1942 Richmond Spiders football team

1942 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWarren Pace, Maxwell Katz
Home stadiumCity 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 19Camp Pickett*
W 27–06,000[3]
September 26at NC State
L 0–135,000[4]
October 3at George Washington
L 0–275,000[5]
October 10Randolph–Macon*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–64,000[6]
October 17Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
T 7–75,000[7]
October 24VMI
L 6–207,000[8]
October 31Washington 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
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.


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