1965 Richmond Spiders football team

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1965 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1965 record0–10 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
West Virginia $   4 – 0     6 – 4  
William & Mary   5 – 1     6 – 4  
East Carolina   3 – 1     9 – 1  
VMI   3 – 2     3 – 7  
George Washington   4 – 3     5 – 5  
The Citadel   4 – 4     4 – 6  
Davidson   2 – 3     6 – 4  
Furman   2 – 3     5 – 5  
Richmond   0 – 6     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 1965 NCAA football season.[1] The Spiders were led by 15th year head coach Ed Merrick and played their home games at City Stadium.[2] They were members of the Southern Conference. The 1965 campaign marked Merrick's final year as head coach after Richmond finished with a winless 0–10 (0–6 SoCon) record.[2][3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 18at West Virginia
L 0–56
September 25VPI*
L 7–25
October 2at Southern Miss*
L 7–28[4]
October 9East Carolina
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 13–34[5]
October 16at Buffalo*
L 0–24
October 23at Boston College*
L 7–38
October 30The Citadel
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–24
November 6at VMI
L 14–21[6]
November 13at Furman
L 0–14
November 20William & Mary
L 0–21
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA I-AA/FCS Teams". Richmond Spiders Program Overview. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "All-Time Coaching Records". Richmond Spiders. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "1965 Richmond Results". College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Richmond gets early advantage, but Southerners claim win, 28–7". Daily Press. October 3, 1965. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ECC routs Richmond by 34–13". The Progress-Index. October 10, 1965. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VMI hands Richmond 12th straight defeat". The Daily News Leader. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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