1892 Richmond Colts football team

1892 Richmond Colts football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
CaptainFrank W. Duke
Home stadiumIsland Park
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →
1892 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   6 – 0 – 0
Biddle   –   1 – 0 – 0
Furman   –   1 – 0 – 0
Mercer   –   1 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 0 – 0
Virginia Military   –   4 – 0 – 1
Wake Forest   –   4 – 0 – 1
Johns Hopkins   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Carolina   –   5 – 1 – 0
Central (KY)   –   4 – 1 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 2 – 0
Georgetown   –   4 – 2 – 1
Virginia   –   3 – 2 – 1
Vanderbilt   –   4 – 4 – 0
Alabama   –   2 – 2 – 0
Auburn   –   2 – 2 – 0
Georgia   –   1 – 1 – 0
Virginia A&M   –   1 – 1 – 0
Western Maryland   –   0 – 0 – 1
Richmond   –   2 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   1 – 2 – 2
Kentucky A&M   –   2 – 4 – 1
Tennessee   –   2 – 5 – 0
Trinity (NC)   –   1 – 3 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   0 – 1 – 0
Livingstone   –   0 – 1 – 0
Maryville (TN)   –   0 – 1 – 0
South Carolina   –   0 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   0 – 3 – 0
Maryland   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1892 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 1892 college football season. Led by Penwick Shelton in his first and only year as head coach, Richmond compiled a record of 2–3.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 153:30 p.m.Washington and Lee
L 6–8350[2][3]
October 213:40 p.m.North Carolina
  • Island Park
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–40400[4]
October 243:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Island Park
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–16200[5][6]
November 24at Hampden–SydneyHampden Sydney, VAW 24–0
December 19at Randolph–MaconAshland, VAW 16–0

References

  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Foot-ball". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 15, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Three Knocked Out". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 16, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Richmonds And Universitys". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 22, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Foot-Ball". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 23, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Defeated Again". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 25, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.