1968 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1968 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1968 college football season.

1968 Richmond Spiders football
SoCon champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–42 vs. Ohio
Conference	Southern Conference
1968 record	8–3 (6–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Jones (3rd season)
Home stadium	City Stadium

1968 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Richmond $		6	–	0					8	–	3
The Citadel		4	–	2					5	–	5
East Carolina		2	–	2					4	–	6
William & Mary		2	–	2					3	–	7
Davidson		1	–	3					3	–	6
VMI		1	–	3					1	–	9
Furman		0	–	4					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–31
September 21	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–17	25,000
September 28	Davidson	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 24–14
October 12	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–16
October 19	Furman	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 34–0
October 26	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 31–7
November 2	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 35–0
November 9	at VPI*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 18–31
November 16	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 33–7
November 23	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 31–6
December 27	vs. No. 15 Ohio*	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	W 49–42	16,114
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1968 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2017.