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1915 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceEastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4–1 (3–2–1 EVIAA, 0–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn T. Coburn
Home stadiumBroad Street Park
Seasons← 19141916 →
1915 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hampden–Sydney $ 5 1 0 6 3 0
Richmond 3 2 1 4 4 1
Randolph–Macon 3 2 1 4 5 1
William & Mary 0 6 0 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1915 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Virginia + 2 0 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee + 2 0 0 6 1 1
Georgetown + 2 0 0 7 2 0
Catholic University 1 0 0 5 2 0
Johns Hopkins 1 0 0 1 0 0
Richmond 0 1 0 4 4 1
VPI 0 1 0 4 4 0
North Carolina A&M 0 2 0 3 3 1
North Carolina 0 2 0 4 3 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1915 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 1915 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 4–4–1 overall, 3–2–1 in EVIAA play, and 0–1 against SAIAA opponents.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Richmond Blues*W 14–7
October 9at VirginiaL 0–74
October 16at VMI*Lexington, VA (rivalry)L 6–13
October 23at William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA (rivalry)W 28–0
October 30Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAL 6–7
November 6Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 7–6
November 13at Hampden–SydneyL 8–15
November 20William & MaryRichmond, VAW 40–0
November 27Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAT 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. "Spiders To Play Blues". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 2, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  3. "Richmond College easy for Virginia". The Washington Herald. October 10, 1915. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tigers Defeat Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1915. p. 27. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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