2022 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2022 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders, led by sixth-year head coach Russ Huesman, played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.

Preseason

Following the graduation of four-year starting quarterback Joe Mancuso, the Spiders brought in graduate transfer Reece Udinski from Maryland to lead the team in 2022.^[1] Udinski, who formerly played at VMI, reunites with his former teammate Jakob Herres at wide receiver.^[2]

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Spiders were predicted to finish in fourth place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition of Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season.^[3]

Preseason All-CAA team

Junior linebacker Tristan Wheeler and senior kick returner Aaron Dykes were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team.^[3]

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Virginia

Saint Francis

At Lehigh

Stony Brook

At No. 23 Elon

No. 17 Villanova

At Hampton

At Maine

No. 17 New Hampshire

At No. 17 Delaware

FCS Playoffs

Davidson - First Round

At No. 2 Sacramento State - Second Round

Ranking movements

References

^ O'Connor, John (January 3, 2022). "Ex-VMI star QB Reece Udinski headed to UR from Maryland in what Russ Huesman calls 'natural fit'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ O'Connor, John (January 16, 2022). "Ex-VMI All-American receiver Jakob Herres joins others from VMI at UR". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 28, 2022). "Villanova Picked To Win CAA Football Championship In 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "2022 Richmond Spiders Football Schedule". richmondspiders.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022.