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 | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–1 (1–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Richmond ranked 77th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 74.4.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | 8:15 p.m. | Richmond AAB* | W 45–0 | 6,000 | [3][4][5] | |
| September 25 | at Duke | L 0–61 | 7,415 | [6] | ||
| October 2 | 8:15 p.m. | Curtis Bay Coast Guard* |
| W 13–3 | [7][8] | |
| October 9 | at Virginia* | W 16–7 | 4,500 | [9] | ||
| October 16 | VMI |
| W 27–0 | 4,000 | [10] | |
| November 13 | Norfolk Fleet Marines* |
| W 74–7 | [11] | ||
| November 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Charleston Coast Guard* |
| W 20–6 | 2,500–2,600 | [12][13][14] |
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References
edit- ^ "1943 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ 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
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- ^ "Spiders, Duke Face Heavy Opponents". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. September 16, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Scoring is easy for Blue Devils against Spiders". The Sunday Star-News. September 26, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Richmond downs Cavaliers by 16–7 count". The Daily News Leader. October 10, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond's Spiders knock VMI out of conference lead, 27–0". Daily News. October 17, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders roll over Norfolk Marines, 74–7, in night game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 14, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ "Richmond wins over Coast Guard". The State. November 26, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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