The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 4–6 record, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.[1]
| 1957 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–4 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Dick Eaton, Lewis St. Clair |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 VMI $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | vs. East Carolina* | Portsmouth, VA | W 40–7 | 8,000 | [2] |
| September 21 | Randolph–Macon* | W 40–0 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | at Dayton* | L 7–12 | 8,500 | [4] | |
| October 5 | VMI |
| L 6–28 | [5] | |
| October 19 | at The Citadel | L 0–26 | [6] | ||
| October 26 | at Rutgers* | L 13–26 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| November 2 | at VPI | L 7–42 | 5,500 | [8] | |
| November 9 | George Washington |
| W 13–6 | 5,000 | [9] |
| November 16 | Davidson |
| L 19–23 | 1,000 | [10] |
| November 28 | William & Mary |
| W 12–7 | 4,500 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "1957 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Spiders roll over ECC by 40 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders roll to 40–0 win over R–M". The Progress-Index. September 22, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond beaten by Dayton on last minute pass". The Daily News Leader. September 29, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Keydet 'J-Boys' run Spiders ragged, win 28–6". The Progress-Index. October 6, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel defeats Richmond, 26–0". Florence Morning News. October 20, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Guback, Steve (October 27, 1957). "Rutgers trips Spiders, 26–13; D'Arrigo rips 94 with kickoff". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech routs Richmond by 42 to 7". The Virginian-Pilot. November 3, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoffman paces UR over GW by 13–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders bow to Davidson". The Virginian-Pilot. November 17, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fired-up Richmond surprises William and Mary in finale, 12–7". Daily Press. November 29, 1957. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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