FCS

Richmond

Spiders · Patriot

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#50

Among 128 teams · ▲2 since Week 7

Record

6-2

6-1 vs. FCS

Power rating

−0.22

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−4.81

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Richmond is 6-2 and ranks No. 50 of 128 FCS teams, up 2 spots from Week 7. Its −0.2 power rating is 14.5 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the softest schedules in FCS, 103rd by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.8 wins against it; Richmond is 0.3 ahead, 23rd in résumé rank.

Best win: 13–6 over Colgate. Worst loss: 14–20 to Fordham as a 68% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 15, after Week 1.

Next: at Holy Cross on Sat, Oct 31. Richmond is a 1.8-point favorite with a 54% chance to win.

Next game

at Holy Cross
Away

Richmond by 1.8

Richmond 54% · Holy Cross 46%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 15 after Week 1 to No. 50 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#50
Week 8: No. 50 · −0.22 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 115+8.13
Week 230+2.02
Week 337+0.69
Week 435+1.18
Week 536+0.52
Week 650−1.49
Week 752−1.13
Week 850−0.22

Game results

8 games · 2026
Richmond results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W13–643%+2.39
at Fordham #114
L14–20Upset68%−11.01
at Lafayette #82
W40–3171%−5.42
Furman #60
W13–947%−2.04
W24–21—−5.34
L0–73—+0.91
at Howard #59
W28–21—−1.81
W35–14—−14.54
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Patriot
Patriot power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
13down 36-2
+6.52
#19−4.06+14.4
30down 44-4
+2.39
#53−0.88+4.0
50up 26-2
−0.22
#23−4.81-3.5
66up 124-4
−3.32
#66−4.31-3.4
68up 173-5
−3.99
#73−1.35-6.9
81down 83-4
−5.34
#68−2.59-5.7
82up 83-4
−5.42
#80−5.77-5.9
113down 13-5
−10.87
#95−3.75-14.9
114down 82-7
−11.01
#116−0.91-15.4
119down 41-7
−14.54
#121−4.80-16.8