1986 Richmond Spiders football team

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.

1986 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Delaware +^	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Connecticut +	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
UMass +	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Maine	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Boston University	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rhode Island	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	New Hampshire	No. T–9	UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 38–12	15,117	^[1]
September 13	at UMass	No. T–9	McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	L 21–24	13,642	^[2]
September 20	at Connecticut		Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 22–29	10,742	^[3]
September 27	No. 19 Delaware		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 19–20	17,423	^[4]
October 4	Boston University		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	W 56–15	10,648	^[5]
October 18	VMI*		UR Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 40–9	18,712	^[6]
October 25	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 28–14	7,944	^[7]
November 1	at Georgia*		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 13–28	74,785	^[8]
November 8	Virginia Tech*		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 10–17	22,600	^[9]
November 15	Maine		UR Stadium Richmond, VA	L 11–26	11,617	^[10]
November 22	No. 9 William & Mary*		UR Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 14–21	19,743	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "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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