1997 Richmond Spiders football team

Record6–5 (4–4 A-10)

Headcoach

HomestadiumUR Stadium

1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
New England Division
New Hampshire x	5	–	3	5	–	6
Connecticut	4	–	4	7	–	4
Maine	4	–	4	5	–	6
Rhode Island	2	–	6	2	–	9
Boston University	1	–	7	1	–	10
UMass	1	–	7	2	–	9
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 3 Delaware ^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 20 Northeastern	5	–	3	8	–	3
Richmond	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	4
James Madison	3	–	5	5	–	6

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Reid, Richmond compiled a 6–5 record, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, finishing tied for fourth place in the Mid-Atlantic division of the A-10.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at UMass		McGuirk Stadium Hadley, MA	W 21–6	10,837	^[1]
September 6	at Colgate*		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 23–7	5,000	^[2]
September 13	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–26	38,200	^[3]
September 20	VMI*		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 56–3	18,417	^[4]
October 4	Maine		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 17–14	10,204	^[5]
October 11	at No. 6 Delaware	No. 21	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–24	14,324	^[6]
October 18	No. 3 Villanova		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 29–40	6,240	^[7]
October 25	at James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 26–21		^[8]
November 1	Northeastern		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 17–21	4,619	^[9]
November 8	Rhode Island		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	W 27–11	5,918	^[10]
November 15	at William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	L 7–10	8,201	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

v t e Richmond Spiders football
Venues	Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928) West-End Park (1894) Broad Street Park (1897–1916) Boulevard Field (1917–1920) Stadium Field (1921–1924) City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1968 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl James Madison VMI William & Mary
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883–1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championship seasons in bold

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