The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 4–5 record, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, finishing in seventh place in the SoCon.[1]
| 1956 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–5 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Dave May, Duke Thacker |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 George Washington | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Randolph–Macon* | W 38–0 | 7,500 | [2] | |
| September 29 | at West Virginia | L 6–30 | 17,000 | [3] | |
| October 6 | VMI |
| L 20–35 | 6,500 | [4] |
| October 13 | The Citadel |
| W 7–3 | [5] | |
| October 20 | No. 18 VPI |
| L 14–46 | 15,000 | [6] |
| November 3 | at Davidson | L 0–7 | [7] | ||
| November 9 | at George Washington | L 6–32 | 4,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at East Carolina* | W 45–7 | 5,500 | [9] | |
| November 22 | William & Mary |
| W 6–0 | 5,000 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "1956 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "Richmond turns back R-MC, 38–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 23, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia wins, 30–6, over Spiders". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI trips UR, 35–20, in fog, mist". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 7, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel bows, 7–3, to Richmond eleven". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI routs Richmond, 46 to 14". The Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders lose to Davidson by 7–0 score". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GW romps by Richmond, 32–6". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond rolls over Pirates, 45–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders end Indian jinx". The Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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