2014 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

2014 Richmond Spiders football

FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 15–36 vs. Coastal Carolina
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 16
Record	9–5 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Danny Rocco (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brandon Streeter (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott (5th season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 New Hampshire $^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 7 Villanova ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 18 James Madison ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 16 Richmond ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	5
Delaware	4	–	4	6	–	6
Maine	4	–	4	5	–	6
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	7
Albany	3	–	5	7	–	5
Towson	2	–	6	4	–	8
Rhode Island	1	–	7	1	–	11
Elon	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–5, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Morgan State in the first round before losing in the second round to Coastal Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Morehead State*	No. 20	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	STV	W 55–10	7,725
September 6	3:30 pm	at Virginia*	No. 17	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 13–45	34,533
September 13	6:00 pm	Hampton*	No. 18	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	STV	W 42–17	7,802
September 20	4:00 pm	No. 7 New Hampshire	No. 17	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 26–29	8,404
October 4	7:00 pm	at Liberty*	No. 20	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 46–39 ^2OT	20,838
October 11	3:30 pm	at Albany	No. 22	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY		W 41–28	8,500
October 18	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	No. 19	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	ASN	W 37–0	7,837
October 25	3:00 pm	at Elon	No. 16	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 30–10	5,042
November 1	12:00 pm	No. 4 Villanova	No. 13	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	W 10–9	7,902
November 8	12:30 pm	at Maine	No. 8	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		L 20–33	4,675
November 15	12:30 pm	No. 25 James Madison	No. 14	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	NBCSN	L 20–55	8,700
November 22	7:30 pm	at No. 22 William & Mary	No. 21	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	NBCSN	W 34–20	8,665
November 29	1:00 pm	Morgan State*	No. 18	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 46–24	4,126
December 6	1:00 pm	at No. 6 Coastal Carolina*	No. 18	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 15–36	5,601
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2014 Richmond Spiders football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Jacobi Green	Jr
QB	`2`	Michael Rocco	Sr
QB	`3`	Michael Strauss	Sr
RB	`4`	Seth Fisher	Jr
QB	`5`	Kyle Lauletta	So
WR	`11`	Reggie Diggs	Jr
WR	`12`	Brian Brown	So
WR	`26`	Jarmal Bevels	Fr
WR	`29`	Stephen Barnette	Sr
OL	`54`	Jacob Ruby	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`97`	Andrew Clyde	Fr
DL	`98`	Winston Craig	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Roster

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Venues	Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928) West-End Park (1894) Broad Street Park (1897–1916) Boulevard Field (1917–1920) Stadium Field (1921–1924) City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1968 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl James Madison VMI William & Mary: Capital Cup
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883–1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e 2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova
Champion – North Dakota State