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1958 Richmond Spiders football team

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1958 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Biscaha
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Virginia $ 4 0 0 4 5 1
VPI 3 1 0 5 4 1
George Washington 3 2 0 3 5 0
VMI 2 2 1 6 2 2
Richmond 3 4 0 3 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 4 6 0
Davidson 2 3 0 5 4 0
Furman 1 2 0 2 7 0
William & Mary 1 4 1 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 3–7 record, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at West VirginiaL 22–6620,000[2]
September 27at Dayton*L 12–13[3]
October 4at VMI
L 6–12[4]
October 11at Rutgers*L 12–2310,000[5]
October 17at George WashingtonW 26–23,500[6]
October 25at Villanova*L 6–13[7]
November 1The CitadelW 20–04,500[8]
November 8at VPIL 23–276,000[9]
November 15at DavidsonW 27–22[10]
November 27William & Mary
L 15–189,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1958 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "West Virginia wallops Richmond by 66 to 22". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 21, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Dayton wins home debut from Richmond by 13–12". Dayton Daily News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI edges Richmond, 12–6, on Johnson's 45-yard run". The Virginian-Pilot. October 5, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Drewry, Walt (October 12, 1958). "UR defeated, 23–12, on rally by Rutgers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spiders turn back GW, 26–6". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 18, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Villanova tops Spiders, 13–7". Daily Press. October 26, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Richmond uses offensive trickery to beat Cadets". The State. November 2, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gobblers rally to turn back Spiders, 27–23". The Progress-Index. November 9, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Richmond rally tops Davidson". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 16, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Underdog William-Mary wins". The Virginian-Pilot. November 28, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.