1944 Richmond Spiders football team
| 1944 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–6 (0–4 SoCon) |
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| Captain | John Greer Wood, Orvis Milner |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their second season under head coach Malcolm Pitt, Richmond compiled a 2–6 record, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, finishing in tenth place in the SoCon.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at Duke | L 7–61 | 8,250 | [2] | ||
| September 30 | 8:15 p.m. | Richmond AAB* | W 34–0 | [3][4] | ||
| October 7 | VMI |
| L 20–26 | 4,500 | [5] | |
| October 14 | Hampden–Sydney* |
| W 18–0 | [6] | ||
| November 4 | Norfolk Fleet* |
| L 0–19 | [7] | ||
| November 11 | Virginia* |
| L 0–39 | 4,000 | [8] | |
| November 18 | at NC State | L 0–39 | [9] | |||
| November 30 | William & Mary |
| L 0–40 | 5,000 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1944 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
- ^ "Blue Devils show power in romp against Spiders". The News and Observer. September 24, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders Will Be Outweighed By Air Base Eleven Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 30, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Spiders roll to 34–0 victory over Air Base". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VMI scores 26–20 upset over favored Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 8, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders down Tigers 18–0". Daily Press. October 15, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Norfolk Fleet eleven whips Richmond". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 5, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders bow to favored Cavaliers by 39 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina State downs Richmond, 39–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians win, 40–0; Stan Magdziak, Bruce star in Spider rout". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. December 1, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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