1981 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1981 Richmond Spiders football team represented Richmond College during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spiders were led by second-year head coach Dal Shealy and played their home games at City Stadium. The Spiders finished with a 4–7 record.

1981 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 3 Penn State   –  – 10 –2 –0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –  – 9 –2 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 9 –2 –1
No. 17 West Virginia   –  – 9 –3 –0
Colgate   –  – 7 –3 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 7 –4 –0
Navy   –  – 7 –4 –1
Cincinnati   –  – 6 –5 –0
Florida State   –  – 6 –5 –0
Holy Cross   –  – 6 –5 –0
Tulane   –  – 6 –5 –0
UNLV   –  – 6 –6 –0
South Carolina   –  – 6 –6 –0
Temple   –  – 5 –5 –0
Boston College   –  – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  – 5 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  – 5 –6 –0
Louisville   –  – 5 –6 –0
Notre Dame   –  – 5 –6 –0
Rutgers   –  – 5 –6 –0
William & Mary   –  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  – 4 –6 –1
Richmond   –  – 4 –7 –0
Army   –  – 3 –7 –1
North Texas State   –  – 2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech   –  – 1 –10 –0
Memphis State   –  – 1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at NC State
L 21–2740,400[1]
September 12at Virginia Tech
L 12–2830,200[2]
September 19at Arkansas State
W 24–2012,864[3]
September 26Southern Miss
L 10–1712,500[4]
October 3James Madison
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 24–713,200[5]
October 10East Carolina
L 13–1712,621[6]
October 17at Cincinnati
L 18–27[7]
November 7at VMI
W 45–147,800[8]
November 14Wake Forest
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 22–3415,285[9]
November 21at William & Mary
L 21–3510,800[10]
November 26Penn
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 18–127,514[11]

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References
  1. "McIntosh sparks Pack by Spiders". The News and Observer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "VPI wears out Richmond 28–12 despite Redden". Daily Press. September 13, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Late rally spurs UR by Indians". Daily Press. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Strange call sends Eagles over Spiders". Daily Press. September 27, 1981. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Richmond beats Madison 24—7". Daily Press. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fourth quarter key as Pirates rally past Spiders". Daily Press. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UC's Bettis breaks record in triumph". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Richmond 45, VMI 14". The Tampa Tribune. November 8, 1981. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Deacs outscore Richmond". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 16, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Garrity bombs Richmond 35–21". Daily Press. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Haudricourt, Tom (November 27, 1981). "Penn (1-9) Falls to Richmond in Finale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1981 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference.


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