1923 Richmond Spiders football team

1923 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainRalph C. Bethel
Home stadiumStadium Field
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
Abilene Christian   –   6 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 1 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   4 – 1 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   5 – 1 – 1
Quantico Marines   –   7 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 1 – 3
Stetson   –   5 – 2 – 0
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

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at VirginiaL 0–9[3]
October 13at MarylandL 0–23[4]
October 203:00 p.m.Lynchburg
W 7–6[5]
October 27Furman
  • Stadium Field
  • Richmond, VA
L 7–22
November 3Randolph–Macon
  • Stadium Field
  • Richmond, VA
W 12–0
November 10at Rutgers
L 0–53
November 17Hampden–Sydney
  • Stadium Field
  • Richmond, VA
W 7–6
November 29William & Mary
  • Stadium Field
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
L 6–27

References

  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 Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Football". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.