1958 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Biscaha
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1958 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Virginia $ 4 0 04 5 1
VPI 3 1 05 4 1
George Washington 3 2 03 5 0
VMI 2 2 16 2 2
Richmond 3 4 03 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 04 6 0
Davidson 2 3 05 4 0
Furman 1 2 02 7 0
William & Mary 1 4 12 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 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 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 3–7 record, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at West VirginiaL 22–6620,000[2]
September 27at Dayton*L 12–13[3]
October 4at VMI
L 6–12[4]
October 11at Rutgers*L 12–2310,000[5]
October 17at George WashingtonW 26–23,500[6]
October 25at Villanova*L 6–13[7]
November 1The CitadelW 20–04,500[8]
November 8at VPIL 23–276,000[9]
November 15at DavidsonW 27–22[10]
November 27William & Mary
L 15–189,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1958 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  2. "West Virginia wallops Richmond by 66 to 22". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 21, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Dayton wins home debut from Richmond by 13–12". Dayton Daily News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "VMI edges Richmond, 12–6, on Johnson's 45-yard run". The Virginian-Pilot. October 5, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Drewry, Walt (October 12, 1958). "UR defeated, 23–12, on rally by Rutgers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Spiders turn back GW, 26–6". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 18, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Villanova tops Spiders, 13–7". Daily Press. October 26, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Richmond uses offensive trickery to beat Cadets". The State. November 2, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Gobblers rally to turn back Spiders, 27–23". The Progress-Index. November 9, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Richmond rally tops Davidson". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 16, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Underdog William-Mary wins". The Virginian-Pilot. November 28, 1958. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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