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1938 Richmond Spiders football team

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1938 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAvalon B. Marchant
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Clemson 3 0 1 7 1 1
VMI 4 0 3 6 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 0 6 2 1
Richmond 3 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 4 1
NC State 3 3 1 3 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 6 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 1 4 5 1
VPI 2 3 2 3 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 0 6 5 0
Maryland 1 2 0 2 7 0
Davidson 2 6 0 4 6 0
Furman 0 4 1 2 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled a 6–3–1 record, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Apprentice*Newport News, VAW 6–03,500[2]
September 24at MarylandW 19–66,000[3]
October 1Randolph–Macon*W 12–75,000[4]
October 8at Hampden–Sydney*Hampden Sydney, VAW 26–73,500[5]
October 15VMI
L 6–1312,000[6]
October 22Roanoke*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 6–13[7]
October 29Washington and Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 6–04,000[8]
November 5at The CitadelL 0–65,000[9]
November 11VPI
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
T 0–09,000[10]
November 24William & Mary
W 10–75,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1938 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Richmond U. beats A's in VA grid inaugural". Daily Press. September 17, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Richmond Spiders run around Terrapins to 19–6 stunning upset". Sunday Star. September 25, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spiders win, 12 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 2, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Richmond U. defeats H–S". The Staunton News Leader. October 9, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. defeats Richmond, 13–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 16, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Roanoke scores upset in over Richmond, 13 to 6". Daily Press. October 23, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Underdog Spiders topple Generals, 7 to 0". Daily Press. October 30, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel's brigade shells Spiders 6–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 6, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Spiders, Techmen tie, 0–0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 12, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Spiders boost average with win over Indians". The Richmond News Leader. November 25, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.