The 1964 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 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourteenth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 3–7 record, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.[1]
| 1964 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–4 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Kenny Stoudt, Joe Stromick |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | West Virginia | L 10–20 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| September 25 | VMI |
| W 20–14 | [3] | |
| October 3 | at Southern Miss* | L 9–14 | 7,500 | [4] | |
| October 10 | at The Citadel | L 0–33 | 10,200 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Davidson | W 20–7 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | at East Carolina* | W 22–20 | 13,000 | [7] | |
| October 31 | at Holy Cross* | L 22–36 | 7,500 | [8] | |
| November 7 | at Buffalo* | L 13–28 | 8,007 | [9] | |
| November 14 | Furman |
| L 18–19 | 5,000 | [10] |
| November 26 | William & Mary |
| L 13–33 | 10,500 | [11] |
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References edit
- ^ "1964 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "WVU beats Richmond". The Pittsburgh Press. September 20, 1963. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith, Hilton pace Spiders over VMI". The Progress-Index. September 26, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vic Purvis' 2 TDs topple Spiders, 14–9". Daily Press. October 4, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Citadel rips to surprising 33–0 victory over Spiders". The Greenville News. October 11, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders rap Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond scores early, ends Pirate Skein, 22–20". Daily Press. October 25, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holy Cross routs Richmond., 36–22". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 1, 1964. p. S6.
- ^ "Spiders strike first, bow to Bulls, 28 to 13". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Furman ends season on 19–18 upset win over Richmond". The Greenville News. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W-M air attack routs Richmond". Democrat and Chronicle. November 27, 1964. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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