1956 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 4–5 record, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, finishing in seventh place in the SoCon.[1]

1956 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainDave May, Duke Thacker
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 5 0 0 6 4 0
VPI 3 0 0 7 2 1
No. 17 George Washington 5 1 0 8 1 1
Davidson 2 2 1 5 3 1
Furman 2 2 0 2 8 0
VMI 2 3 1 3 6 1
Richmond 2 5 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 1 3 0 3 5 1
Washington and Lee 0 1 0 1 7 0
William & Mary 0 5 0 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Randolph–Macon*W 38–07,500[2]
September 29at West VirginiaL 6–3017,000[3]
October 6VMI
L 20–356,500[4]
October 13The Citadel
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 7–3[5]
October 20No. 18 VPI
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 14–4615,000[6]
November 3at DavidsonL 0–7[7]
November 9at George WashingtonL 6–324,000[8]
November 17at East Carolina*W 45–75,500[9]
November 22William & Mary
W 6–05,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1956 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Richmond turns back R-MC, 38–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 23, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia wins, 30–6, over Spiders". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI trips UR, 35–20, in fog, mist". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 7, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Citadel bows, 7–3, to Richmond eleven". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VPI routs Richmond, 46 to 14". The Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spiders lose to Davidson by 7–0 score". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "GW romps by Richmond, 32–6". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Richmond rolls over Pirates, 45–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Spiders end Indian jinx". The Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.