| 1927 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Virginia Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (3–1–1 Virginia) |
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| Captain | Jesse W. Dillon |
| Home stadium | Tate Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emory and Henry | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randolph–Macon | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampden–Sydney | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lynchburg | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1927 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1927 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach, Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled an overall record of 4–4–1. The team opened the season with a starting lineup at an average weight of just 162 pounds. Richmond played their home games at Tate Field on Mayo Island.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | at VMI* | Lexington, VA (rivalry) | L 0–22 | |||
| October 1 | at Johns Hopkins* | W 6–2 | ||||
| October 8 | at Cornell* | L 0–53 | 7,000 | |||
| October 15 | at Duke* | L 0–72 | ||||
| October 21 | Randolph–Macon | W 12–0 | ||||
| October 28 | Roanoke |
| L 6–7 | |||
| November 5 | at Lynchburg | Lynchburg, VA | W 19–6 | |||
| November 12 | Hampden–Sydney | Richmond, VA | W 7–6 | |||
| November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | William & Mary |
| T 0–0 | 9,000 | |
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References
- "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- "The Collegian — University of Richmond 23 September 1927 — the Collegian Newspaper Archives".
- "V.M.I. flashes to win from Spiders 22 to 0". Daily Press. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hopkins Loses To Richmond". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 3, 1927. p. 21. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- "Hopkins Loses To Richmond (continued)". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 3, 1927. p. 24. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Cornell Easily Defeats Richmond Eleven by Score of 53 to 0". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. October 10, 1927. p. 10. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Track contest easily won by Duke, 72 to 0". The Greenville News. October 16, 1927. Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Herman, Dave (October 22, 1927). "Spiders Blast Hope Of Jackets, Winning Annual Classic, 12 To 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 16. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Roanoke trims Spiders, 7–6, in hot fight here". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1927. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Spiders And Indians Meet In Annual Grid Game At Tate Field Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 24, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- Harper, Robert (November 25, 1927). "Richmond-William & Mary in Scoreless Tie; North Carolina Defeats Cavaliers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 1. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- Harper, Robert (November 25, 1927). "Richmond Outfights William And Mary In Bitter Football Contest (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- Herman, Dave (November 25, 1927). "Play By Play Account of Game Between Spiders and Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 14. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .