1984 Richmond Spiders football team

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1984 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4
Head coach
Home stadiumUR Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee State     11 0 0
Georgia Southern     8 3 0
No. 15 Holy Cross     8 3 0
No. 19 Delaware     8 3 0
No. 12 Richmond ^     8 4 0
Eastern Washington     7 2 1
James Madison     6 5 0
William & Mary     6 5 0
Bucknell     5 5 0
Colgate     5 5 0
Lafayette     5 5 0
Lehigh     5 6 0
Florida A&M     3 6 1
Northeastern     3 7 0
Western Kentucky     2 9 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled an 8–4 record. In the I-AA playoffs, the Spiders defeated Boston University in the first round but lost to Rhode Island in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at James MadisonW 43–1211,800[1]
September 8at Bowling GreenL 28–5514,023[2]
September 15MaineW 30–13[3]
September 22at Virginia TechL 13–2136,200[4]
October 6Wake Forest
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 16–2915,126[5]
October 13at UMassW 24–78,229[6]
October 27VMI
W 45–315,726[7]
November 3No. 11 Colgate
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 55–2410,726[8]
November 10at NortheasternNo. 19W 19–83,100[9]
November 17No. 18 William & MaryNo. 13
W 33–3121,484[10]
November 24No. 4 Boston UniversityNo. 12
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
W 35–33[11]
December 1at No. 3 Rhode IslandNo. 12
L 17–2310,446[12]

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