1923 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1923 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as an independent during the 1923 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach, Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled a record of 3–5.[1][2]

1923 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainRalph C. Bethel
Home stadiumStadium Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Davis & Elkins     8 0 0
King     8 0 1
VMI     9 1 0
Tennessee Docs     6 0 2
West Virginia     7 1 1
Loyola (LA)     5 1 1
Navy     5 1 3
Middle Tennessee State Normal     4 1 0
Quantico Marines     7 2 1
Wake Forest     6 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     6 3 0
William & Mary     6 3 0
Louisville     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Trinity (NC)     5 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     5 4 0
Union (TN)     4 4 1
Catholic University     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     3 3 0
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Richmond     3 5 0
Georgetown     3 6 0
East Tennessee State Normal     3 6 0
Davidson     3 7 0
George Washington     2 8 0
Birmingham–Southern     1 5 2
Marshall     1 7 0
Spring Hill     1 7 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at VirginiaL 0–9[3]
October 13at MarylandL 0–23[4]
October 203:00 p.m.Lynchburg
W 7–6[5]
October 27FurmanRichmond, VAL 7–22
November 3Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 12–0
November 10at Rutgers
L 0–53
November 17Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAW 7–6
November 29William & MaryRichmond, VA (rivalry)L 6–27

References edit

  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "1923 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com".
  3. ^ "University has hard fight with Richmond tribe". The Roanoke Times. October 7, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland Beats Richmond, Keeping 1923 Slate Clean". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 14, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Football". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .