1958 Richmond Spiders football team

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 college 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 22–66	20,000	^[2]
September 27	at Dayton*	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	L 12–13		^[3]
October 4	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 6–12		^[4]
October 11	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 12–23	10,000	^[5]
October 17	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 26–2	3,500	^[6]
October 25	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 6–13		^[7]
November 1	The Citadel	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–0	4,500	^[8]
November 8	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 23–27	6,000	^[9]
November 15	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 27–22		^[10]
November 27	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 15–18	9,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game

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

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