2000 Richmond Spiders football team
American college football season
The 2000 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's 117th season and they finished as Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) co-champions with Delaware after posting identical 7–1 conference records.[1][2] The Spiders earned a berth as the #8 seed into the 16-team Division I-AA playoffs, but lost in the quarterfinals to #1 seed Montana, 20–34.[1] Richmond was led by sixth-year head coach Jim Reid.[1]
The Spiders' win over Arkansas State in week four was their first against a Division I-A opponent since 1985.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | | | W 10–7 | 14,100 | |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia* | | | L 6–34 | 50,285 | |
September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 UMass | | - University of Richmond Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| W 31–24 | 10,200 | |
September 30 | | at Arkansas State* | No. 19 | | W 30–27 | 13,116 | |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Delaware | No. 16 | - University of Richmond Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| L 17–24 | 13,100 | |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | No. 19 | | W 31–10 | 6,268 | |
October 21 | | Maine | No. 19 | - University of Richmond Stadium
- Richmond, VA
| W 17–6 | 10,075 | |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Villanova | No. 16 | | W 28–18 | 9,229 | |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | No. 13 | | W 13–10 OT | 3,681 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 James Madison | No. 11 | - University of Richmond Stadium
- Richmond, VA (rivalry)
| W 21–2 | 13,750 | [4] |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | No. 10 | | W 21–18 | 6,651 | |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 Youngstown State* | No. 10 | | W 10–3 | 5,484 | |
December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Montana* | No. 10 | | L 20–34 | 17,345 | |
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Awards and honors
- Second Team All-America – Eric Beatty (Associated Press, The Sports Network); Josh Spraker (Associated Press)
- First Team All-Atlantic 10 – Eric Beatty, Josh Spraker
- Second Team All-Atlantic 10 – Michael Millard, Mac Janney
- Third Team All-Atlantic 10 – Chad Blackstock, Harold Hill, Ken Farrar, David Lewandoski, Mark Thompson, TyRonne Turner
- Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year – Jim Reid
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| Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles |
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