1944 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

1944 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 23		at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–61	8,250
September 30	8:15 p.m.	Richmond AAB*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 34–0
October 7		VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 20–26	4,500
October 14		Hampden–Sydney*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 18–0
November 4		Norfolk Fleet*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–19
November 11		Virginia*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–39	4,000
November 18		at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–39
November 30		William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–40	5,000
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

"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 [REDACTED] .
"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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