1922 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1922 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as an independent during the 1922 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach, Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled a record of 6–2–1.[1][2] The team avenged the previous year's loss to Hampden–Sydney.[3]

1922 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainWaverly E. Jones
Home stadiumStadium Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia     10 0 1
Tennessee Docs     7 0 1
Western Kentucky State Normal     9 1 0
Trinity     7 2 1
VMI     7 2 0
Richmond     6 2 1
West Tennessee State Normal     5 2 3
Navy     5 2 0
Delaware     6 3 0
William & Mary     6 3 0
Georgetown     6 3 1
Marion     5 4 1
East Tennessee     5 4 0
Marshall     5 4 0
Roanoke     5 4 0
Texas Mines     5 4 0
Loyola (LA)     4 3 1
Spring Hill     4 4 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 4 0
Wake Forest     3 5 2
Davidson     2 6 2
Catholic University     2 6 0
George Washington     2 6 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     2 6 0
Mississippi Normal     2 6 0
Louisville     2 7 0
Birmingham–Southern     1 6 1
Erskine     0 8 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at LafayetteEaston, PAL 0–33
October 73:20 p.m.Maryland
T 0–0[4][5]
October 14at VirginiaL 6–14[6]
October 21Roanoke
  • Stadium Field
  • Richmond, VA
W 6–0[7]
October 28at FurmanGreenville, SCW 13–0
November 4Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 43–13
November 11at LynchburgLynchburg, VAW 45–0
November 18Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAW 34–0
November 30William & MaryRichmond, VA (rivalry)W 13–3

References

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  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "1922 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results | College Football". www.sports-reference.com.
  3. ^ "The Collegian — University of Richmond 17 November 1922 — The Collegian Newspaper Archives".
  4. ^ "Richmond Pulls Out Of Danger Through Fine Defensive Stand". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 8, 1922. p. 45. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Richmond Pulls Out Of Danger Through Fine Defensive Stand (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 8, 1922. p. 47. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Fumble Costs Spiders Hard-Fought Contest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 15, 1922. p. 39. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Spiders find Roanoke line to be stubborn". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1922. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.