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1916 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1916 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 5–4–2 overall, 4–1–2 in EVIAA play, and 1–3–1 against SAIAA opponents. The Spiders tied with Hampden–Sydney for the EVIAA title.[1]

1916 Richmond Spiders football
EVIAA co-champion
ConferenceEastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4–2 (4–1–2 EVIAA, 1–3–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBertram Lee Robins
Home stadiumBroad Street Park
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Richmond + 4 - 1 - 2 5 - 2 - 2
Hampden–Sydney + 4 - 1 - 2 6 - 3 - 2
Randolph–Macon 1 - 4 - 1 1 - 7 - 1
William & Mary 1 - 4 - 1 2 - 5 - 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VPI $ 4 - 0 - 0 7 - 2 - 0
Georgetown 2 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 - 0
Washington and Lee 1 - 0 - 0 5 - 2 - 2
George Washington 2 - 1 - 0 3 - 3 - 1
North Carolina 2 - 1 - 0 5 - 4 - 0
Catholic University 2 - 1 - 0 4 - 4 - 0
Virginia 2 - 1 - 0 4 - 5 - 0
Davidson 1 - 2 - 0 5 - 3 - 1
Richmond 1 - 3 - 1 5 - 4 - 2
VMI 1 - 4 - 0 4 - 5 - 0
St. John's (MD) 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
William & Mary 0 - 2 - 1 2 - 5 - 2
Johns Hopkins 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0
North Carolina A&M 0 - 4 - 0 2 - 5 - 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Zeitplan

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DateZeitOpponentWebsiteResultSource
September 30at VPI
L 0–13
October 7at Catholic UniversityWashington, DCL 6–34
October 113:00 p.m.Richmond Blues*
W 12–0[2]
October 14at Virginia
L 0–21[3]
October 21Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAW 13–2
October 28William & MaryRichmond, VA (rivalry)W 48–0
November 4Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 32–13
November 11at Hampden–SydneyHampden Sydney, VAL 0–8
November 18at William & MaryWilliamsburg, VAT 0–0
December 2Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 19–0[4][5]
December 9Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAT 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Spiders Meet Blues". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 11, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Victory for Virginia". The Baltimore Sun. October 15, 1919. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders Win Last Scheduled Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 3, 1916. p. 29. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Spiders Win Last Scheduled Game (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 3, 1916. p. 30. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
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