1984 Richmond Spiders football team

1984 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Marshall (6th season)
Home stadiumUR Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Georgia Southern   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Holy Cross   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Delaware   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Richmond ^   –   8 – 4 – 0
Eastern Washington   –   7 – 2 – 1
James Madison   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   6 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lehigh   –   5 – 6 – 0
Florida A&M   –   3 – 6 – 1
Northeastern   –   3 – 7 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled an 8–4 record. In the I-AA playoffs, the Spiders defeated Boston University in the first round but lost to Rhode Island in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at James Madison
W 43–1211,800[1]
September 8at Bowling Green
L 28–5514,023[2]
September 15Maine
W 30–13[3]
September 22at Virginia Tech
L 13–2136,200[4]
October 6Wake Forest
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 16–2915,126[5]
October 13at UMass
W 24–78,229[6]
October 27VMI
W 45–315,726[7]
November 3No. 11 Colgate
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 55–2410,726[8]
November 10at NortheasternNo. 19
W 19–83,100[9]
November 17No. 18 William & MaryNo. 13
W 33–3121,484[10]
November 24No. 4 Boston UniversityNo. 12
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 35–33[11]
December 1at No. 3 Rhode IslandNo. 12
L 17–2310,446[12]

References

  1. ^ "Spiders' new dynamic duo leads romp over Dukes". Daily Press. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spiders score 28 – fall short by 27". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spiders poison Bears". Sun-Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia Tech turns back Spiders". The Daily News Leader. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ramseur, White lead Decons past Spiders". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UMass soundly beaten". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bensley leads Spiders to rout of hapless VMI". Daily Press. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Richmond shuts down Colgate". The Sunday Press. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Northeastern falls short again, 19–8". The Boston Globe. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Spiders outlast W&M". Daily Press. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No miracle for Terriers". The Boston Globe. November 25, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "URI's 'Ehr attack' right on target". The Boston Globe. December 2, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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