1950 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In their third season under head coach Karl Esleeck, Richmond compiled a 2–8 record, with a mark of 1–8 in conference play, finishing in 16th place in the SoCon.[1]

1950 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (1–8 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainDouglas MacLachlan, John L. Thomas
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1950 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 –0 –08 –3 –0
No. 10 Clemson 3 –0 –19 –0 –1
VMI 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
Wake Forest 6 –1 –16 –1 –2
Maryland 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Duke 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
North Carolina 3 –2 –13 –5 –2
George Washington 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
NC State 4 –4 –15 –4 –1
William & Mary 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
The Citadel 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
South Carolina 2 –4 –13 –4 –2
Furman 2 –4 –02 –8 –1
West Virginia 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Richmond 1 –8 –02 –8 –0
VPI 0 –8 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Randolph–Macon*
W 20–610,000[2]
September 30at Wake Forest*
L 0–438,000[3]
October 7VMI
L 14–267,000[4]
October 14at West Virginia
L 7–466,000[5]
October 21Duke
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–414,000[6]
November 4NC Statedagger
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–73,000[7]
November 11at VPI
W 32–127,000[8]
November 18Davidson
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–39[9]
November 23No. 19 Washington and Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 7–67[10]
December 2at William & Mary
L 6–404,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1950 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  2. "Spiders top Jackets, 20–6, with rally". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 24, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Coach Walker's surging Deacons trample Richmond eleven, 43–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 1, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "VMI rallies in fourth quarter to turn back Richmond by 26–14". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mountaineers overpower Spiders for conference win, 46–7". The Daily News Leader. October 15, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Powers scores all touchdowns (6) as Duke cruises". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "State eases past Richmond, 7–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 5, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spiders click in air to rout Gobblers". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 12, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Spiders lose to Davidson". Daily Press. November 19, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Generals win Southern Conference crown". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 24, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "William-Mary wallops Richmond, 40–6". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. December 3, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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