1940 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHarold McVay
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Duke 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled a 6–3 record, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.[1]

Richmond was ranked at No. 128 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Apprentice*
W 38–03,000[3]
September 28Randolph–Macon*
W 28–02,500[4]
October 53:00 p.m.at VPI
W 13–76,000[5]
October 12at Franklin & Marshall*
L 0–2115,000[6]
October 19Washington and Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–35,000[7]
October 26VMI
W 9–710,000[8]
November 2Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 39–134,000[9]
November 9North Carolina
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 14–138,500[10]
November 21William & Mary
L 0–1618,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1940 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A's bow to heavier Richmond team by 38 to 0". Daily Press. September 22, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders trim Jackets under wraps, 28 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Richmond jinx holds as VPI loses 13–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 6, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "F. & M. spurts in last period to triumph, 21–0". Sunday News. October 13, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Socha's field goal beats Spiders for W. & L., 3–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spiders hand Keydets first state setback, 9–7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "U.R. smashes Tigers, 39–13". Daily Press. November 3, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Richmond Spiders sting North Carolina Tarheels". The State. November 10, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "William and Mary wins state title; Downs Richmond 16 To 0". Daily Press. Associated Press. November 22, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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