2023 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2023 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders were led by seventh-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

2023 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 13–41 at Albany
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 22
Record	9–4 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Russ Huesman (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Adam Ross & Winston October (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Justin Wood (4th season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Albany +^		7	–	1					11	–	4
No. 6 Villanova +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 15 Richmond +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 10 Delaware ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Elon		6	–	2					6	–	5
New Hampshire		4	–	4					6	–	5
Rhode Island		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					6	–	5
Campbell		4	–	4					5	–	6
Towson		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hampton		3	–	5					5	–	6
Monmouth		3	–	5					4	–	7
Maine		1	–	7					2	–	9
North Carolina A&T		0	–	8					1	–	10
Stony Brook		0	–	8					0	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 25, 2023, the Spiders were predicted to finish in third place out of 15 teams following the addition of Campbell and North Carolina A&T for the 2023 season.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	William & Mary	195 (13)
2	New Hampshire	195 (1)
3	Richmond	159
4	Delaware	149 (1)
5	Elon	146
6	Rhode Island	135
7	Villanova	129
8	Monmouth	94
9	Towson	85
10	North Carolina A&T	70
11	Albany	64
12	Campbell	62
13	Maine	40
14	Stony Brook	38
15	Hampton	30

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	No. 18	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 10–17	6,603
September 9	3:30 p.m.	at Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 14–45	70,049
September 16	3:30 p.m.	Delaware State*		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	W 38–6	4,936
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	W 20–19	3,678
September 30	2:00 p.m.	Hampton		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	L 14–31	7,203
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Maine		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	W 42–31	6,099
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	W 24–17	5,363
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T		Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	FloSports	W 33–10	8,035
October 28	3:30 p.m.	Campbell		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	W 44–13	5,611
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Elon		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	W 38–24	6,539
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	FloSports	W 27–26	10,345
November 25	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 North Carolina Central*	No. 22	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 49–27	4,103
December 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Albany*	No. 22	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	L 13–41	2,652
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	18	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	22	15
Coaches	16	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	25	22