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2008 Richmond Spiders football team

2008 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

The 2008 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

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The Spiders were led by first-year head coach Mike London. Richmond finished the regular season with a 9–3 overall record and 6–2 record in conference play. After suffering three defeats, the Spiders secured an at-large berth for the FCS playoffs.[3] At home they defeated Eastern Kentucky, and then on the road, Richmond beat Appalachian State and Northern Iowa to advance to the championship game. In Chattanooga, Richmond defeated Montana, 24–7, to earn the NCAA Division I FCS championship.[4] It was the University of Richmond's first NCAA national title in any sport.[3]

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References

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    Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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    "2008 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
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    Football wins first national championship in school history Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, The Collegian, December 20, 2008.
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    Richmond 2008 Schedule/Results, ESPN, retrieved June 27, 2009.
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    "Marcoux, Villanova knock off top-ranked Richmond". The Morning Call. September 28, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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