1991 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumUR Stadium
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Delaware +^ 7 1 010 2 0
No. 7 Villanova +^ 7 1 010 2 0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^ 7 1 09 3 0
Rhode Island 3 5 06 5 0
UMass 3 5 04 7 0
Boston University 3 5 04 7 0
Maine 2 6 03 8 0
Connecticut 2 6 03 8 0
Richmond 2 6 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Rhode IslandW 19–106,078[1]
September 21No. 16 Villanova
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–357,200[2]
September 28VMI*
L 27–3820,052[3]
October 5at MaineL 15–199,368[4]
October 12at No. 14 New HampshireL 0–3411,077[5]
October 19Boston University
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 32–188,562[6]
October 26at No. 17 James Madison*L 42–4713,369[7]
November 2Connecticut
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 34–357,612[8]
November 9at UMassL 14–424,427[9]
November 16at No. 6 DelawareL 17–2317,812[10]
November 23at William & Mary*L 7–4912,216[11]

References

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


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