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American college football season

1962 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJ. Yaffa, B. Vann, G. Rapp
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons← 19611963 →
1962 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Virginia 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Furman 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Davidson 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their twelfth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 6–3 record, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, finishing in third place in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15East Carolina*W 27–265,500
September 22at Southern Miss*L 8–29
September 28VMIL 0–2110,500
October 13at Virginia TechL 7–13
October 20at Boston University*W 14–76,472
October 27at Cincinnati*W 21–2015,420
November 2at George WashingtonW 17–147,000
November 10at DavidsonW 28–207,000
November 22William & MaryW 15–311,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1962 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  2. "Richmond rallies, turns back ECC in opener, 27 to 26". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 16, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern socks Richmond, 29–8". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "VMI defeats Richmond, 21–0". The News and Observer. September 29, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Virginia Tech tops Richmond 13–7 on Cahill's last quarter dash". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 14, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Richmond's flash TDs wreck B.U." The Boston Globe. October 21, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Spiders defeat Cincy to spoil homecoming". The Progress-Index. October 28, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spiders win over GWU in loop tilt". The Danville Register. November 3, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Spiders down Wildcats, 28–20, in league tilt". The Progress-Index. November 11, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "W&M bows, 15–3". The Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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