1961 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
The Citadel $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Richmond 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
George Washington 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 5–5 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at West Virginia
W 35–2612,000[2]
September 23at Army*
L 6–2411,250[3]
September 29VMI
L 6–812,000[4]
October 7at The Citadel
L 6–2417,250[5]
October 14George Washington
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 16–151,800[6]
October 21at Florida State*
L 7–1313,600[7]
October 28Davidson
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–03,000[8]
November 4VPI
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 11–014,000[9]
November 11at No. 2 Alabama*
L 0–6628,000[10]
November 23William & Mary
W 36–188,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1961 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Spiders beat WVU, 35 to 26; Rideout throws 3 TD passes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army vanquishes Richmond in opener, 24–6". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 24, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI trips Richmond, 8–6". Daily Press. September 30, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Citadel crushes Richmond in SC game". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UR nips GW by 16–15". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 15, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rally of FSU backboned by Kinderman". Tallahassee Democrat. October 22, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Richmond rips Davidson, 20–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 29, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Richmond drops VPI, 11–0, as Pratt's punts sparkle". Daily Press. November 5, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tide romps 66 to 0 and looks to Tech". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spiders rout Tribe, 36–18". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 24, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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