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1915 Richmond Spiders football
Conference Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (3–2–1 EVIAA, 0–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn T. Coburn
Home stadium Broad Street Park
Seasons
←  1914
1916 →
1915 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hampden–Sydney $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Randolph–Macon 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
William & Mary 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia + 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Georgetown + 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Catholic University 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Johns Hopkins 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Richmond 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
VPI 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1915 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 4–4–1 overall, 3–2–1 in EVIAA play, and 0–1 against SAIAA opponents. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Richmond Blues*
W 14–7 [2]
October 9at Virginia
L 0–74
October 16at VMI* Lexington, VA ( rivalry)L 6–13
October 23at William & Mary Williamsburg, VA ( rivalry)W 28–0
October 30 Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAL 6–7
November 6 Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 7–6
November 13at Hampden–Sydney
L 8–15 [3]
November 20William & MaryRichmond, VAW 40–0
November 27Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAT 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Spiders To Play Blues". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 2, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Tigers Defeat Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1915. p. 27. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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