2003 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

2003 Richmond Spiders football

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	2–9 (1–8 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Reid (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony DeMeo (2nd season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Delaware +^	8	–	1	15	–	1
No. 11 UMass +^	8	–	1	10	–	3
No. 20 Northeastern	6	–	3	8	–	4
No. 25 Villanova	5	–	4	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	5	–	5
James Madison	4	–	5	6	–	6
New Hampshire	3	–	6	5	–	7
Rhode Island	3	–	6	4	–	8
Hofstra	2	–	6	2	–	10
Richmond	1	–	8	2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2003 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 ninth-year head coach Jim Reid and finished the regular season with a 2–9 overall record and 1–8 record in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	7:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CN8	L 14–44	21,388	^[1]
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Furman *	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 17–31	12,452	^[2]
September 27	3:30 p.m.	Rhode Island	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	TFN	L 13–17	8,270
October 4	2:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	L 10–20	6,839
October 11	3:00 p.m.	at James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 14–34	12,470	^[3]
October 18	1:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 35–23	5,287
October 25	3:00 p.m.	VMI *^dagger	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 35–25	9,122
November 1	1:00 p.m.	No. 7 Villanova	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 13–42	5,152
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 17–30	6,167
November 15	12:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Northeastern	Parsons Field Boston, MA	L 0–45	3,535
November 22	1:00 p.m.	William & Mary	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	L 21–59	6,228
*Non-conference game ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ Kevin Tresolini (September 14, 2003). "Hens Romp To Win: Richmond errors help Delaware build early lead". The News Journal. pp. D1, D7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Paladins' defense escapes the web". The Greenville News. September 21, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dukes squash winless Spiders behind strong running game". The Daily News Leader. October 12, 2003. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928) West-End Park (1894) Broad Street Park (1897–1916) Boulevard Field (1917–1920) Stadium Field (1921–1924) City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1968 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl James Madison VMI William & Mary
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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