The 1987 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled a 7–5 record, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, finishing as Yankee co-champions. In the I-AA playoffs, the Spiders were defeated by Appalachian State in the first round.
| 1987 Richmond Spiders football | |
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Yankee co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA first round, L 3–20 at Appalachian State | |
| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (6–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | UR Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Maine ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Richmond ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at No. 19 New Hampshire | W 14–7 | 8,025 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | at Wake Forest* | L 0–24 | 14,250 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | UMass | W 52–51 4OT | 15,202 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | at Delaware | No. 16 | W 28–21 | 22,160 | [4] | |
| October 3 | Connecticut | No. T–9 |
| L 14–21 | 8,966 | [5] |
| October 10 | at No. 9 James Madison* | L 3–41 | 16,030 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | at Maine | W 17–7 | 8,053 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | Rhode Island | No. 19 |
| W 27–14 | 17,029 | [8] |
| October 29 | at Boston University | No. 17 | W 33–24 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | Villanova* | No. 15 |
| W 38–35 | 17,868 | [10] |
| November 21 | at William & Mary* | No. 13 | L 7–20 | 10,209 | [11] | |
| November 28 | at No. 2 Appalachian State* | No. 17 | L 3–20 | 4,138 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Richmond KO's sluggish UNH". The Boston Globe. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons give Dooley victory over Spiders". The Charlotte Observer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UR survives shootout as Matthews runs wild". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Stupid' mistakes foil Delaware's plans". The Morning News. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UConn gets past Richmond". The Hartford Courant. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU runs roughshod over Richmond". Daily Press. October 11, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears keep sliding". Sun-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond retains Yankee lead". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond subdues BU, clinches Yankee crown". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond rallies, overruns Villanova". Courier-Post. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brosnahan leads Indian uprising". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders ousted in playoffs". Daily Press. November 29, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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