2007 Richmond Spiders football team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=football

|year=2007

|team= Richmond Spiders

|image= Richmond Spiders text logo.svg

|image_size=200

|conference= Colonial Athletic Association

|division= South

|short_conf= CAA

|TSNRank= 5{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2007_poll.htm |title=Sports Network's Final 2007 FCS College Football Poll |access-date=2018-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525224350/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2007_poll.htm |archive-date=2011-05-25 |url-status=dead }}

|FCSCoachRank= 4{{Cite web |url=http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/FCSPollReleaseweek13.htm |title=2007 FCS Coaches Poll |access-date=2009-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080826150218/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/FCSPollReleaseweek13.htm |archive-date=2008-08-26 |url-status=dead }}

|record= 11–3

|conf_record= 7–1

|head_coach= Dave Clawson

|hc_year= 4th

|off_coach= Bill Durkin (run only)

|oc_year= 11th

|def_coach= Russ Huesman

|dc_year= 4th

|off_scheme=

|def_scheme=

|stadium= University of Richmond Stadium

|champion= CAA co-champion

|bowl=

|bowl_result=

}}

The 2007 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

The Spiders were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Clawson. Richmond finished the regular season with a 9–2 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the CAA title with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. With Massachusetts having won the CAA's automatic berth to the FCS playoffs on a coin flip, the Spiders were awarded an at-large playoff berth. At home they defeated {{cfb link|year=2007|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}, and then on the road, Richmond beat Wofford. In the semifinals, Richmond fell on the road to eventual national champion Appalachian State.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2007

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = The Sports Network

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 1

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Vanderbilt

| site_stadium = Vanderbilt Stadium

| site_cityst = Nashville, Tennessee

| tv =

| score = 17–41

| attend = 32,215

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2007|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}

| site_stadium = Parsons Field

| site_cityst = Boston, Massachusetts

| tv =

| score = 49–14

| attend = 4,167

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

| tv =

| score = 45–14

| attend = 2,474

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 25

| opponent = New Hampshire

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = UR Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, Virginia

| tv = CN8

| score = 45–38

| attend = 8,995

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = Towson

| site_stadium = Johnny Unitas Stadium

| site_cityst = Towson, Maryland

| tv = CSN

| score = 21–23

| attend = 5,746

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Stony Brook

| site_stadium = UR Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, Virginia

| tv =

| score = 42–0

| attend = 5,150

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 18

| opponent = Rhode Island

| site_stadium = UR Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, Virginia

| tv =

| score = 38–6

| attend = 5,550

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = James Madison

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, Virginia

| tv = CSN

| score = 17–16

| attend = 14,009

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 11

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = UR Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, Virginia

| tv = CN8

| score = 35–27

| attend = 7,126

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100328958/spiders-down-cats-for-4-in-row/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Spiders down 'Cats for 4 in row|date=November 4, 2007|accessdate=April 23, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium

| site_cityst = Newark, Delaware

| tv =