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1991 Richmond Spiders football team

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1991 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumUR Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Delaware +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Villanova +^ 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 11 New Hampshire +^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
Rhode Island 3 5 0 6 5 0
UMass 3 5 0 4 7 0
Boston University 3 5 0 4 7 0
Maine 2 6 0 3 8 0
Connecticut 2 6 0 3 8 0
Richmond 2 6 0 2 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Marshall, Richmond compiled a 2–9 record, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, finishing tied for seventh place in the Yankee.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Rhode IslandW 19–106,078[1]
September 21No. 16 Villanova
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–357,200[2]
September 28VMI*
L 27–3820,052[3]
October 5at MaineL 15–199,368[4]
October 12at No. 14 New HampshireL 0–3411,077[5]
October 19Boston University
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 32–188,562[6]
October 26at No. 17 James Madison*L 42–4713,369[7]
November 2Connecticut
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 34–357,612[8]
November 9at UMassL 14–424,427[9]
November 16at No. 6 DelawareL 17–2317,812[10]
November 23at William & Mary*L 7–4912,216[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Spiders triumph over Rams". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Powerful Villanova rolls over Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "VMI drops Spiders". The Daily News Leader. September 29, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UMaine hangs on for first win". Sun-Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UNH express rolls on". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Richmond keeps BU on the skids". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "JMU stops UR rally, wins 47–42". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 27, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UConn wins 35–34; something missing". The Hartford Courant. November 3, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bledsoe runs wild in 42–14 UMass win". The Berkshire Eagle. November 10, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Delaware victorious, shares title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tribe piles points on Spiders". Daily Press. November 24, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.