1983 Richmond Spiders football team

1983 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Dal Shealy (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Marshall (5th season)
Home stadium	UR Stadium

1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Holy Cross ^			–					9	–	1	–	1
No. 17 Tennessee State			–					8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Colgate ^			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	4	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana			–					6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	5	–	0
Nicholls State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	1
Delaware			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern State			–					4	–	7	–	0
James Madison			–					3	–	8	–	0
Richmond			–					3	–	8	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					2	–	8	–	1
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled a 3–8 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 3–32	27,351	[2]
September 10	Ohio	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 10–17	5,500	[3]
September 17	Toledo	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 6–31	6,400	[4]
September 24	Wake Forest	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 6–31	6,923	[5]
October 8	Boston University	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–26	7,110	[6]
October 15	UCF	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 31–26	3,413	[7]
October 22	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–38	34,400	[8]
October 29	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 35–19	4,600	[9]
November 5	James Madison	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 32–0		[10]
November 12	at No. 15 Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 14–43	4,000	[11]
November 19	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 15–24	10,000	[12]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1983 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
2. "Spiders beaten". Daily Press. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "UR makes it an even dozen". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Spiders' fate: 13th straight loss". Daily Press. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wake routs Richmond". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "BU's Lewis marches through Richmond". The Boston Globe. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Richmond repels UCF rally to break losing string, 31–26". The Orlando Sentinel. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Va Tech enjoys homecoming win". Kingsport Times-News. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Richmond 35, VMI 19". The Greenville News. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Spiders lash JMU". Daily Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Erenberg rumbles for 212 as Colgate romps". The Sunday Press. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Indians wind up on winning note, drop Spiders 24–15". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.