2020 Richmond Spiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2020
| team=Richmond Spiders
| sport= football
| image=Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
| image_size= 200
| conference= Colonial Athletic Association
| division= South
| short_conf= CAA
| STATSRank = 15
| FCSCoachRank = 14
| record = 3–1
| conf_record = 3–1
| head_coach= Russ Huesman
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach= Jeff Durden
| oc_year = 4th
|codef_coach1= Justin Wood
|codc1_year= 1st
|codef_coach2= Rod West
|codc2_year= 1st
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings}}
The 2020 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.
On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference did allow the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wished to play in the fall.{{cite web |last1=Singelais |first1=Mark |title=Reports: CAA football won't play this fall |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Reports-CAA-football-won-t-play-this-fall-15414291.php |website=Times Union |accessdate=17 July 2020 |date=16 July 2020}}
Schedule
Richmond had a game scheduled against Yale on October 17, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.{{cite web |last1=West |first1=Jenna |title=Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return |url=https://www.si.com/college/2020/07/08/ivy-league-postpone-fall-sports-hopeful-football-spring |website=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=8 July 2020 |language=en-us}} The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.{{cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Kevin |title=CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/caa-releases-spring-2021-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=28 October 2020 |date=27 October 2020}}
{{CFB schedule
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| rank = y
| tv = y
| attend = y
| source = y
| opprank = y
| rankyear = 2020
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
| March 6, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. | | William & Mary | | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium | Richmond, VA (Capital Cup) | FloFootball | W 21–14 | 1,000 | {{cite web |title=William & Mary vs. Richmond - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401279047 |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=March 7, 2021 |language=en}}
| March 13, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. | at | Elon | | Rhodes Stadium | Elon, NC | FloFootball | W 38–14 | 1,137 | {{cite web |title=Elon vs. Richmond - Game Summary - March 13, 2021 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401279052 |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=March 15, 2021 |language=en}}
| March 20, 2021 | 4:00 p.m. | at | No. 1 James Madison | 23 | Bridgeforth Stadium | Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry) | FloFootball | Postponed | | {{cite web |title=Football Game At JMU Postponed |url=https://richmondspiders.com/news/2021/3/15/football-game-at-jmu-postponed.aspx |website=richmondspiders.com |date=March 15, 2021 |accessdate=March 15, 2021 |language=en}}
| March 27, 2021 | 4:00 p.m. | | Elon | 21 | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium | Richmond, VA | FloFootball | W 31–17 | 1,000 | {{cite web |title=Richmond vs. Elon - Game Summary - March 27, 2021 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401279060 |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=March 7, 2021 |language=en}}
| April 3, 2021 | 12:00 p.m. | | No. 1 James Madison | 15 | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium | Richmond, VA (rivalry) | FloFootball | Postponed | | {{cite web |title=James Madison vs. Richmond - Game Summary - April 3, 2021 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401279067 |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=March 7, 2021 |language=en}}
| April 10, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. | at | William & Mary | 12 | Zable Stadium | Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup) | FloFootball | Canceled | | {{cite web |title=Football Game At William & Mary Cancelled, JMU Game Scheduled For April 17 |url=https://richmondspiders.com/news/2021/4/9/football-game-at-william-mary-cancelled-jmu-game-scheduled-for-april-17.aspx |website=richmondspiders.com |date=April 9, 2021 |accessdate=April 9, 2021 |language=en}}
| April 17, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. | at | No. 1 James Madison | 11 | Bridgeforth Stadium | Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry) | FloFootball | L 6–23 | 5,713 |
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