1980 Richmond Spiders football team

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Richmond Spiders football team represented Richmond College during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spiders were led by first-year head coach Dal Shealy and played their home games at City Stadium. The Spiders finished with a 5–6 record.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Bowling Green State	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–17
September 13	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 21–7
September 20	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–35
September 27	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 28–31	40,847
October 4	at Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 16–55	47,226
October 11	East Carolina	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 22–24	10,600	^[1]
October 18	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 17–22
October 25	Virginia Tech	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	W 18–7	18,000	^[2]
November 1	Cincinnati	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 24–10
November 15	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 12–33	17,320	^[3]
November 22	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 26–14

1980 Richmond Spiders football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`20`	Barry Redden	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT		Mark Seale	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "ECU edges Spiders as run by Collins seals 24–22 scrap". Daily Press. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond feasts on VPI". Daily Press. October 26, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "S. Mississippi rips Richmond 33–12". Daily Press. November 16, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1980 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
^ "Richmond (VA) Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2019.

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Bowls & rivalries	Capital Cup (William & Mary) James Madison VMI
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	9	–	1

Rankings from AP Poll