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1895 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–5–1
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Sallade
Seasons
←  1894
1897 →
1895 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas     5 0 0
LSU     3 0 0
Arkansas     1 0 0
Henry Kendall     1 0 0
North Carolina     7 1 1
VMI     5 1 0
West Virginia     5 1 0
Centre     4 1 1
Virginia     9 3 0
Wofford     3 1 0
Navy     5 2 0
Ole Miss     2 1 0
South Carolina     2 1 0
VAMC     4 2 0
Tulane     3 2 0
Tennessee     3 2 1
Centenary     1 1 0
Guilford     1 1 0
Kentucky State College     4 5 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 1
Central (KY)     1 2 0
Wake Forest     0 0 1
Marshall     0 1 1
Delaware     1 3 0
Columbian     0 1 1
Richmond     0 5 1
Catholic University     0 1 0
Oklahoma     0 1 0
Furman     0 2 0
Mississippi A&M     0 2 0

The 1895 Richmond Colts football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Led by Dana Rucker in his fourth and final season as head coach, Richmond compiled a record of 0–5–1. For the second straight season, the team was winless. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10Hampton A.C. Richmond, VAL 4–16
October 184:00 p.m.at North Carolina A&M
L 0–6 [2] [3]
October 19at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NCL 0–34
November 2 Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAT 0–0
November 11at VMI Lexington, VA ( rivalry)L 0–44
November 12at Virginia
L 0–62

References

  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "A. & M. Richmond College". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 18, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "A. And M. On Top". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 19, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.