The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Merrick, the Spiders compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for 12th place in the SoCon.^[1] The team's captain was Johnny Mac Brown.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		Randolph–Macon*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 13–6	10,000	[3]
September 29		VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–34	7,000	[4]
October 6		at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC	L 6–56	7,000	[5]
October 13		at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–24		[6]
October 20		Davidson	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 25–6		[7]
October 27		William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 14–20	5,000	[8]
November 2		at Boston College*	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 7–21	5,514	[9]
November 10	8:00 p.m.	at Stetson*	DeLand Municipal Stadium DeLand, FL	L 14–19		[10][11]
November 17		at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 14–20	5,000	[12]
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Washington and Lee	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–39	7,000	[13][14]
November 30		at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 20–19		[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time