1972 Richmond Spiders football team

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1972 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Meyers, John Nugent
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
Richmond 5 1 0 6 4 0
William & Mary 4 2 0 5 6 0
The Citadel 4 3 0 5 6 0
Davidson 2 3 1 3 7 1
VMI 1 5 0 2 9 0
Furman 1 6 0 2 9 0
Appalachian State 0 3 1 5 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Frank Jones, Richmond compiled a 6–4 record, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, finishing second in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at North Carolina*L 18–2831,500[2]
September 16at West Virginia*L 7–2831,000[3]
September 23Northeast Louisiana*W 17–07,500[4]
September 30VMI
W 34–15[5]
October 7East Carolina
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–217,500[6]
October 14Southern Miss*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 9–342,500[7]
October 21at FurmanW 37–012,500[8]
November 4at The CitadelW 21–711,680[9]
November 11Davidson
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–148,650[10]
November 18William & Mary
W 20–311,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1972 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
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