The 1989 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Marshall, Richmond compiled a 1–10 record, with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, finishing in ninth place in the Yankee.
| 1989 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–8 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | UR Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maine +^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Connecticut + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Villanova +^ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | Villanova | L 17–20 | 13,068 | [1] | |
| September 9 | Rhode Island |
| L 14–45 | 12,854 | [2] |
| September 16 | at James Madison* | L 0–31 | 10,088 | [3] | |
| September 23 | VMI* |
| W 27–22 | 14,163 | [4] |
| September 30 | at No. 8 Maine | L 16–41 | 7,169 | [5] | |
| October 7 | Boston University |
| L 0–35 | 14,506 | [6] |
| October 21 | at New Hampshire | L 7–21 | 6,325 | [7] | |
| October 28 | Connecticut |
| L 3–13 | 12,354 | [8] |
| November 4 | at UMass | L 14–17 | 5,926 | [9] | |
| November 11 | at Delaware | L 17–33 | 20,666 | [10] | |
| November 18 | at No. 11 William & Mary* | L 10–22 | 13,110 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "New beginnings bring different result in Spiders' 20–17 loss". Daily Press. September 3, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hot RI wallops Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "3rd-quarter outburst leads James Madison over Richmond". Daily Press. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders edge VMI for first win". The Daily News Leader. September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears continue winning ways". Sun-Journal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BU roars, 35–0". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Groggy Spiders hide offense, tumble 21–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UConn improves to 5–2". The Hartford Courant. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass wins 17–14". The Berkshire Eagle. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hens' QB stars in 33–17 victory over Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tribe and Spiders hold true to form". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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