1941 Richmond Spiders football team

1941 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBert Milling
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Furman 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
North Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 6 – 3
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond in the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Spiders compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 184 to 57.[1]

Richmond was ranked at No. 254 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[2]

The team played its home games at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at NC State
L 7–149,000[3]
September 27Randolph–Macon*
W 26–0
October 11at Virginia*
L 0–4410,000[4]
October 18Washington & Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–216,000[5]
October 25VMI
L 7–25[6]
November 1Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 14–7
November 8North Carolina
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–272,500[7]
November 20William & Mary
L 3–3312,000[8]
November 29at VPI
L 0–134,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1941 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Watts' 63-Yard Scoring Dash Gives State 14-7 Win". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 21, 1941. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cavaliers Rout Richmond: Bull Dudley Sparks Virginia To 44-0 Win". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). October 12, 1941. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washington-Lee Defeats Richmond, 21-0: Sophomore Harry Baugher Sparks Generals To Win Before 6,000". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). October 19, 1941. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Barton Pattie (October 26, 1941). "Muha Scores Thrice To Give V.M.I. Keydets 27-7 Victory Over Richmond; Season's 1st". The Staunton News-Leader. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Carolina Routs Richmond With First Period Spree, 27 To 0". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 9, 1941. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indians Overcome Spiders, 33-3, To Claim Share of Title". Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia). November 21, 1941. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gridders Drop Season Finale To Tech, 0–13". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. December 5, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved February 2, 2016.


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