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1942 Richmond Spiders football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWarren Pace, Maxwell Katz
Home stadium City Stadium
Seasons
←  1941
1943 →
1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 0 0 9 1 1
VPI 5 1 0 7 2 1
Wake Forest 6 1 1 6 2 1
North Carolina 3 1 1 5 2 2
Duke 3 1 1 5 4 1
NC State 3 1 2 4 4 2
Furman 3 3 0 3 6 0
The Citadel 2 2 0 5 2 0
Clemson 2 3 1 3 6 1
Davidson 2 4 1 2 6 1
VMI 2 4 1 3 5 1
George Washington 2 4 0 3 6 0
Maryland 1 2 0 7 2 0
South Carolina 1 4 0 1 7 1
Richmond 1 5 0 3 6 1
Washington and Lee 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Fenlon, Richmond compiled a 3–6–1 record, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, finishing in 15th place in the SoCon. [1]

Richmond was ranked at No. 135 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Camp Pickett*W 27–06,000 [3]
September 26at NC StateL 0–135,000 [4]
October 3at George WashingtonL 0–275,000 [5]
October 10 Randolph–Macon*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–64,000 [6]
October 17 Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
T 7–75,000 [7]
October 24 VMI
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA ( rivalry)
L 6–207,000 [8]
October 31 Washington and Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 8–6 [9]
November 73:00 p.m. VPI
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 7–167,000 [10]
November 14at Hampden–Sydney* Hampden Sydney, VAW 26–0 [11]
November 26No. 19 William & Mary
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA ( rivalry)
L 0–1022,500 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1942 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Richmond gridders topple over Camp Pickett, 27–0". Daily Press. September 20, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack conquers Richmond club, 13–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colonials hit Richmond, 27–0". Daily Press. October 4, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackets upset Spiders, 6–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 11, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Richmond's 50-yard pass gets 7–7 tie with Virginia". Sunday Star. October 18, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Muha stars as V.M.I. wins, 20–6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 25, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Richmond turns back Washington and Lee, 8–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 1, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gobblers spill Spiders, 16–7, for fourth loop win". Kingsport Times. November 8, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spiders win over Tigers by 26 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 15, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Indians annex conference and state gridiron crowns". The Evening Leader. November 27, 1942. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.