1983 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumUR Stadium
1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
Cincinnati   –  4 –6 –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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Southern Miss
L 3–3227,351[2]
September 10Ohio
L 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 Tech
L 0–3834,400[8]
October 29at VMI
W 35–194,600[9]
November 5James Madison
W 32–0[10]
November 12at No. 15 Colgate
L 14–434,000[11]
November 19at William & Mary
L 15–2410,000[12]

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.


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