1916 Richmond Spiders football
EVIAA co-champion
ConferenceEastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4–2 (4–1–2 EVIAA, 1–3–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBertram Lee Robins
Home stadiumBroad Street Park
1916 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Richmond + 4 –1 –25 –2 –2
Hampden–Sydney + 4 –1 –26 –3 –2
Randolph–Macon 1 –4 –11 –7 –1
William & Mary 1 –4 –12 –5 –2
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VPI $ 4 –0 –07 –2 –0
Georgetown 2 –0 –08 –1 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –0 –05 –2 –2
George Washington 2 –1 –03 –3 –1
North Carolina 2 –1 –05 –4 –0
Catholic University 2 –1 –04 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –1 –04 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –2 –05 –3 –1
Richmond 1 –3 –15 –4 –2
VMI 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
St. John's (MD) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
William & Mary 0 –2 –12 –5 –2
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –00 –2 –0
North Carolina A&M 0 –4 –02 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 5–4–2 overall, 4–1–2 in EVIAA play, and 1–3–1 against SAIAA opponents. The Spiders tied with Hampden–Sydney for the EVIAA title.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at VPI
L 0–13
October 7at Catholic UniversityWashington, DCL 6–34
October 113:00 p.m.Richmond Blues*
W 12–0[2]
October 14at Virginia
L 0–21
October 21Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAW 13–2
October 28William & MaryRichmond, VA (rivalry)W 48–0
November 4Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 32–13
November 11at Hampden–SydneyHampden Sydney, VAL 0–8
November 18at William & MaryWilliamsburg, VAT 0–0
December 2Randolph–MaconRichmond, VAW 19–0[3][4]
December 9Hampden–SydneyRichmond, VAT 0–0

References

  1. ↑ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Spiders Meet Blues". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 11, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Spiders Win Last Scheduled Game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 3, 1916. p. 29. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Spiders Win Last Scheduled Game (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. December 3, 1916. p. 30. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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