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1940 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHarold McVay
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons← 19391941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 0 0 6 2 1
No. 18 Duke 4 1 0 7 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 0 7 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 1 6 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 0 6 4 0
Richmond 3 2 0 7 3 0
VMI 3 2 1 7 2 1
Furman 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 1 2 7 1
VPI 2 3 0 5 5 0
NC State 3 5 0 3 6 0
Maryland 0 1 1 2 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 0 3 6 0
Davidson 1 5 0 5 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled a 6–3 record, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.

Richmond was ranked at No. 128 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Apprentice*W 38–03,000
September 28Randolph–Macon*W 28–02,500
October 53:00 p.m.at VPIW 13–76,000
October 12at Franklin & Marshall*L 0–2115,000
October 19Washington and Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–35,000
October 26VMIW 9–710,000
November 2Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 39–134,000
November 9North Carolina
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 14–138,500
November 21William & MaryL 0–1618,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1940 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "A's bow to heavier Richmond team by 38 to 0". Daily Press. September 22, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Spiders trim Jackets under wraps, 28 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Richmond jinx holds as VPI loses 13–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 6, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "F. & M. spurts in last period to triumph, 21–0". Sunday News. October 13, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Socha's field goal beats Spiders for W. & L., 3–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spiders hand Keydets first state setback, 9–7". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 27, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "U.R. smashes Tigers, 39–13". Daily Press. November 3, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Richmond Spiders sting North Carolina Tarheels". The State. November 10, 1940. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "William and Mary wins state title; Downs Richmond 16 To 0". Daily Press. Associated Press. November 22, 1940. p. 8. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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