1993 Richmond Spiders football team

1993 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Jim Marshall (5th season)
Home stadium	UR Stadium

1993 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 25 UMass	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maine	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Delaware ^	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
James Madison	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Villanova	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Marshall, Richmond compiled a 5–6 record, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, finishing in fourth place in the Mid-Atlantic division of the Yankee.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	VMI*	No. 19	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 38–14	9,842	[1]
September 11	at James Madison*	No. 14	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 20–13	10,000	[2]
September 18	at New Hampshire	No. 9	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 20–31	5,122	[3]
September 25	Villanova	No. 19	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 21–7	7,982	[4]
October 2	Northeastern	No. 15	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 24–21	10,926	[5]
October 9	at Maine	No. 14	Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, ME	W 17–14	3,459	[6]
October 16	No. 18 Boston University	No. 14	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 14–44	11,612	[7]
October 30	Connecticut	No. 21	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–21	3,529	[8]
November 6	at No. 25 UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 24–29	5,139	[9]
November 13	at No. 22 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 10–48	13,444	[10]
November 20	at No. 10 William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 17–31	12,110	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Richmond takes advantage of VMI errors". Daily Press. September 5, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Late UR score dooms JMU". The Daily News Leader. September 12, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wildcats win first". Concord Monitor. September 19, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Spiders top Villanova". Daily Press. September 26, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Longacre's FG lifts Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UMaine fumbles its rally". Sun-Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "BU strikes it rich". The Boston Globe. October 17, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Gilliard powers Huskies, 21–3". Record-Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UMass wins 6th straight". The Berkshire Eagle. November 7, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Delaware finds balance in win". The News Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "W&M all business in victory over UR". The News Journal. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.