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1923 Richmond Spiders football team

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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

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

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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

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  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.