1959 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5–1 (4–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainChuck Boone, Fred Caravetta
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1959 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 0 18 1 1
The Citadel 5 1 08 2 0
VPI 3 1 06 4 0
Furman 3 2 03 7 0
Richmond 4 3 14 5 1
West Virginia 2 2 03 7 0
William & Mary 2 5 04 6 0
Davidson 0 5 01 8 0
George Washington 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 4–5–1 record, with a mark of 4–3–1 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Dayton*L 3–68,500[2]
September 26at West VirginiaL 7–1015,000[3]
October 3vs. VMIPortsmouth, VAT 14–146,000[4]
October 10DavidsonW 21–72,000[5]
October 17at The CitadelL 7–8[6]
October 24at Florida State*L 6–22[7]
October 31at VPIL 29–51[8]
November 7George Washington
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 26–01,000[9]
November 14Furman
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 48–143,000[10]
November 26William & Mary
W 20–127,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1959 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. "Flyers beat Richmond, 6–3". Dayton Daily News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kicker's toe pulls WVU through, 10–7". The Pittsburgh Press. September 27, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Keydets' late surge ties Richmond". Daily Press. October 4, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Earl Stoudt sparks Richmond for 21–7 win over Davidson". Daily Press. October 11, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Citadel noses Spiders, 8–7, on 2-point play". The Greenville News. October 18, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Florida State prevails, 22–6". Fort Lauderdale News. October 25, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "VPI whips UR, 51–29". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 1, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Richmond defeats George Washington". The News Leader. November 8, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Spiders score 48–14 victory over Furman". The Progress-Index. November 15, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Spiders down Tribe, 20–12". The Virginian-Pilot. November 27, 1959. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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