1985 Richmond Spiders football team

1985 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Marshall (7th season)
Home stadiumUR Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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

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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

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  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.