The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 3–6–1 record, with a mark of 3–4–1 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]
| 1960 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (3–4–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Bob Buffman, John Boggs |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Florida State* | L 0–28 | 17,000 | [2] | |
| October 1 | at VMI |
| L 6–21 | 6,500 | [3] |
| October 8 | at West Virginia | T 6–6 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| October 15 | The Citadel | L 12–24 | 6,000 | [5] | |
| October 22 | at Davidson | W 35–6 | 5,000 | [6] | |
| October 29 | Virginia Tech |
| L 0–20 | 6,500 | [7] |
| November 4 | at George Washington | L 0–16 | 6,000 | [8] | |
| November 11 | at Furman | W 35–28 | [9] | ||
| November 19 | at East Carolina* | L 7–22 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | William & Mary |
| W 19–0 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1960 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Seminoles razzle stunned Spiders to 28–0 frazzle". The Miami Herald. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dyer sets pace for Keydets". The Virginian-Pilot. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond ties West Virginia". The Sunday Star. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel beats Richmond". The State. October 16, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders top Wildcats for first win, 35–6". The Progress-Index. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders slapped by Virginia Tech". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonials defeat Spiders by 16–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 5, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders win, 35 to 28". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders are upset by 22 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 20, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond carves up W-M, 19–0". The Virginian-Pilot. November 25, 1960. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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