1987 Richmond Spiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = Richmond Spiders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 7–5
| conf_record = 6–1
| head_coach = Dal Shealy
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = UR Stadium
| champion = Yankee co-champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA first round
| bowl_result = L 3–20 at Appalachian State
}}
{{1987 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1987 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled a 7–5 record, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, finishing as Yankee co-champions. In the I-AA playoffs, the Spiders were defeated by Appalachian State in the first round.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1987
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| score = 14–7
| attend = 8,025
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112475415/richmond-kos-sluggish-unh/|work=The Boston Globe|title=Richmond KO's sluggish UNH|date=September 6, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Groves Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| score = 0–24
| attend = 14,250
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112475610/deacons-give-dooley-victory-over-spiders/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Deacons give Dooley victory over Spiders|date=September 13, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = UMass
| site_stadium = UR Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 52–51
| overtime = 4OT
| attend = 15,202
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112475806/ur-survives-shootout-as-matthews-runs-wi/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=UR survives shootout as Matthews runs wild|date=September 20, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| score = 28–21
| attend = 22,160
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112476048/stupid-mistakes-foil-delawares-plans/|work=The Morning News|title='Stupid' mistakes foil Delaware's plans|date=September 27, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| rank = T–9
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = UR Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 14–21
| attend = 8,966
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112476202/uconn-gets-past-richmond/|work=The Hartford Courant|title=UConn gets past Richmond|date=October 4, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = JMU Stadium
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| score = 3–41
| gamename = rivalry
| attend = 16,030
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86998144/jmu-runs-roughshod-over-richmond/|work=Daily Press|title=JMU runs roughshod over Richmond|date=October 11, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| score = 17–7
| attend = 8,053
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112476574/bears-keep-sliding/|work=Sun-Journal|title=Bears keep sliding|date=October 18, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| rank = 19
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = UR Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 27–14
| attend = 17,029
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112476721/richmond-retains-yankee-lead/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=Richmond retains Yankee lead|date=October 25, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Nickerson Field
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 33–24
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112476877/richmond-subdues-bu-clinches-yankee-cro/|work=The Boston Globe|title=Richmond subdues BU, clinches Yankee crown|date=October 30, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Villanova
| site_stadium = UR Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 38–35
| attend = 17,868
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100153964/richmond-rallies-overruns-villanova/|work=Courier-Post|title=Richmond rallies, overruns Villanova|date=November 15, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Cary Field
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–20
| attend = 10,209
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112477219/brosnahan-leads-indian-uprising/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Brosnahan leads Indian uprising|date=November 22, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Conrad Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| score = 3–20
| attend = 4,138
| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA first round
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89185742/spiders-ousted-in-playoffs/|work=Daily Press|title=Spiders ousted in playoffs|date=November 29, 1987|accessdate=November 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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{{Richmond Spiders football navbox}}
{{Yankee Conference football champions}}
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