1991 Richmond Spiders football team

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.

1991 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 Yankee)
Head coach	Jim Marshall (3rd season)
Home stadium	UR Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Rhode Island	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 19–10	6,078	^[1]
September 21	No. 16 Villanova	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–35	7,200	^[2]
September 28	VMI*	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 27–38	20,052	^[3]
October 5	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 15–19	9,368	^[4]
October 12	at No. 14 New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 0–34	11,077	^[5]
October 19	Boston University	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 32–18	8,562	^[6]
October 26	at No. 17 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 42–47	13,369	^[7]
November 2	Connecticut	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 34–35	7,612	^[8]
November 9	at UMass	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 14–42	4,427	^[9]
November 16	at No. 6 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 17–23	17,812	^[10]
November 23	at William & Mary*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 7–49	12,216	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

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.