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1983 Richmond

3–⁠8.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1983, game by game: lost at Southern Miss 3–32; lost vs. Ohio 10–17; lost vs. Toledo 6–31; lost vs. Wake Forest 6–31; lost vs. Boston University 17–26; won vs. UCF 31–26; lost at Virginia Tech 0–38; won at VMI 35–19; won vs. James Madison 32–0; lost at Colgate 14–43; lost at William & Mary 15–24+32−38Lost 3–32 at Southern Miss-29Southern MissLost 10–17 vs. Ohio-7OhioLost 6–31 vs. Toledo-25ToledoLost 6–31 vs. Wake Forest-25Wake ForestLost 17–26 vs. Boston University-9Boston Universi…Won 31–26 vs. UCF+5UCFLost 0–38 at Virginia Tech-38Virginia TechWon 35–19 at VMI+16VMIWon 32–0 vs. James Madison+32James MadisonLost 14–43 at Colgate-29ColgateLost 15–24 at William & Mary-9William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSouthern MissL 3–⁠3210%
Sep 10vsOhioL 10–⁠1732%
Sep 17vsToledoL 6–⁠3121%
Sep 24vsWake ForestL 6–⁠3129%
Oct 8vsBoston UniversityL 17–⁠2655%
Oct 15vsUCFW 31–⁠2663%
Oct 22atVirginia TechL 0–⁠389%
Oct 29atVMIW 35–⁠1928%
Nov 5vsJames MadisonW 32–⁠057%
Nov 12atColgateL 14–⁠4326%
Nov 19atWilliam & MaryL 15–⁠2426%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 24–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
169–⁠287
Coach
—
Elo
1239 −20 this season
SP+ rating
-30.2 No. 108 of 108; offense No. 108, defense No. 91
SRS
−25.5 No. 112 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Marshall