1946 Richmond Spiders football team

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1946 Richmond Spiders football team

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1946 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–2–2 (3–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	John Fenlon (2nd season)
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 North Carolina $	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
William & Mary	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 18 NC State	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	2	6	–	2	–	2
VPI	3	–	3	–	2	3	–	4	–	3
VMI	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
George Washington	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach John Fenlon, the Spiders compiled a 6–2–2 record (3–2–2 against SoCon opponents), finished in sixth place in the SoCon, and outscored opponent by a total of 196 to 121.^[1] The team played its home games at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Randolph–Macon*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 46–0	9,000	^[2]
September 28	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	T 7–7	13,000	^[3]
October 4	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 37–7	11,500	^[4]
October 12	Hampden–Sydney*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 33–6	3,000	^[5]
October 19	at No. 17 Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–41	10,000	^[6]
October 26	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 20–0	8,000	^[7]
November 2	Virginia*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 19–7	13,000	^[8]
November 9	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 27–6	3,000	^[9]
November 16	VPI	City Stadium Richmond, VA	T 7–7		^[10]
November 28	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–40	17,500	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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^ "1946 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
^ "Spiders win at Stadium by 46 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 22, 1946. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders tie VMI". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 29, 1946. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Robert Elmer (October 5, 1946). "Richmond Eleven Swamps Maryland In 37-To-7 Upset At College Park: Spiders Start Scoring Early; 25-To-0 First Half Proves Nightmare To Terp Fans". The Baltimore Sun. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders topple Tigers 33 to 6". The Roanoke Times. October 13, 1946. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jack Williams (October 20, 1946). "Duke Wallops Spiders, 41-0". Durham Morning Herald. p. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Max Ailor (October 27, 1946). "Spiders Win: Spiders Spoil Homecoming For Generals by 20 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Chauncey Durden (November 3, 1946). "Spiders Beat Virginia, 19–7: Cavaliers Outclassed By Richmond; Ralston Scores On 64-Yard Run". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders Down Davidson By 27 to 6: Wilbourne Gallops For Two Touchdowns". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 10, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fenlon Men Fear Husky Gobbler Line". The Richmond Collegian. University of Richmond. November 15, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
^ Chauncey Durden (November 29, 1946). "Indians Flatten Spiders, 40 to 0, to Win State Championship: Tribe's Magdziak Passes For Three Touchdowns; Cloud Hikes Total to 66". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Richmond Spiders football
Venues	Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928) West-End Park (1894) Broad Street Park (1897–1916) Boulevard Field (1917–1920) Stadium Field (1921–1924) City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1968 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl James Madison VMI William & Mary
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883–1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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