1943 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1943 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1943 college football season. In their first season under head coach Malcolm Pitt, Richmond compiled a 6–1 record, with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]

1943 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–1 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1943 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Maryland 2 –0 –04 –5 –0
South Carolina 2 –1 –05 –2 –0
Wake Forest 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Richmond 1 –1 –06 –1 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
VMI 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
NC State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Davidson 0 –3 –00 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Richmond ranked 77th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 74.4.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 188:15 p.m.Richmond AAB*
W 45–06,000[3][4][5]
September 25at Duke
L 0–617,415[6]
October 28:15 p.m.Curtis Bay Coast Guard*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 13–3[7][8]
October 9at Virginia*
W 16–74,500[9]
October 16VMI
W 27–04,000[10]
November 13Norfolk Fleet Marines*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 74–7[11]
November 252:30 p.m.Charleston Coast Guard*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–62,500–2,600[12][13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1943 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Spiders, Duke Face Heavy Opponents". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. September 16, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Spiders Open Grid Season With Air Base Eleven Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 18, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Spiders crush Air Base, 45–0, before 6,000 fans at Stadium". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Scoring is easy for Blue Devils against Spiders". The Sunday Star-News. September 26, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Spiders Face Curtis Bay Coast Guard at City Stadium Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 2, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Spiders come from behind to turn back Curtis Bay, 13 to 3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Richmond downs Cavaliers by 16–7 count". The Daily News Leader. October 10, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Richmond's Spiders knock VMI out of conference lead, 27–0". Daily News. October 17, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Spiders roll over Norfolk Marines, 74–7, in night game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 14, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Macgruder, Mickie (November 25, 1943). "Spiders Face Coast Guard in Final Game Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 16. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. Macgruder, Mickie (November 26, 1943). "Spiders Defeat Charleston Coast Guard, 20-6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 12. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Richmond wins over Coast Guard". The State. November 26, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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