1963 Richmond Spiders football team

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1963 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJ. Helvin, J. Kessel, B. Drobney
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VPI $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
West Virginia 3 1 0 4 6 0
VMI 3 1 2 3 5 2
Furman 3 2 0 7 3 0
William & Mary 4 4 0 4 6 0
Richmond 2 2 1 3 6 1
The Citadel 2 4 0 4 6 0
George Washington 1 5 0 2 7 0
Davidson 0 4 1 1 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 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 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their thirteenth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 3–6–1 record, with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14East Carolina*W 10–77,000[2]
September 21at Tennessee*L 6–3424,842[3]
October 5at Florida*L 28–3526,871[4]
October 12at Southern Miss*L 0–710,000[5]
October 19Davidson
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 21–135,000[6]
October 25VMI
T 7–7[7]
November 2VPI
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 13–1418,000[8]
November 9at The CitadelW 24–610,500[9]
November 16at Syracuse*L 0–5020,000[10]
November 28William & Mary
L 6–2911,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1963 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "UR turns back ECC, 10–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee romps over UR, 34–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 22, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida Gators hang on to edge Richmond, 35–28". News-Press. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "To Southern Mississippi Richmond bows, 7–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 13, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spiders victors by 21–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UR–VMI tie fires 2d guess game". The Richmond News Leader. October 26, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gambling Richmond loses to Tech, 14–13". The Virginian-Pilot. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Smith leads Spiders over Citadel, 24–6". The Progress-Index. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rich takes Richmond". Press and Sun-Bulletin. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Henning knew he could do it". The Richmond News Leader. November 29, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.