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1917 Richmond Spiders football
Conference Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–1 (4–1–1 EVIAA, 2–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRobert Whittet Jr.
Home stadiumBoulevard Field
Seasons
←  1916
1918 →
1917 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hampden–Sydney $ 5 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Richmond 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
William & Mary 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Randolph–Macon 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 0 – 7
  • $ – Conference champion
1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Richmond 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&M 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
VPI 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Maryland State 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Davidson 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 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 1917 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 4–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in EVIAA play, and 2–1 against SAIAA opponents. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13 William & Mary
W 28–0 [2]
October 20 Hampden–Sydney
  • Boulevard Field
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–12 [3] [4]
October 27 Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 27–0
November 3at Washington and Lee Lexington, VirginiaL 0–43
November 10at Hampden–Sydney Hampden Sydney, VAT 0–0
November 17at William & Mary Williamsburg, VAW 19–0
November 24Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 80–0

References

  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Spiders Open Season By Beating Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 14, 1917. p. 27. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Scrappy Tigers Win Game From Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 21, 1917. p. 25. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Scrappy Tigers Win Game From Spiders (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 21, 1917. p. 26. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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