2004 Richmond Spiders football team

2004 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 A-10)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne Lineburg (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Russ Huesman (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium

2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 6 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					11	–	3
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northeastern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 1 James Madison x^		7	–	1					13	–	2
No. 3 William & Mary x^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 7 Delaware x^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Villanova		3	–	5					6	–	5
Richmond		2	–	6					3	–	8
Towson		0	–	8					3	–	8
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

The Spiders were led by first-year head coach Dave Clawson, who was previously head coach at Fordham University. Richmond finished the regular season with a 3–8 overall record and 2–6 record in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 pm	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	CN8	L 0–42	55,600
September 11	12:00 pm	at Virginia Military Institute*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	CN8	W 34–7	6,245
September 18	1:00 pm	at No. 9 Massachusetts	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA		W 24–14	4,986
September 25	1:00 pm	Lafayette*	UR Stadium Richmond, VA		L 16–21	5,121
October 9	3:00 pm	No. 12 Maine	UR Stadium Richmond, VA		L 25–29	5,031
October 16	1:00 pm	at No. 24 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		L 10–49	5,621
October 23	3:00 pm	No. 13 James Madison	UR Stadium Richmond, VA		L 20–26	10,235
October 30	12:00 pm	at Hofstra	Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	CN8	L 17–48	2,139
November 6	1:00 pm	Towson	UR Stadium Richmond, VA		W 24–0	4,427
November 13	1:00 pm	No. 11 Delaware	UR Stadium Richmond, VA		L 14–23	5,028
November 20	1:00 pm	at No. 6 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)		L 14–38	8,325
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Richmond	Alma Mater
Dave Clawson	Head coach	1	Williams
Russ Huesman	Defensive coordinator / Secondary	1	Chattanooga
Wayne Lineburg	Offensive coordinator / Running backs	1	Virginia
Ben Albert	Special teams coordinator / Defensive line	1	UMass
Mike Elko	Linebackers / Recruiting coordinator	1	Penn
Bill Durkin	Offensive line	8	UMass
Marcus Satterfield	Wide receivers	1	East Tennessee State
Mark Carney	Quarterbacks	1	Fordham
Jay Bateman	Assistant secondary	1	Randolph–Macon
Jeff Hanson	Tight ends	24	Richmond
Patrick Graham	Assistant defensive line	1	Yale