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
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Dal Shealy (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Marshall (5th season)
Home stadium	UR Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 3–32	27,351	[2]
September 10	Ohio	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 10–17	5,500	[3]
September 17	Toledo	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 6–31	6,400	[4]
September 24	Wake Forest	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 6–31	6,923	[5]
October 8	Boston University	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–26	7,110	[6]
October 15	UCF	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 31–26	3,413	[7]
October 22	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–38	34,400	[8]
October 29	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 35–19	4,600	[9]
November 5	James Madison	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 32–0		[10]
November 12	at No. 15 Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 14–43	4,000	[11]
November 19	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 15–24	10,000	[12]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

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.