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1972 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Frank Jones, Richmond compiled a 6–4 record, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, finishing second in the SoCon.[1]

1972 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Meyers, John Nugent
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Richmond 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Furman 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Appalachian State 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at North Carolina*
L 18–2831,500[2]
September 16at West Virginia*
L 7–2831,000[3]
September 23Northeast Louisiana*
W 17–07,500[4]
September 30VMI
W 34–15[5]
October 7East Carolina
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–217,500[6]
October 14Southern Miss*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 9–342,500[7]
October 21at Furman
W 37–012,500[8]
November 4at The Citadel
W 21–711,680[9]
November 11Davidson
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–148,650[10]
November 18William & Mary
W 20–311,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1972 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tar Heels rush past Richmond, 28–18". The News and Observer. September 9, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia romps over Richmond by 28–7 margin". The Danville Register. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders win". Daily Press. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Richmond's attack gets untracked in conquest of VMI". Daily Press. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucs blank Spiders, 21–0". The News and Observer. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Richmond crushed by 34–9". Daily Press. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Richmond blasts Furman by 37–0". The Greenville News. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Richmond entangles The Citadel". The News and Observer. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Powerless' Spiders win". Daily Press. November 12, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Meyers and UR whip W&M, 20–3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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