Virginia Cavaliers Lose to Richmond Spiders 37-20

It looks like it could be a long season for Virginia, as Bronco Mendenhall works to rebuild the program in his first season. The Cavs were totally dominated and lost to Richmond 37-20, their first loss to an FCS team since 2009. It also was the second-largest loss by a Power 5 team to an FCS opponent in the last 10 years. Richmond scored more points than it ever has against UVa, picking up its first win in the series since 1946.

For Virginia fans, does it get any worse? You played second fiddle to Virginia Tech, now today's loss makes you 3rd best, possibly 4th if you consider William & Mary (good thing UVa doesn't play them or we would really find out the truth).

Virginia paid Richmond $375,000 to give them the second-largest loss to an FCS school by a Power 5 opponent in the last 10 seasons behind Iowa St's 20-point loss to North Dakota State in 2014.





A couple other teams still in action tonight are locked in close games with FCS teams, and a couple especially with prior histories (Towson, South Florida, etc).