1985 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1985 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled an 8–3 record.

1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^		–		13	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Richmond		–		8	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		7	–	3	–	1
Delaware		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee State		–		7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 William & Mary		–		7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette		–		6	–	5	–	0
James Madison		–		5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	1
Florida A&M		–		4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell		–		3	–	7	–	0
Northeastern		–		2	–	8	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 24–14	21,100	^[1]
September 14	UMass		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 19–14	14,068	^[2]
September 21	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 28–14	6,800	^[3]
September 28	Western Illinois	No. 1	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 38–20	16,102	^[4]
October 5	vs. James Madison	No. 1	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (rivalry/Oyster Bowl)	W 31–15	17,000	^[5]
October 12	at Maine	No. 1	Alumni Field Orono, ME	W 37–24	5,000	^[6]
October 19	Northeastern	No. 1	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 31–3	17,547	^[7]
October 26	at Rutgers	No. 1	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 17–20	26,552	^[8]
November 2	at Boston University	No. 3	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 13–24	2,500	^[9]
November 9	Brown	No. 11	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 29–13	18,419	^[10]
November 16	at William & Mary	No. 9	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 17–28	17,301	^[11]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "UR scores a big one over Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond tumbles UMass". The Boston Globe. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders' perfect mark intact". Daily Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UR surge pummels W. Illinois". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bleier blase about records". Daily Press. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders stop UMO". Sun-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sharp Richmond cuts off NU, 31–3". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rutgers tastes triumph at last". The Record. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "BU clicks". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond 29, Brown 13". The Boston Globe. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Clemons-led Tribe overturns Spiders 28–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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