1915 Richmond Spiders football team

1915 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–4–1 (3–2–1 EVIAA, 0–1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Frank Dobson (3rd season)
Captain	John T. Coburn
Home stadium	Broad Street Park

1915 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hampden–Sydney $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Randolph–Macon	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
William & Mary	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion

1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Virginia +	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee +	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Georgetown +	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Catholic University	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Johns Hopkins	1	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
Richmond	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
VPI	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
North Carolina A&M	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 4–4–1 overall, 3–2–1 in EVIAA play, and 0–1 against SAIAA opponents.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	Richmond Blues*	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 14–7	[2]
October 9	at Virginia	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	L 0–74	[3]
October 16	at VMI*	Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 6–13
October 23	at William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 28–0
October 30	Hampden–Sydney	Richmond, VA	L 6–7
November 6	Randolph–Macon	Richmond, VA	W 7–6
November 13	at Hampden–Sydney	Venable Athletic Field Hampden Sydney, VA	L 8–15	[4]
November 20	William & Mary	Richmond, VA	W 40–0
November 27	Randolph–Macon	Richmond, VA	T 0–0
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
2. "Spiders To Play Blues". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 2, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Richmond College easy for Virginia". The Washington Herald. October 10, 1915. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tigers Defeat Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1915. p. 27. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .