1901 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

1901 Richmond Spiders football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–7
Head coach|

* Garnett Nelson (1st season)

Captain| Menalcus Lankford
Home stadium| Broad Street Park

Seasons

<- 1900

1902 ->

1901 Southern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Stetson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Georgia Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1
Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1
Kentucky University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
VPI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Nashville |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Texas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Davidson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Baylor |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Gallaudet |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Sewanee |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
William & Mary |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
VMI |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Oklahoma |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
West Virginia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Delaware |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Georgetown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Kendall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Spring Hill |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1
Wilmington Conference Academy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Oklahoma A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
South Carolina |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Arkansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Add-Ran |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1
Furman |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1
Chilocco |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Carolina A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Texas A&M |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Maryland |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Richmond |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Florida Agricultural |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Louisiana Industrial |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tusculum |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |

The 1901 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by Garnett Nelson in his first and only year as head coach, Richmond compiled a record of 1–7.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 10| 4:00 p.m.| Randolph–Macon|

* Broad Street Park
* Richmond, VA

| L 0–6| | [3][4][5]
October 19| 4:00 p.m.| Fredericksburg College|

* Broad Street Park
* Richmond, VA

| L 0–27| | [6][7]
October 26| | at Washington and Lee| Lexington, VA| L 0–39| | [8]
October 28| | at VMI|

* VMI Parade Ground
* Lexington, VA (rivalry)

| L 0–79| | [9]
November 2| | Hampden–Sydney|

* Broad Street Park
* Richmond, VA

| L 0–16| 400| [10][11]
November 9| | at William & Mary| Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)| W 26–11| | [12]
November 13| | at Hampden–Sydney| Hampden Sydney, VA| L 0–70| | [13]
November 20| | at Randolph–Macon| Ashland, VA| L 0–11| | [14]

## References

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1. ^ "Football At College". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. September 28, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
3. ^ "The Foot-Ball Game". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 10, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "First Game To Randolph-Macon". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 11, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "First Game To Randolph-Macon (continued)". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 11, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ "Football Game". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 20, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Fredericksburg Wins Here". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 20, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "College Snowed Under". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 27, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "College Against The Real Thing". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 29, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "Spiders Leave For Lexington". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. October 26, 1901. p. 8. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
11. ^ "Sixteen To Nothing". The Richmond Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 3, 1901. p. 24. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
12. ^ "Richmond, 26; William and Mary, 11". The Times (Richmond, VA). November 10, 1901. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Spiders Overwhelmed". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
14. ^ "Methodists, 11; Baptists, 0". The Times. Richmond, Virginia. November 21, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved September 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .

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Richmond Spiders football

Venues|

* Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928)
* West-End Park (1894)
* Broad Street Park (1897–1916)
* Boulevard Field (1917–1920)
* Stadium Field (1921–1924)
* City Stadium (1929–2009)
* E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)

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* 1971 Tangerine Bowl
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