Richmond Spiders football, 1900–09

The Richmond Spiders football teams represented Richmond College (now called the University of Richmond) in Richmond, Virginia. Their traditional football rival is The College of William & Mary located 45 minutes east in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Contents:	1900 - 1901 - 1902 - 1903 - 1904 - 1905 - 1906 - 1907 - 1908 - 1909

1900

1900 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1900 record	3–4–0
Head coach	Edward Kenna (1st year)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 10	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–51
October 15	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 5–0
October 20	Fredericksburg College	Richmond, Virginia	W 11–0
October 27	Woodberry Forest	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–16
October 31	at Georgetown	Washington, D.C.	L 0–84
November 13	at Randolph-Macon	Ashland, Virginia	W 11–6
November 15	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–34

1901

1901 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1901 record	1–6–0
Head coach	Garnett Nelson (1st year)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
1901	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–16
October 10	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–6
October 26	at Washington & Lee	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–39
October 28	at Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–79
November 2	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–70
November 9	at William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 27–11
November 20	at Randolph-Macon	Ashland, Virginia	L 0–11

1902

1902 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1902 record	3–3–0
Head coach	Graham Hobson (1st year)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 18	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 30–0
October 25	at Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–33
October 27	at Washington & Lee	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–29
November 8	Hoge Memorial Military Academy	Richmond, Virginia	W 50–0
November 15	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	W 23–11
November 27	at N.C. State	Raleigh, North Carolina	L 5–30

1903

1903 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1903 record	6–3–1
Head coach	Fred Vail (1st year)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	Petersburg YMCA	Richmond, Virginia	W 38–0
October 10	Fredericksburg College	Richmond, Virginia	W 34–0
October 19	Washington & Lee	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–11
October 26	Danville Military Institute	Richmond, Virginia	T 6–6
October 31	vs. Hampden-Sydney	Norfolk, Virginia	W 23–0
November 7	George Washington	Richmond, Virginia	W 22–6
November 12	N.C. State	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–53
November 14	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 24–0
November 21	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 16–0
November 26	at Tulane	New Orleans, Louisiana	L 5–18

1904

1904 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1904 record	1–5–0
Head coach	Harry Wall (1st year)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	at VPI	Blacksburg, Virginia	L 0–18
October 8	Norfolk HS	Richmond, Virginia	W 34–0
October 15	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	L 0–17
October 22	Fort Monroe	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–32
November 4	at William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 6–15
November 12	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	L 5–16

1905

1905 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1905 record	3–5–2
Head coach	E. A. Dunlop (1st year)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	at Washington & Lee	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–34
October 7	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–35
October 11	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	T 0–0
October 18	Virginia Boat Club	Richmond, Virginia	W 13–5
October 18	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–4
October 21	at St. John's (MD)	Annapolis, Maryland	L 0–10
October 28	Richmond Indian School	Richmond, Virginia	W 5–0
November 1	Washington & Lee	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–16
November 8	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 23–4
November 11	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	T 18–18

1906

1906 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1906 record	6–5–1
Head coach	E. A. Dunlop (2nd year)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	Woodberry Forest	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–12
October 3	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–22
October 6	Randolph-Macon	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–6
October 11	at N.C. State	Raleigh, North Carolina	T 0–0
October 12	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 0–12
October 17	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	W 1–0
October 27	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 6–12
November 3	at William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 24–0
November 10	Roanoke	Richmond, Virginia	W 29–6
November 17	Virginia Military Institute	Richmond, Virginia	W 6–4
November 24	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 17–0
November 28	vs. William & Mary	Newport News, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 6–0

1907

1907 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1907 record	3–6–0 (2–4–0 SAIAA)
Head coach	E. A. Dunlop (3rd year)

1907 SAIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Carolina A&M $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Virginia Tech	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Virginia	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Davidson	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
George Washington	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Georgetown	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Richmond	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–38
October 5	Maryland A&M	Richmond, Virginia	W 11–5
October 12	N.C. State	Richmond, Virginia	L 4–7
October 19	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	L 11–12
October 26	at N.C. State	Raleigh, North Carolina	L 0–11
November 9	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	W 38–0
November 16	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 11–13
November 28	vs. William & Mary	Newport News, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 48–0
December 13	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	L 10–14

1908

1908 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1908 record	3–5–0 (1–2–0 SAIAA)
Head coach	E. A. Dunlop (4th year)

1908 SAIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Virginia +	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	1
George Washington +	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
North Carolina A&M	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	3
Virginia Tech	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Richmond	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Davidson	0	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Georgetown	0	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Maryland	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	Maryland A&M	Richmond, Virginia	W 22–0
October 10	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–16
October 17	Washington & Lee	Richmond, Virginia	L 5–33
October 24	Gallaudet	Richmond, Virginia	W 16–12
October 31	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 12–17
November 7	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	L 17–18
November 21	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 18–21
November 28	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 12–2

1909

1909 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1909 record	3–5–2 (1–4–0 SAIAA)
Head coach	E. A. Dunlop (5th year)

1909 SAIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Virginia Tech +	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Virginia +	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
George Washington	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
North Carolina A&M	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Georgetown	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Richmond	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	2
Davidson	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	2
Maryland	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2	Maryland A&M	Richmond, Virginia	W 12–0
October 5	Virginia Boat Club	Richmond, Virginia	T 0–0
October 9	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	T 0–0
October 16	Georgetown	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–17
October 23	VPI	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–52
October 31	at North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 0–22
November 5	at Wake Forest	Wake Forest, North Carolina	W 5–0
November 13	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	W 6–0
November 20	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–15
November 26	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	L 3–29