The 2022 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders, led by sixth-year head coach Russ Huesman, played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.
Preseason Following the graduation of four-year starting quarterback Joe Mancuso, the Spiders brought in graduate transfer Reece Udinski from Maryland to lead the team in 2022. Udinski, who formerly played at VMI, reunites with his former teammate Jakob Herres at wide receiver.
CAA poll In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Spiders were predicted to finish in fourth place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition of Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season.
1 Villanova 270 (16) 2 Delaware 235 (7) 3 Rhode Island 224 4 Richmond 219 5 William & Mary 206 (2) 6 Elon 191 (1) 7 Stony Brook 151 8 Maine 134 9 New Hampshire 117 10 Monmouth 105 11 Towson 81 12 Albany 64 13 Hampton 31
Preseason All-CAA team Junior linebacker Tristan Wheeler and senior kick returner Aaron Dykes were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team.
Schedule
Game summaries
At Virginia
Saint Francis
At Lehigh
Stony Brook
At No. 23 Elon
No. 17 Villanova
At Hampton
At Maine
No. 17 New Hampshire
At No. 17 Delaware
No. 8 William & Mary
FCS Playoffs
Davidson - First Round
At No. 2 Sacramento State - Second Round
Ranking movements
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