason defensive player of the year for the CAA and to the preseason all-conference team. Safety Daniel Jones was named honorable mention for the all-conference team.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Jacksonville

At Boston College

Elon

At Fordham

Albany

At Maine

Yale

At Delaware

Stony Brook

At Villanova

At James Madison

William & Mary

References

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Richmond Spiders football seasons

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