1897 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1897 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by Bill Wertenbaker in his first and only year as head coach, Richmond compiled a record of 3–5.[1]

1897 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainJohn W. T. McNeil
Home stadiumBroad Street Park
1897 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oklahoma    2 0 0
Arkansas    2 0 1
Navy    8 1 0
Virginia    6 2 1
Add-Ran    3 1 0
Washington and Lee    3 1 0
VPI    5 2 0
North Carolina    7 3 0
VMI    3 2 0
Guilford    2 1 0
West Virginia    5 4 1
Columbian    4 5 1
Davidson    1 1 0
Richmond    3 5 0
North Carolina A&M    1 2 0
Texas A&M    1 2 0
Delaware    1 5 1
William & Mary    0 1 0
Marshall    0 3 0
South Carolina    0 3 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Richmond AthleticsL 0–20[2]
October 9at Hampton A.C.Hampton, VAL 0–32
October 16Randolph–Macon
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
W 6–4[3]
October 30at Petersburg YMCAPetersburg, VAW 26–0
November 24:00 p.m.Hampden–Sydney
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
W 8–6[4][5]
November 5Columbian
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–22[6]
November 93:45 p.m.St. Alban's (VA)Richmond, VAL 0–20[7][8]
November 133:30 p.m.VPI
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–36300–500[9][10][11]

References

  1. "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. "The Athletics Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 3, 1897. p. 18. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "The Spiders Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 17, 1897. p. 16. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "The Spiders Win". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Oh, Those Spiders!". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 3, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "No trouble to win". The Richmond Dispatch. November 6, 1897. Retrieved February 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "The Foot-ball Game To-day". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 9, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Win By A Big Score". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 10, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "The V.P.I. Wonders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 7, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  10. "V. P. I.'s Victorious". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1897. p. 15. Retrieved September 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "The Polytechs Win". The Times. Library of Virginia. November 14, 1897. p. 14. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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