1956 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1956 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 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 4–5 record, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, finishing in seventh place in the SoCon.^[1]

1956 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Merrick (6th season)
Captain	Dave May, Duke Thacker
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 17 George Washington	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Davidson	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Richmond	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Washington and Lee	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Randolph–Macon*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 38–0	7,500	^[2]
September 29	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–30	17,000	^[3]
October 6	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 20–35	6,500	^[4]
October 13	The Citadel	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 7–3		^[5]
October 20	No. 18 VPI	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 14–46	15,000	^[6]
November 3	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 0–7		^[7]
November 9	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 6–32	4,000	^[8]
November 17	at East Carolina*	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 45–7	5,500	^[9]
November 22	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 6–0	5,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1956 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
2. "Richmond turns back R-MC, 38–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 23, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "West Virginia wins, 30–6, over Spiders". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 30, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "VMI trips UR, 35–20, in fog, mist". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 7, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Citadel bows, 7–3, to Richmond eleven". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "VPI routs Richmond, 46 to 14". The Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Spiders lose to Davidson by 7–0 score". The Progress-Index. November 4, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "GW romps by Richmond, 32–6". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Richmond rolls over Pirates, 45–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Spiders end Indian jinx". The Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1956. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.