1914 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

1914 Richmond Spiders football

EVIAA champion

Conference| Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 5–4 (5–1 EVIAA, 0–2 SAIAA)
Head coach|

* Frank Dobson (2nd season)

Captain| Newton R. Ancarrow
Home stadium| Broad Street Park

Seasons

<- 1913

1915 ->

1914 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Richmond $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Randolph–Macon | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Hampden–Sydney | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
William & Mary | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Washington and Lee \+  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Virginia \+  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
North Carolina | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
VPI | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Georgetown | 0  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
North Carolina A&M | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1
St. John's (MD) | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Johns Hopkins | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0
Richmond | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1914 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 1914 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 5–4 overall, 5–1 in EVIAA play, and 0–2 against SAIAA opponents. The Spiders won the EVIAA title for the second consecutive year.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 29| | at North Carolina| Chapel Hill, NC| L 0–41|
October 3| | at VMI*| Lexington, VA (rivalry)| L 0–10|
October 10| | at Virginia|

* Lambeth Field
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 0–62|
October 17| | at Hampden–Sydney| Hampden Sydney, VA| W 26–9|
October 24| | at William & Mary| Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)| W 7–3|
October 31| | Randolph–Macon| Richmond, VA| L 8–13|
November 7| | Hampden–Sydney| Richmond, VA| W 28–14|
November 21| 2:30 p.m.| William & Mary|

* Broad Street Park
* Richmond, VA

| W 32–0| [2]
November 28| | Randolph–Macon|

* Broad Street Park
* Richmond, VA

| W 13–0| [3][4][5]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
2. ^ "Spider Eleven Ready For Gruelling Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 21, 1914. p. 26. Retrieved September 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Spiders Win The Championship". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1914. p. 14. Retrieved September 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Spiders Win The Championship (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved September 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Richmond Wins From Randolph-Macon, 13-0". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 29, 1914. p. 21. Retrieved September 2, 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)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1968 Tangerine Bowl
* 1971 Tangerine Bowl
* James Madison
* VMI
* William & Mary: Capital Cup

People|

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* NFL draftees

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