1996 Richmond Spiders football team

1996 Richmond Spiders football
1996 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 Yankee)
Head coach	Jim Reid (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	John Zamberlin (2nd season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Yankee Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x	6	–	2	8	–	3
Maine	5	–	3	7	–	4
UMass	4	–	4	6	–	5
Connecticut	3	–	5	4	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	4	–	6
Boston University	0	–	8	1	–	10
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 14 Villanova ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Delaware ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 23 James Madison	5	–	3	7	–	4
Northeastern	3	–	5	6	–	5
Richmond	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second season under head coach Jim Reid, the team compiled a 2–9 record (1–7 against Yankee Conference opponents) and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7		Colgate*	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 13–0	11,089	^[2]
September 14		at The Citadel*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 10–13	13,069	^[3]
September 21	1:00 p.m.	UMass	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–23 ^OT	15,237	^[4]
September 28		at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 37–7		^[5]
October 5		at Northeastern	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 10–27	5,500	^[6]
October 12		Delaware	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–14	7,814	^[7]
October 19		James Madison	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 27–31
October 26		Villanova	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–20	8,841	^[8]
November 2		at New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	L 13–14	2,837
November 9		at VMI*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 7–10		^[9]
November 16		William & Mary	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	L 13–28	11,204	^[10]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

1996 Richmond Spiders football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`57`	David Cooney	Jr
WR	`20`	Aaron Cooper	Fr
OL	`77`	Don Cunningham	So
TE	`85`	Matt Davis	Fr
QB	`19`	Joe Elrod	Sr
RB	`44`	Matt Snider	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB, DB	`47`	Paris Lenon	Fr
DL	`54`	Marc Megna	So
DB	`6`	Keith Middleton	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ ^a ^b "Richmond (VA) Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
^ "Richmond 13, Colgate 0". The News Leader. September 8, 1996. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Myers' touchdown gives Citadel victory". The Greenville News. September 15, 1996. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Minutemen show spirit in OT thriller". The Boston Globe. September 22, 1996. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Things fall apart for BU". The Boston Globe. September 29, 1996. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NU is the Reale thing". The Boston Globe. October 6, 1996. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware 14, Richmond 7". The News Journal. October 13, 1996. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Villanova defense stymies Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1996. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "VMI 20 Richmond 7". Sunday News Leader. November 10, 1996. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tribe wraps up Yankee Conference". Sunday News Leader. November 17, 1996. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.

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