1944 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Greer Wood, Orvis Milner
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1944 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $ 4 0 06 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 08 1 0
Clemson 3 1 04 5 0
NC State 3 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 2 1 15 2 1
Maryland 1 1 01 7 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 4 2
VMI 1 5 01 8 0
North Carolina 0 3 11 7 1
Richmond 0 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their second season under head coach Malcolm Pitt, Richmond compiled a 2–6 record, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, finishing in tenth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at DukeL 7–618,250[2]
September 308:15 p.m.Richmond AAB*W 34–0[3][4]
October 7VMI
L 20–264,500[5]
October 14Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 18–0[6]
November 4Norfolk Fleet*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–19[7]
November 11Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–394,000[8]
November 18at NC StateL 0–39[9]
November 30William & Mary
L 0–405,000[10]

References

  1. "1944 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. "Blue Devils show power in romp against Spiders". The News and Observer. September 24, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Spiders Will Be Outweighed By Air Base Eleven Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 30, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Spiders roll to 34–0 victory over Air Base". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "VMI scores 26–20 upset over favored Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 8, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Spiders down Tigers 18–0". Daily Press. October 15, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Norfolk Fleet eleven whips Richmond". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 5, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spiders bow to favored Cavaliers by 39 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "North Carolina State downs Richmond, 39–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Indians win, 40–0; Stan Magdziak, Bruce star in Spider rout". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. December 1, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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