1920 Richmond Spiders football team

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1920 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1920 record6–2 (2–2 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. R. Broadus
Home stadiumBoulevard Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Maryland 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Georgetown 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
NC State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Richmond 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Davidson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Catholic University 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
George Washington 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1920 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach, Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play.[1] Next season's schedule was expected to be its "heaviest."[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Lynchburg*
W 27–0[3]
October 9at Catholic University
W 10–7[4]
October 16Hampden–Sydney*Richmond, VAW 28–0
October 23DavidsonRichmond, VAL 0–7
October 30vs. William & MaryNorfolk, VA (rivalry)W 13–0
November 6VPI
  • Boulevard Park
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–21
November 13Wake Forest*Richmond, VAW 20–7
November 25Randolph–Macon*Richmond, VAW 62–7
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ https://collegian.richmond.edu/?a=d&d=COL19201119.2.33&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
  3. ^ "Dobson's Men Defeat Lynchburg College". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 3, 1920. p. 22. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "C. U. Is Downed 10 To 7, By Richmond College". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 10, 1920. p. 26. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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