1918 Richmond Spiders football team

1918 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–1–1 (1–0 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainG. Keith Taylor
Home stadiumBoulevard Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VPI $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Davidson 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 1 – 1
Richmond 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 1 – 1
Maryland State 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 1 – 1
Johns Hopkins 0 – 0 – 1 0 – 0 – 1
NC State 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
VMI 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
Georgetown 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1918 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 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1918 college football season. Led by Robert C. Marshall in his first and only year as head coach, Richmond compiled an overall record of 3–1–1 with a mark of 1–0 in conference play. Richmond beat rival William & Mary, 7–0.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 9Randolph–Macon
T 0–0[3]
November 16Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAL 0–13
November 22Fulton AviatorsRichmond, VAW 7–0
November 30at William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA (rivalry)W 7–0[4]
December 7Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 8–6

References

  1. ^ "Richmond Times-Dispatch 1 December 1918 — Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive".
  2. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nip And Tuck Struggle To Scoreless Result". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 10, 1918. p. 17. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Spiders Defeat Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 1, 1918. p. 19. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.