The 2021 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders, led by fifth-year head coach Russ Huesman, played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.
Preseason CAA poll In the CAA preseason poll released on July 27, 2021, the Spiders were predicted to finish in fourth place and received two first-place votes.
1 James Madison 231 (15) 2 Delaware 222 (7) 3 Villanova 194 4 Richmond 169 (2) 5 New Hampshire 135 6 Rhode Island 121 7 Towson 115 8 Albany 114 9 Maine 99 10 Stony Brook 73 11 William & Mary 61 12 Elon 50
Preseason All-CAA team Graduate student tight end John Fitzgerald, senior offensive lineman Clayton McConnell, senior defensive lineman Kobie Turner, graduate student linebacker Tyler Dressler, and sophomore linebacker Tristan Wheeler were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team. Junior kick returner Aaron Dykes was named honorable mention for the all-conference team.
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