Not logged in | Create account | Login
    Menu

      Authorpædia Trademarks

      Social buttons

      Languages

      Read

      AUTHORPÆDIA is hosted by Authorpædia Foundation, Inc. a U.S. non-profit organization.

    Tobias Barreto

    1945 Richmond Spiders football
    ConferenceSouthern Conference
    Record2–6 (0–4 SoCon)
    Head coach
    CaptainJack Null
    Home stadiumCity Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 1944
    1946 →
    1945 Southern Conference football standings
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 13 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
    No. 19 Wake Forest 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Clemson 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
    Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
    VMI 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    North Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    VPI 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    South Carolina 0 – 3 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
    Richmond 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Hope, Richmond compiled a 2–6 record, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, finishing in eleventh place in the SoCon.[1]

    Schedule

    DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 29VMI
    		L 6–4010,000[2]
    October 6Maryland
    • City Stadium
    • Richmond, VA
    		L 0–21< 2,000[3]
    October 20at Guilford*Greensboro, NCW 40–0[4]
    October 27at Catawba*
    		L 7–21[5]
    November 32:30 p.m.Oceana NAS*
    • City Stadium
    • Richmond, VA
    		W 28–121,000[6][7]
    November 10at No. 15 Virginia*
    		L 0–457,000[8]
    November 17at VPI
    		L 6–44[9]
    November 22William & Mary
    		L 0–337,500[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    References

    1. ^ "1945 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
    2. ^ "VMI scores easy 40–6 victory over Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Maryland trips Richmond, 21–0". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1945. p. 21. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Richmond Spiders win over Guilford, 40–0". The News and Observer. October 21, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Catawba spills Richmond, 21–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ Mallery, Bill (October 31, 1945). "U. R. Coach Has Praise For Team". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 16. Retrieved April 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
    7. ^ "Spiders gain 28–12 victory over Oceana Naval Air Base". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 4, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Brown scores 4 touchdowns for Cavaliers". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 11, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Tech 44, UR 6 - Beard, Ratliff pace Gobblers to easy victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Indians rout Spiders, William-Mary wins annual battle, 33–0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1945. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Richmond_Spiders_football_team

    Explore other authors