American college football season
The 1986 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled a 4–7 record, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth in the Yankee.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | New Hampshire | No. T–9 | | W 38–12 | 15,117 | [1] |
September 13 | at UMass | No. T–9 | | L 21–24 | 13,642 | [2] |
September 20 | at Connecticut | | | L 22–29 | 10,742 | [3] |
September 27 | No. 19 Delaware | | | L 19–20 | 17,423 | [4] |
October 4 | Boston University | | | W 56–15 | 10,648 | [5] |
October 18 | VMI* | | | W 40–9 | 18,712 | [6] |
October 25 | at Rhode Island | | | W 28–14 | 7,944 | [7] |
November 1 | at Georgia* | | | L 13–28 | 74,785 | [8] |
November 8 | Virginia Tech* | | | L 10–17 | 22,600 | [9] |
November 15 | Maine | | | L 11–26 | 11,617 | [10] |
November 22 | No. 9 William & Mary* | | | L 14–21 | 19,743 | [11] |
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- ^ "Bleier, UR roll over Wildcats". Daily Press. September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UMass rallies to take Richmond 24–21". The Morning News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UConn takes Richmond, 29–22". The Hartford Courant. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hens wake up in time to edge Richmond". The Morning News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bleier-led Spiders give BU 'deserved' whipping". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 5, 1986. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders crush VMI, 40–9". The Daily News Leader. October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond 28, URI 14". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dogs escape Spiders' web". The Atlanta Constitution. November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech not pretty but triumphs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maine deep-freezes apathetic Spiders 26–11". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M edges UR, awaits call". Daily Press. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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