1968 Richmond Spiders football team

1968 Richmond Spiders football
SoCon champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–42 vs. Ohio
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–3 (6–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Jones (3rd season)
Home stadium	City Stadium

1968 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Richmond $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
East Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VMI	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Furman	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1968 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–31
September 21	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–17	25,000
September 28	Davidson	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 24–14
October 12	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–16
October 19	Furman	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 34–0
October 26	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 31–7
November 2	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 35–0
November 9	at VPI*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 18–31
November 16	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 33–7
November 23	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 31–6
December 27	vs. No. 15 Ohio*	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	W 49–42	16,114
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game