1929 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1929 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1929 college football season. Led by 16th-year head coach, Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled an overall record of 3–5–1.[1] City Stadium opened as Richmond's new home field.[2]

1929 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceVirginia Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–3–1 Virginia)
Head coach
CaptainDouglas Gunter
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1929 Virginia Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
William & Mary $ 5 0 08 2 0
Hampden–Sydney 4 1 04 5 0
Emory and Henry 3 1 07 2 1
Roanoke 2 3 22 5 2
Richmond 2 3 13 5 1
Randolph–Macon 2 3 02 5 0
Lynchburg 1 3 11 6 1
Bridgewater 0 5 00 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at VMI*
L 0–40[3]
October 52:30 p.m.Wake Forest*L 0–19[4][5][6]
October 12Johns Hopkins*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 31–7
October 19at LynchburgLynchburg, VAW 19–6
October 26at Emory and HenryEmory, VAL 0–26[7]
November 2Roanoke
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
T 6–6
November 9Randolph–Macon
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 9–0
November 16Hampden–Sydney
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 8–13
November 28William & Mary
L 0–25

References

  1. "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. "E. Claiborne Robins Stadium, Richmond".
  3. "V.M.I. Cadets whip Richmond easily". The Sunday Citizen. September 29, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Officials Are Expected To Attend Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 5, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Carter, Dick (October 6, 1929). "Red-Blue Loses To Wake Forest By 19-0 Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 17. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Carter, Dick (October 6, 1929). "Red-Blue Loses To Wake Forest By 19-0 Score (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 19. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Emory and Henry Defeat Richmond Spiders, 26 to 0". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 27, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved August 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
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