The 1963 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 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their thirteenth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 3–6–1 record, with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]
| 1963 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (2–2–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | J. Helvin, J. Kessel, B. Drobney |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | East Carolina* | W 10–7 | 7,000 | [2] | |
| September 21 | at Tennessee* | L 6–34 | 24,842 | [3] | |
| October 5 | at Florida* | L 28–35 | 26,871 | [4] | |
| October 12 | at Southern Miss* | L 0–7 | 10,000 | [5] | |
| October 19 | Davidson |
| W 21–13 | 5,000 | [6] |
| October 25 | VMI |
| T 7–7 | [7] | |
| November 2 | Virginia Tech |
| L 13–14 | 18,000 | [8] |
| November 9 | at The Citadel | W 24–6 | 10,500 | [9] | |
| November 16 | at Syracuse* | L 0–50 | 20,000 | [10] | |
| November 28 | William & Mary |
| L 6–29 | 11,500 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "1963 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "UR turns back ECC, 10–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee romps over UR, 34–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 22, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida Gators hang on to edge Richmond, 35–28". News-Press. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "To Southern Mississippi Richmond bows, 7–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 13, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders victors by 21–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UR–VMI tie fires 2d guess game". The Richmond News Leader. October 26, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gambling Richmond loses to Tech, 14–13". The Virginian-Pilot. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith leads Spiders over Citadel, 24–6". The Progress-Index. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rich takes Richmond". Press and Sun-Bulletin. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Henning knew he could do it". The Richmond News Leader. November 29, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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