1978 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1978 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Tait, Richmond compiled a 3–8 record.^[1]

1978 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Jim Tait (5th season)
Captain	Jeff Nixon, Ray Chase
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Army		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Memphis State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Air Force		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Colgate		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Southern Miss	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–10	15,000	^[2]
September 9	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 12–14	36,558	^[3]
September 16	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–7	60,877	^[4]
September 23	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 19–24	8,416	^[5]
September 30	Cincinnati	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 51–28	12,000	^[6]
October 7	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–17		^[7]
October 14	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl/rivalry)	L 6–23	20,000	^[8]
October 21	vs. East Carolina	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 14–21	23,000	^[9]
November 4	North Carolina	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 27–18	15,000	^[10]
November 11	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 3–30		^[11]
November 18	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 17–3	17,500	^[12]

References

1. "1978 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
2. "Blocked kick, missed field goal beats Spiders 10–7". Daily Press. September 3, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "West Virginia defeats Richmond". Austin American-Statesman. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Badgers eke out victory". The La Crosse Tribune. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Appalachian rally rocks Richmond, 24–19". Daily Press. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Richmond erupts, routs Bearcats as 5 pass thefts pave way 51–28". Daily Press. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "A fumbling Villanova tops Richmond, 17–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "VMI crushes Richmond 23–6". Daily Press. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Green of East Carolina stops Spiders' upset bid". Daily Press. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Richmond embarrasses Tar Heels". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Mocs hang 30–3 defeat on Richmond". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Spiders defense quells Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.