1940 Richmond Spiders football team
1940 Richmond Spiders football | |
---|---|
Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 6–3 (3–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
|
Captain | Harold McVay |
Home stadium | City Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Duke | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled a 6–3 record, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.[1]
Richmond was ranked at No. 128 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 20 | at Apprentice* |
| W 38–0 | 3,000 | [3] | |
September 28 | Randolph–Macon* | W 28–0 | 2,500 | [4] | ||
October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at VPI | W 13–7 | 6,000 | [5] | |
October 12 | at Franklin & Marshall* |
| L 0–21 | 15,000 | [6] | |
October 19 | Washington and Lee |
| L 0–3 | 5,000 | [7] | |
October 26 | VMI |
| W 9–7 | 10,000 | [8] | |
November 2 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 39–13 | 4,000 | [9] | |
November 9 | North Carolina |
| W 14–13 | 8,500 | [10] | |
November 21 | William & Mary |
| L 0–16 | 18,000 | [11] | |
|
References
[edit]- ^ "1940 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A's bow to heavier Richmond team by 38 to 0". Daily Press. September 22, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders trim Jackets under wraps, 28 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond jinx holds as VPI loses 13–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 6, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "F. & M. spurts in last period to triumph, 21–0". Sunday News. October 13, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Socha's field goal beats Spiders for W. & L., 3–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders hand Keydets first state setback, 9–7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.R. smashes Tigers, 39–13". Daily Press. November 3, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond Spiders sting North Carolina Tarheels". The State. November 10, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "William and Mary wins state title; Downs Richmond 16 To 0". Daily Press. Associated Press. November 22, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.