| 1972 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (5–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Billy Meyers, John Nugent |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Frank Jones, Richmond compiled a 6–4 record, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, finishing second in the SoCon. [1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at North Carolina* | L 18–28 | 31,500 | [2] | |
| September 16 | at West Virginia* | L 7–28 | 31,000 | [3] | |
| September 23 | Northeast Louisiana* | W 17–0 | 7,500 | [4] | |
| September 30 | VMI |
| W 34–15 | [5] | |
| October 7 | East Carolina |
| L 0–21 | 7,500 | [6] |
| October 14 | Southern Miss* |
| L 9–34 | 2,500 | [7] |
| October 21 | at Furman | W 37–0 | 12,500 | [8] | |
| November 4 | at The Citadel | W 21–7 | 11,680 | [9] | |
| November 11 | Davidson |
| W 20–14 | 8,650 | [10] |
| November 18 | William & Mary |
| W 20–3 | 11,500 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "1972 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Tar Heels rush past Richmond, 28–18". The News and Observer. September 9, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia romps over Richmond by 28–7 margin". The Danville Register. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spiders win". Daily Press. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond's attack gets untracked in conquest of VMI". Daily Press. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs blank Spiders, 21–0". The News and Observer. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond crushed by 34–9". Daily Press. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond blasts Furman by 37–0". The Greenville News. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond entangles The Citadel". The News and Observer. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Powerless' Spiders win". Daily Press. November 12, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Meyers and UR whip W&M, 20–3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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