The 2016 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

They were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.

The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

[1] They finished the season 10–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated North Carolina A&T and North Dakota in the first and second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.