1943 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their first season under head coach Malcolm Pitt, Richmond compiled a 6–1 record, with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]

1943 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–1 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Maryland 2 0 0 4 5 0
South Carolina 2 1 0 5 2 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 2 0 6 3 0
Richmond 1 1 0 6 1 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 6 0
VMI 2 3 0 2 6 0
NC State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Richmond ranked 77th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 74.4.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 188:15 p.m.Richmond AAB*W 45–06,000[3][4][5]
September 25at DukeL 0–617,415[6]
October 28:15 p.m.Curtis Bay Coast Guard*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 13–3[7][8]
October 9at Virginia*W 16–74,500[9]
October 16VMI
W 27–04,000[10]
November 13Norfolk Fleet Marines*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 74–7[11]
November 252:30 p.m.Charleston Coast Guard*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–62,500–2,600[12][13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1943 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Spiders, Duke Face Heavy Opponents". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. September 16, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Spiders Open Grid Season With Air Base Eleven Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 18, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Spiders crush Air Base, 45–0, before 6,000 fans at Stadium". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Scoring is easy for Blue Devils against Spiders". The Sunday Star-News. September 26, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spiders Face Curtis Bay Coast Guard at City Stadium Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 2, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Spiders come from behind to turn back Curtis Bay, 13 to 3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Richmond downs Cavaliers by 16–7 count". The Daily News Leader. October 10, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Richmond's Spiders knock VMI out of conference lead, 27–0". Daily News. October 17, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spiders roll over Norfolk Marines, 74–7, in night game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 14, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Macgruder, Mickie (November 25, 1943). "Spiders Face Coast Guard in Final Game Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 16. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ Macgruder, Mickie (November 26, 1943). "Spiders Defeat Charleston Coast Guard, 20-6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 12. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Richmond wins over Coast Guard". The State. November 26, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.