1968 Richmond Spiders football team

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1968 Richmond Spiders football
SoCon champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–42 vs. Ohio
Conference Southern Conference
Record8–3 (6–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium City Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969  →
1968 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Richmond $  6 –0   8 –3  
The Citadel  4 –2   5 –5  
East Carolina  2 –2   4 –6  
William & Mary  2 –2   3 –7  
Davidson  1 –3   3 –6  
VMI  1 –3   1 –9  
Furman  0 –4   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Toledo *
L 14–31
September 21at West Virginia *
L 0–1725,000
September 28 Davidson
W 24–14 [1]
October 12at The Citadel
W 21–16
October 19 Furman
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 34–03,000 [2]
October 26at East Carolina
W 31–7 [3]
November 2 VMI
W 35–0
November 9at VPI *
L 18–31
November 16at Southern Miss *
W 33–77,500 [4]
November 23 William & Mary
W 31–612,000 [5]
December 27vs. No. 15 Ohio *
W 49–4216,114
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Richmond downs Davidson". The News and Observer. September 29, 1968. Retrieved August 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "O'Brien TD passes bomb Furman, 34–0". The State. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Richmond blasts East Carolina, 31–7". Daily Press. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Richmond tops USM generals". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Spiders blitz W&M, capture Southern title". The Charlotte Observer. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "1968 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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