1971 Richmond Spiders football team

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1971 Richmond Spiders football
SoCon champion
Tangerine Bowl, L 3–28 vs. Toledo
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1971 record5–6 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Frank Jones (6th season)
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Richmond $ 5 1 0 5 6 0
William & Mary 4 1 0 5 6 0
The Citadel 4 2 0 8 3 0
East Carolina 3 2 0 4 6 1
Furman 2 3 0 5 5 1
VMI 1 4 0 1 10 0
Davidson 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 11North Carolina*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–28
September 25West Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–16
October 2Boston College*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–24
October 9at East CarolinaW 14–7[1]
October 16VMI
W 21–6[2]
October 23Furman
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–0
October 30at Southern Miss*
L 24–31[3]
November 6The Citadel
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 11–21
November 13at Davidson
W 14–7
November 20at William & Mary
W 21–19
December 28vs. No. 14 Toledo
L 3–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Spiders top Pirates 14–7 in loop tilt". The Danville Register. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Spiders jump to 21–0 1st-half lead before coasting over Keydets, 21–7". Daily Press. October 17, 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "S. Miss tops Richmond by 31–24". The Danville Register. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1971 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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