1983 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1983 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled a 3–8 record.[1]

1983 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Marshall (5th season)
Home stadiumUR Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^     9 1 1
No. 17 Tennessee State     8 2 1
No. 7 Colgate ^     8 3 0
Lehigh     8 3 0
Lafayette     6 4 0
Northeastern     6 4 1
Southeastern Louisiana     6 5 0
William & Mary     6 5 0
Nicholls State     5 6 0
Bucknell     4 5 1
Delaware     4 7 0
Northwestern State     4 7 0
James Madison     3 8 0
Richmond     3 8 0
Western Kentucky     2 8 1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Southern MissL 3–3227,351[2]
September 10OhioL 10–175,500[3]
September 17Toledo
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 6–316,400[4]
September 24Wake Forest
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 6–316,923[5]
October 8Boston University
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 17–267,110[6]
October 15UCF
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 31–263,413[7]
October 22at Virginia TechL 0–3834,400[8]
October 29at VMIW 35–194,600[9]
November 5James Madison
W 32–0[10]
November 12at No. 15 ColgateL 14–434,000[11]
November 19at William & MaryL 15–2410,000[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1983 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Spiders beaten". Daily Press. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UR makes it an even dozen". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders' fate: 13th straight loss". Daily Press. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake routs Richmond". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "BU's Lewis marches through Richmond". The Boston Globe. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Richmond repels UCF rally to break losing string, 31–26". The Orlando Sentinel. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Va Tech enjoys homecoming win". Kingsport Times-News. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Richmond 35, VMI 19". The Greenville News. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Spiders lash JMU". Daily Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Erenberg rumbles for 212 as Colgate romps". The Sunday Press. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Indians wind up on winning note, drop Spiders 24–15". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.