1973 Richmond Spiders football team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
1973 record | 8–2 (5–1 SoCon) |
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Home stadium | City Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Spiders, coached by Frank Jones in his 8th season, compiled a 8–2 record (5–1 and 2nd in conference play), and outscored their opponents 298 to 112. They were ranked for one week in the AP poll before an upset loss against Louisiana–Monroe.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at Davidson | W 42–0 | ||||
September 22 | VMI | W 35–0 | 11,687 | [2] | ||
September 29 | Wake Forest* |
| W 41–0 | |||
October 6 | at Furman | W 20–17 | ||||
October 13 | Southern Miss* |
| W 42–29 | 20,000 | [3] | |
October 20 | West Virginia* |
| W 38–17 | |||
October 27 | at Northeast Louisiana* | No. 20 |
| L 8–14 | [4] | |
November 3 | The Citadel |
| W 27–0 | |||
November 10 | at East Carolina | L 14–44 | [5] | |||
November 17 | at William & Mary | W 31–0 | ||||
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References[]
- ^ "1973 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results".
- ^ "Richmond trounces Keydets". The News and Observer. September 23, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders' Skein hits nine, 42–20". Daily Press. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders upset, 14–8; Northeast Louisiana brakes Skein at 10". Daily Press. October 28, 1973. p. 39. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Carolina beats Richmond 44–14, claims conference title". The Danville Register. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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