1961 Richmond Spiders football team
| 1961 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (5–2 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| The Citadel $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 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 1961 college football season. In their eleventh season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 5–5 record (5–2 in conference games), and were outscored by a total of 194 to 143.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mel Rideout with 808 passing yards, Earl Stoudt with 704 rushing yards, and John Hilton with 334 receiving yards. Stoudt was selected as the Southern Conference's Player of the Year.[2] Stoudt and center Don Christman were selected as first-team players on the 1961 All-Southern Conference football team. End John Hilton and tackle Joe Teefey were named to the second team.[2]
The team played its home games at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at West Virginia | W 35–26 | 12,000 | [3] | |
| September 23 | at Army* | L 6–24 | 11,250 | [4] | |
| September 29 | VMI | L 6–8 | 12,000 | [5] | |
| October 7 | at The Citadel | L 6–24 | 17,250 | [6] | |
| October 14 | George Washington |
| W 16–15 | 1,800 | [7] |
| October 21 | at Florida State* | L 7–13 | 13,600 | [8] | |
| October 28 | Davidson |
| W 20–0 | 3,000 | [9] |
| November 4 | Virginia Tech |
| W 11–0 | 14,000 | [10] |
| November 11 | at No. 2 Alabama* | L 0–66 | 28,000 | [11] | |
| November 23 | William & Mary |
| W 36–18 | 8,000 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "1961 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Ed Young (November 29, 1961). "Spiders' Earl Stoudt Is SC's Player Of Year". The Roanoke Times. p. 18.
- ^ "Spiders beat WVU, 35 to 26; Rideout throws 3 TD passes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army vanquishes Richmond in opener, 24–6". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 24, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI trips Richmond, 8–6". Daily Press. September 30, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel crushes Richmond in SC game". The Times and Democrat. October 8, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UR nips GW by 16–15". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 15, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rally of FSU backboned by Kinderman". Tallahassee Democrat. October 22, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond rips Davidson, 20–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 29, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond drops VPI, 11–0, as Pratt's punts sparkle". Daily Press. November 5, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide romps 66 to 0 and looks to Tech". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders rout Tribe, 36–18". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 24, 1961. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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