1953 Richmond Spiders football team

1953 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Al Pecuch
  • Corky Johns
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1953 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 West Virginia $4–0–08–2–0
Furman2–0–07–2–0
George Washington4–2–05–4–0
William & Mary3–2–05–4–1
Richmond3–3–05–3–1
VPI3–3–05–5–0
VMI3–3–05–5–0
Washington and Lee2–4–04–6–0
The Citadel1–3–02–7–0
Davidson0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 5–3–1 record, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Randolph–Macon*
W 28–03,000[2]
September 26Davidson
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 16–03,000[3]
October 3VMI
W 13–710,000[4]
October 10at VPI
L 7–21[5]
October 17at Washington and Lee
W 27–195,000[6]
October 24Wake Forest*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
T 13–137,000[7]
October 31at Boston College*
W 14–06,167[8]
November 14William & Mary
L 0–2118,000[9]
November 21at George Washington
L 7–355,600[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1953 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "UR tops Jackets, 28–0; Elliott tallies 3 times". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Spiders win over Wildcats by 16–0 count". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Richmond trips VMI by 13 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 4, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Virginia Tech shatters Richmond's victory streak 21–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 11, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Richmond storms back to conquer W&L, 27–19". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Spider spurt knots favored Wake, 13–13". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Richmond interceptions halt B.C., 14–0". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "W&M grabs 21–0 victory". Durham Morning Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "George Washington routs Spiders, 35–7". The Progress-Index. November 22, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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