1973 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1973 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1973 college football season. The Spiders, coached by Frank Jones in his 8th season, compiled a 8–2 record (5–1 and 2nd in conference play), and outscored their opponents 298 to 112. They were ranked for one week in the AP poll before an upset loss against Louisiana–Monroe. [1]

1973 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1973 record8–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coachFrank Jones (8th season)
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1973 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
East Carolina $ 7 0 0  9 2 0
Richmond 5 1 0  8 2 0
William & Mary 3 2 0  6 5 0
Furman 3 3 0  7 4 0
Appalachian State 2 2 0  3 7 1
VMI 2 4 0  2 9 0
Davidson 1 6 0  2 8 0
The Citadel 1 6 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 15at DavidsonW 42–0
September 22VMIW 35–0
September 29Wake Forest*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 41–0
October 6at FurmanGreenville, SCW 20–17
October 13Southern Mississippi*
W 42–29
October 20West Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 38–17
October 27at Louisiana–Monroe*No. 20Monroe, LAL 8–14
November 3The Citadel
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 27–0
November 10at East CarolinaL 14–44
November 17at William & MaryW 31–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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