2000 Richmond Spiders football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2000

| team = Richmond Spiders

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Atlantic 10 Conference

| short_conf = A-10

| TSNRank = 6

| record = 10–3

| conf_record = 7–1

| head_coach = Jim Reid

| hc_year = 6th

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach =

| dc_year =

| def_scheme =

| captain = Eric Beatty

| captain2 = Harold Hill

| captain3 = Mac Janney

| stadium = UR Stadium

| champion = A-10 co-champion

| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal

| bowl_result = L 20–34 vs. Montana

}}

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.{{cite web| title =Richmond Spiders Football Record Book| work =richmond.edu| publisher =University of Richmond| date =| url =https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/richmond.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/4/3/Richmond_FB_Record_Book.pdf| accessdate = May 14, 2019}} 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.{{cite web| title =2000 Richmond Spiders football results| work =College Football Data Warehouse| publisher =William Goodyear| date =| url =https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1952&year=2000| accessdate =May 14, 2019| archive-date =September 19, 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150919073118/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1952&year=2000| url-status =dead}} Richmond was led by sixth-year head coach Jim Reid.

The Spiders' win over Arkansas State in week four was their first against a Division I-A opponent since 1985.{{cite web| title =The Start Of A Championship Run | publisher = University of Richmond| date =March 6, 2001 | url =https://richmondspiders.com/story.aspx?filename=205196873&file_date=3/6/2001| accessdate = May 14, 2019}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2000

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = The Sports Network

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| tv =

| score = 10–7

| attend = 14,100

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Scott Stadium

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| tv =

| score = 6–34

| attend = 50,285

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = UMass

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| tv =

| score = 31–24

| attend = 10,200

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time =

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Arkansas State

| site_stadium = Indian Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| tv =

| score = 30–27

| attend = 13,116

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank = 16

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 17–24

| attend = 13,100

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = New Hampshire

| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NH

| tv =

| score = 31–10

| attend = 6,268

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time =

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Maine

| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| tv =

| score = 17–6

| attend = 10,075

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = y

| rank = 16

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium

| site_cityst = Villanova, PA

| tv =

| score = 28–18

| attend = 9,229

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Rhode Island

| site_stadium = Meade Stadium

| site_cityst = Kingston, RI

| tv =

| score = 13–10

| overtime = OT

| attend = 3,681

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 11

| opponent = James Madison

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 21–2

| attend = 13,750

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87674556/spiders-whip-jmu/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=Spiders whip JMU|date=November 12, 2000|accessdate=October 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = I-64 Bowl

| tv =

| score = 21–18

| attend = 6,651

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 25

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away =

| nonconf = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2000|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round

| tv =

| score = 10–3

| attend = 5,484

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 2

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Montana

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Washington–Grizzly Stadium

| site_cityst = Missoula, MT

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal

| tv =

| score = 20–34

| attend = 17,345

}}

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

References

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