1991 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1991 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Marshall, Richmond compiled a 2–9 record, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, finishing tied for seventh place in the Yankee.

1991 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Delaware +^	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Villanova +^	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Rhode Island	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 19–10	6,078	^[1]
September 21	No. 16 Villanova	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–35	7,200	^[2]
September 28	VMI*	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 27–38	20,052	^[3]
October 5	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 15–19	9,368	^[4]
October 12	at No. 14 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 0–34	11,077	^[5]
October 19	Boston University	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 32–18	8,562	^[6]
October 26	at No. 17 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 42–47	13,369	^[7]
November 2	Connecticut	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 34–35	7,612	^[8]
November 9	at UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 14–42	4,427	^[9]
November 16	at No. 6 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 17–23	17,812	^[10]
November 23	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 7–49	12,216	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Spiders triumph over Rams". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Powerful Villanova rolls over Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "VMI drops Spiders". The Daily News Leader. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UMaine hangs on for first win". Sun-Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNH express rolls on". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond keeps BU on the skids". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JMU stops UR rally, wins 47–42". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UConn wins 35–34; something missing". The Hartford Courant. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bledsoe runs wild in 42–14 UMass win". The Berkshire Eagle. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware victorious, shares title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tribe piles points on Spiders". Daily Press. November 24, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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