1931 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1931 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled a 4–5 record.

1931 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceVirginia Conference
Record4–5 (3–2 Virginia)
Head coach
CaptainWatt Fugate
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1931 Virginia Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Randolph–Macon $ 5 1 07 1 1
William & Mary 4 1 05 2 2
Richmond 3 2 04 5 0
Roanoke 2 3 05 4 0
Emory and Henry 2 3 06 5 0
Lynchburg 2 3 04 6 0
Hampden–Sydney 2 3 03 6 0
Bridgewater 0 4 00 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at VMI*
W 7–0[1]
October 3Emory and HenryL 7–13[2]
October 10at Cornell*L 0–27[3]
October 17at Furman*
L 6–34[4]
October 24at Delaware*L 0–7[5]
October 31Roanoke
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 7–2[6]
November 7Randolph–Macon
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 6–14[7]
November 14Hampden–Sydney
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 9–0[8]
November 26William & Mary
W 16–2[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Cadets drop hard-fought battle, 7 to 0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 27, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Emory and Henry beats Richmond 13–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 4, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ferraro is high scorer for Cornell". Democrat and Chronicle. October 11, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Furman eleven whips Spiders by 34–6 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Delaware scores 7–0 victory over Richmond in intersectional battle". The Morning News. October 26, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Maroons give Spiders battle". The Staunton News-Leader. November 1, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Yellow Jackets trounce Spiders". Daily Press. November 8, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spiders blank Tigers by 9–0". The Virginian-Pilot. November 15, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Richmond conquers William & Mary on Chaltain's 80-yard dash". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 27, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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