1964 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourteenth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 3–7 record, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	West Virginia	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 10–20	12,000
September 25	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 20–14
October 3	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 9–14	7,500
October 10	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–33	10,200
October 17	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 20–7
October 24	at East Carolina*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 22–20	13,000
October 31	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 22–36	7,500
November 7	at Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 13–28	8,007
November 14	Furman	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 18–19	5,000
November 26	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 13–33	10,500
*Non-conference game

"1964 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
"WVU beats Richmond". The Pittsburgh Press. September 20, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Smith, Hilton pace Spiders over VMI". The Progress-Index. September 26, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Vic Purvis' 2 TDs topple Spiders, 14–9". Daily Press. October 4, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Citadel rips to surprising 33–0 victory over Spiders". The Greenville News. October 11, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Spiders rap Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Richmond scores early, ends Pirate Skein, 22–20". Daily Press. October 25, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Holy Cross routs Richmond., 36–22". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 1, 1964. p. S6.
"Spiders strike first, bow to Bulls, 28 to 13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Furman ends season on 19–18 upset win over Richmond". The Greenville News. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"W-M air attack routs Richmond". Democrat and Chronicle. November 27, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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