2003 Richmond Spiders football team

2003 Richmond Spiders football
2003 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	2–9 (1–8 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Reid (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony DeMeo (2nd season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Delaware +^	8	–	1	15	–	1
No. 11 UMass +^	8	–	1	10	–	3
No. 20 Northeastern	6	–	3	8	–	4
No. 25 Villanova	5	–	4	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	5	–	5
James Madison	4	–	5	6	–	6
New Hampshire	3	–	6	5	–	7
Rhode Island	3	–	6	4	–	8
Hofstra	2	–	6	2	–	10
Richmond	1	–	8	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Spiders were led by ninth-year head coach Jim Reid and finished the regular season with a 2–9 overall record and 1–8 record in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	7:00 pm	at No. 9 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, Delaware	CN8	L 14–44	21,388
September 20	7:00 pm	at No. 9 Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, South Carolina		L 17–31	12,452
September 27	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia	TFN	L 13–17	8,270
October 4	2:00 pm	at No. 23 Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, Maine		L 10–20	6,839
October 11	3:00 pm	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, Virginia		L 14–34	12,470	^[1]
October 18	1:00 pm	New Hampshire	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia		W 35–23	5,287
October 25	3:00 pm	Virginia Military Institute*	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia		W 35–25	9,122
November 1	1:00 pm	No. 7 Villanova	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia		L 13–42	5,152
November 8	12:00 pm	at No. 4 Massachusetts	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, Massachusetts		L 17–30	6,167
November 15	12:30 pm	at No. 23 Northeastern	Parsons Field Boston		L 0–45	3,535
November 22	1:00 pm	William & Mary	UR Stadium Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)		L 21–59	6,228
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "Dukes squash winless Spiders behind strong running game". The Daily News Leader. October 12, 2003. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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