The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 5–4 record, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]
| 1954 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (2–3 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Bob Sgro, Billy Thacker |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 West Virginia $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 VPI | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Randolph–Macon* | W 46–0 | 6,000 | [2] | |
| September 24 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 40–0 | 10,000 | [3] |
| October 2 | VMI |
| L 6–19 | 6,000 | [4] |
| October 9 | at The Citadel | W 26–0 | 5,400 | [5] | |
| October 16 | No. 16 VPI |
| L 12–19 | 20,000 | [6] |
| October 29 | at George Washington | W 7–0 | 7,112 | [7] | |
| November 6 | Wake Forest* |
| W 13–0 | 8,000 | [8] |
| November 13 | at NC State* | L 6–14 | 7,500 | [9] | |
| November 25 | William & Mary |
| L 0–2 | 9,000 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "1954 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Richmond wallops R-MC, 46–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders drub Hampden–Sydney, 40–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 25, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Royce Jones leads VMI to upset". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond turns Citadel game into rout in 4th". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI comes from behind to push by Richmond, 19 to 12: Tech forced to play hard for victory". Pulaski Southwest Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Spiders halt Colonials twice at one-yard line to capture victory, 7–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amazing Spiders upset Wake Forest". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marinkov sprints 82 yards in 14–6 State win". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians squeeze by Spiders, 2–0". The News and Observer. November 26, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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