1985 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumUR Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^    13 2 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^    9 3 0
No. 18 Richmond    8 3 0
Colgate    7 3 1
Delaware    7 4 0
Tennessee State    7 4 0
No. 16 William & Mary    7 4 0
Lafayette    6 5 0
James Madison    5 6 0
Lehigh    5 6 0
Holy Cross    4 6 1
Florida A&M    4 7 0
Western Kentucky    4 7 0
Bucknell    3 7 0
Northeastern    2 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled an 8–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Virginia TechW 24–1421,100[1]
September 14UMassW 19–1414,068[2]
September 21at VMIW 28–146,800[3]
September 28Western IllinoisNo. 1
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 38–2016,102[4]
October 5vs. James MadisonNo. 1W 31–1517,000[5]
October 12at MaineNo. 1W 37–245,000[6]
October 19NortheasternNo. 1
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 31–317,547[7]
October 26at RutgersNo. 1L 17–2026,552[8]
November 2at Boston UniversityNo. 3L 13–242,500[9]
November 9BrownNo. 11
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 29–1318,419[10]
November 16at William & MaryNo. 9L 17–2817,301[11]

References

  1. "UR scores a big one over Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 8, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Richmond tumbles UMass". The Boston Globe. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Spiders' perfect mark intact". Daily Press. September 22, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UR surge pummels W. Illinois". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bleier blase about records". Daily Press. October 6, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Spiders stop UMO". Sun-Journal. October 13, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sharp Richmond cuts off NU, 31–3". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rutgers tastes triumph at last". The Record. October 27, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "BU clicks". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Richmond 29, Brown 13". The Boston Globe. November 10, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Clemons-led Tribe overturns Spiders 28–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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