Richmond Spiders football, 1920–1929

The Richmond Spiders football teams represented the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Their traditional football rival is The College of William & Mary located 45 minutes east in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Contents:	1920 - 1921 - 1922 - 1923 - 1924 - 1925 - 1926 - 1927 - 1928 - 1929

1920

1920 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1920 record	6–2–0
Head coach	Frank Dobson (7th year)
Seasons « 1919 1921 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2	Lynchburg	Richmond, Virginia	W 27–0
October 9	at Catholic	Washington, D.C.	W 10–7
October 16	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	W 28–0
October 23	Davidson	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–7
October 30	vs. William & Mary	Norfolk, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 13–0
November 6	Virginia Tech	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–21
November 13	Wake Forest	Richmond, Virginia	W 20–7
November 25	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 62–7

1921

1921 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1921 record	4–3–1
Head coach	Frank Dobson (8th year)
Seasons « 1920 1922 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	Catholic	Richmond, Virginia	W 14–0
October 8	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–14
October 15	Virginia Tech	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–34
October 22	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	L 5–7
October 29	Davidson	Richmond, Virginia	T 14–14
November 5	Wake Forest	Richmond, Virginia	W 41–0
November 12	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 49–0
November 24	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 17–7

1922

1922 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1922 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Frank Dobson (9th year)
Seasons « 1921 1923 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	at Lafayette	Easton, Pennsylvania	L 0–33
October 7	Maryland	Richmond, Virginia	T 0–0
October 14	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 6–14
October 21	Roanoke	Richmond, Virginia	W 6–0
October 28	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	W 13–0
November 4	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 43–13
November 11	at Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Virginia	W 45–0
November 18	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	W 34–0
November 30	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 13–3

1923

1923 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1923 record	3–5–0
Head coach	Frank Dobson (10th year)
Seasons « 1922 1924 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 4	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–9
October 11	vs. Maryland		L 0–23
October 18	Lynchburg	Richmond, Virginia	W 7–6
October 25	Furman	Richmond, Virginia	L 7–22
November 3	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 12–0
November 10	at Rutgers	Neilson Field • Piscataway Township, New Jersey	L 0–53
November 17	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	W 7–6
November 29	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 6–27

1924

1924 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1924 record	2–6–1
Head coach	Frank Dobson (11th year)
Seasons « 1923 1925 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27	at Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	L 0–28
October 4	at Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina	L 0–7
October 11	Maryland	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–38
October 18	Trinity (Duke)	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–14
October 25	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 25–0
November 1	St. John's College	Richmond, Virginia	W 9–7
November 8	Roanoke	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–9
November 15	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	T 0–0
November 27	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 6–20

1925

1925 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1925 record	3–6–0
Head coach	Frank Dobson (12th year)
Seasons « 1924 1926 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at N.C. State	Raleigh, North Carolina	L 0–20
October 3	Lynchburg	Richmond, Virginia	W 7–5
October 10	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–19
October 17	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Maryland	L 0–7
October 23	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 22–0
October 31	at Duke	Durham, North Carolina	L 0–10
November 7	at Roanoke	Roanoke, Virginia	L 0–6
November 14	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	W 12–0
November 25	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–14

1926

1926 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1926 record	2–7–0
Head coach	Frank Dobson (13th year)
Seasons « 1925 1927 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–10
October 2	Duke	Richmond, Virginia	W 9–7
October 9	at Navy	Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	L 0–26
October 16	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Maryland	L 3–7
October 23	at Randolph-Macon	Ashland, Virginia	W 28–0
October 30	Roanoke	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–6
November 6	vs. St. John's College		L 7–10
November 13	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	L 7–20
November 25	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–14

1927

1927 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1927 record	4–4–1
Head coach	Frank Dobson (14th year)
Seasons « 1926 1928 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–22
October 2	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Maryland	W 6–2
October 9	at Cornell	Ithaca, New York	L 0–53
October 15	at Duke	Durham, North Carolina	L 0–72
October 21	Randolph-Macon	Richmond, Virginia	W 12–0
October 28	Roanoke	Richmond, Virginia	L 6–7
November 5	at Lynchburg	Lynchburg, Virginia	W 19–6
November 12	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	W 7–6
November 23	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	T 0–0

1928

1928 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1928 record	3–4–2
Head coach	Frank Dobson (15th year)
Seasons « 1927 1929 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	at Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, Virginia	T 6–6
October 6	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Maryland	L 13–14
October 13	at Emory & Henry	Emory-Meadowview, Virginia	L 0–7
October 20	at [[{{{school}}}|Elon]]	Elon, North Carolina	W 34–0
October 27	Roanoke		T 13–13
November 3	[[{{{school}}}|Lynchburg]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 50–16
November 10	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 30–0
November 17	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–13
November 19	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–7

1929

1929 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1929 record	3–5–1
Head coach	Frank Dobson (16th year)
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons « 1928 1930 »

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	at [[{{{school}}}|Virginia Military Institute]]	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–40
October 5	Wake Forest	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	L 0–19
October 12	[[{{{school}}}|Johns Hopkins]]	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	W 31–7
October 19	at [[{{{school}}}|Lynchburg]]	Lynchburg, Virginia	W 19–6
October 26	at Emory & Henry	Emory-Meadowview, Virginia	L 0–26
November 2	Roanoke	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	T 6–6
November 9	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	W 9–0
November 16	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	L 8–13
November 28	William & Mary	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–25

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