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1914 Richmond Spiders football
EVIAA champion
ConferenceEastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (5–1 EVIAA, 0–2 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainNewton R. Ancarrow
Home stadiumBroad Street Park
Seasons← 19131915 →
1914 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Richmond $ 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Randolph–Macon 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Hampden–Sydney 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
William & Mary 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee + 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Virginia + 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
VPI 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgetown 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
North Carolina A&M 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
St. John's (MD) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Richmond 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1914 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1914 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 5–4 overall, 5–1 in EVIAA play, and 0–2 against SAIAA opponents. The Spiders won the EVIAA title for the second consecutive year.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at North CarolinaL 0–41
October 3at VMI*L 0–10
October 10at VirginiaL 0–62
October 17at Hampden–SydneyW 26–9
October 24at William & MaryW 7–3
October 31Randolph–MaconL 8–13
November 7Hampden–Sydney
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
W 28–14
November 212:30 p.m.William & Mary
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
W 32–0
November 28Randolph–Macon
  • Broad Street Park
  • Richmond, VA
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. "Carolina defeats Richmond". Greensboro Daily News. September 27, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "V.M.I. beats Spiders in last five minutes". Daily Press. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Virginia defeats Richmond College". Bristol Herald Courier. October 11, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Spiders capture first championship contest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cary Field game close". The Virginian-Pilot. October 25, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Costly fumbles lose for Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 1, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Baptists won, 28–14". The Virginian-Pilot. November 8, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Spider Eleven Ready For Gruelling Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 21, 1914. p. 26. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Spiders Win The Championship". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1914. p. 14. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Spiders Win The Championship (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Richmond Wins From Randolph-Macon, 13-0". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 29, 1914. p. 21. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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