1954 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBob Sgro, Billy Thacker
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 West Virginia $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Furman 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 16 VPI 3 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Davidson 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VMI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Richmond 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 5–4 record, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Randolph–Macon*
W 46–06,000[2]
September 24Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 40–010,000[3]
October 2VMI
L 6–196,000[4]
October 9at The Citadel
W 26–05,400[5]
October 16No. 16 VPI
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 12–1920,000[6]
October 29at George Washington
W 7–07,112[7]
November 6Wake Forest*dagger
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 13–08,000[8]
November 13at NC State*
L 6–147,500[9]
November 25William & Mary
L 0–29,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1954 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Richmond wallops R-MC, 46–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spiders drub Hampden–Sydney, 40–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 25, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Royce Jones leads VMI to upset". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Richmond turns Citadel game into rout in 4th". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VPI comes from behind to push by Richmond, 19 to 12: Tech forced to play hard for victory". Pulaski Southwest Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Spiders halt Colonials twice at one-yard line to capture victory, 7–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Amazing Spiders upset Wake Forest". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marinkov sprints 82 yards in 14–6 State win". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Indians squeeze by Spiders, 2–0". The News and Observer. November 26, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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