Richmond wins national title
Alexa Welch Edlund / Times-Dispatch
University of Richmond players celebrate their 24-7 win over Montana to win the FCS National Football Championship.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The University of Richmond captured its first Division I national championship Friday night by beating Montana 24-7 in the Football Championship Subdivision title game before 17,823 at Finley Stadium.
UR's Spiders (13-3) dominated the Grizzlies (14-2) along the lines and led 21-0 at halftime.
For a detailed report, check TimesDispatch.com later and read Saturday's Times-Dispatch. Sunday's Times-Dispatch will include a keepsake section about the Spiders' entire championship season. -- John O'ConnorAdvertisement
Reader Reactions
Although I am a VCU Alumnus and we don’t have a football team YET, I have to say congratulations to the Spiders. That championship does a lot for our community. Thanks for putting Richmond in the national spotlight!
Many locals with overlook this accomplishment as usual, but this is HUGE for our community. You wouldn’t think the little campus tucked away off of Three Chopt Road would produce a football national championship. Great job to all involved and I enjoyed watching the playoff games on TV.
Congratulations Spiders!! I’m not a huge fan but it was a real pleasure watching you tonight. This is great for The Commonwealth!
Can’t get any better than that Spiders. Congratulations to Mike London and way to go UR! Eric Ward’s TD reception put the Griz on their heels for 30 minutes and then the Spiders held on tight. The CAA is officially the top FCS conference (man, I-A still sounds better).
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