1943 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–1 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1943 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Maryland 2 –0 –04 –5 –0
South Carolina 2 –1 –05 –2 –0
Wake Forest 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Richmond 1 –1 –06 –1 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
VMI 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
NC State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Davidson 0 –3 –00 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their first season under head coach Malcolm Pitt, Richmond compiled a 6–1 record, with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Richmond ranked 77th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 74.4.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 188:15 p.m.Richmond AAB*
W 45–06,000[3][4][5]
September 25at Duke
L 0–617,415[6]
October 28:15 p.m.Curtis Bay Coast Guard*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 13–3[7][8]
October 9at Virginia*
W 16–74,500[9]
October 16VMI
W 27–04,000[10]
November 13Norfolk Fleet Marines*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 74–7[11]
November 252:30 p.m.Charleston Coast Guard*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–62,500–2,600[12][13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1943 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Spiders, Duke Face Heavy Opponents". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia. September 16, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Spiders Open Grid Season With Air Base Eleven Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 18, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Spiders crush Air Base, 45–0, before 6,000 fans at Stadium". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Scoring is easy for Blue Devils against Spiders". The Sunday Star-News. September 26, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Spiders Face Curtis Bay Coast Guard at City Stadium Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 2, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Spiders come from behind to turn back Curtis Bay, 13 to 3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Richmond downs Cavaliers by 16–7 count". The Daily News Leader. October 10, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Richmond's Spiders knock VMI out of conference lead, 27–0". Daily News. October 17, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Spiders roll over Norfolk Marines, 74–7, in night game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 14, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Macgruder, Mickie (November 25, 1943). "Spiders Face Coast Guard in Final Game Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 16. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ Macgruder, Mickie (November 26, 1943). "Spiders Defeat Charleston Coast Guard, 20-6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 12. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "Richmond wins over Coast Guard". The State. November 26, 1943. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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