1971 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1971 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season.

1971 Richmond Spiders football
SoCon champion
Tangerine Bowl, L 3–28 vs. Toledo
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1971 record5–6 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1971 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Richmond $ 5 –1 –05 –6 –0
William & Mary 4 –1 –05 –6 –0
The Citadel 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
East Carolina 3 –2 –04 –6 –1
Furman 2 –3 –05 –5 –1
VMI 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
Davidson 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 11North Carolina*
L 0–28
September 25West Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–16
October 2Boston College*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–24
October 9at East Carolina
W 14–7[1]
October 16VMI
W 21–6[2]
October 23Furman
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–0
October 30at Southern Miss*
L 24–31[3]
November 6The Citadel
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 11–21
November 13at Davidson
W 14–7
November 20at William & Mary
W 21–19
December 28vs. No. 14 Toledo
L 3–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Spiders top Pirates 14–7 in loop tilt". The Danville Register. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Spiders jump to 21–0 1st-half lead before coasting over Keydets, 21–7". Daily Press. October 17, 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "S. Miss tops Richmond by 31–24". The Danville Register. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1971 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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