1974 Richmond Spiders football team
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| 1974 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Harry Knight, Ramon Perez, Ace Owens |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Tait, Richmond compiled a 5–5 record, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, finishing tied for third in the SoCon.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | Villanova* | W 14–13 | 5,000 | [2] | |
| September 14 | at West Virginia* | W 29–25 | 29,750 | [3] | |
| September 28 | at The Citadel | W 27–24 | 7,485 | [4] | |
| October 5 | Furman |
| L 14–24 | 13,000 | [5] |
| October 12 | at Ball State* | L 23–38 | 14,351 | [6] | |
| October 26 | at Virginia Tech* | L 7–41 | 40,000 | [7] | |
| November 2 | VMI |
| W 17–14 | 15,000 | [8] |
| November 9 | East Carolina |
| W 28–20 | 14,000 | [9] |
| November 16 | Appalachian State |
| L 13–14 | 10,000 | [10] |
| November 23 | William & Mary |
| L 12–54 | 10,000 | [11] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1974 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Late Richmond score nips Villanova, 14–13". The News and Observer. September 8, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Good Knight! Richmond beats WVU". Sunday Gazette-Mail. September 15, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last second field goal nips The Citadel, 27–24". The Times and Democrat. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman sinks Richmond, 24–14". The Times and Democrat. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sub Rick Scott hurls 5 TDs for Card upset". The Muncie Star. October 13, 1974. p. 1C. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech buries Richmond 41–7". The Daily News Leader. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders hand VMI first SC loss". The News and Observer. November 3, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders catch ECU in web of fumbles, 28–20". The News and Observer. November 10, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond falls short to Appalachian 14–13". Daily Press. November 17, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M rips Spiders". The Tampa Tribune. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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