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    Tobias Barreto

    1972 Richmond Spiders football
    ConferenceSouthern Conference
    Record6–4 (5–1 SoCon)
    Head coach
    Captains
    • Billy Meyers
    • John Nugent
    Home stadiumCity Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 1971
    1973 →
    1972 Southern Conference football standings
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    East Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
    Richmond 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
    William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
    The Citadel 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
    Davidson 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
    VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
    Furman 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
    Appalachian State 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Frank Jones, Richmond compiled a 6–4 record, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, finishing second in the SoCon.[1]

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 9at North Carolina*
    		L 18–2831,500[2]
    September 16at West Virginia*
    		L 7–2831,000[3]
    September 23Northeast Louisiana*
    		W 17–07,500[4]
    September 30VMI
    		W 34–15[5]
    October 7East Carolina
    • City Stadium
    • Richmond, VA
    		L 0–217,500[6]
    October 14Southern Miss*
    • City Stadium
    • Richmond, VA
    		L 9–342,500[7]
    October 21at Furman
    		W 37–012,500[8]
    November 4at The Citadel
    		W 21–711,680[9]
    November 11Davidson
    • City Stadium
    • Richmond, VA
    		W 20–148,650[10]
    November 18William & Mary
    		W 20–311,500[11]
    • *Non-conference game

    References

    1. ^ "1972 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
    2. ^ "Tar Heels rush past Richmond, 28–18". The News and Observer. September 9, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "West Virginia romps over Richmond by 28–7 margin". The Danville Register. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Spiders win". Daily Press. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Richmond's attack gets untracked in conquest of VMI". Daily Press. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Bucs blank Spiders, 21–0". The News and Observer. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Richmond crushed by 34–9". Daily Press. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Richmond blasts Furman by 37–0". The Greenville News. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Richmond entangles The Citadel". The News and Observer. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "'Powerless' Spiders win". Daily Press. November 12, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Meyers and UR whip W&M, 20–3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Richmond_Spiders_football_team

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