1944 Richmond Spiders football team

1944 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Greer Wood, Orvis Milner
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 4 0 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 0 8 1 0
Clemson 3 1 0 4 5 0
NC State 3 1 0 7 2 0
William & Mary 2 1 1 5 2 1
Maryland 1 1 0 1 7 1
South Carolina 1 3 0 3 4 2
VMI 1 5 0 1 8 0
North Carolina 0 3 1 1 7 1
Richmond 0 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their second season under head coach Malcolm Pitt, Richmond compiled a 2–6 record, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, finishing in tenth place in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at DukeL 7–618,250[2]
September 308:15 p.m.Richmond AAB*W 34–0[3][4]
October 7VMI
L 20–264,500[5]
October 14Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 18–0[6]
November 4Norfolk Fleet*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–19[7]
November 11Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–394,000[8]
November 18at NC StateL 0–39[9]
November 30William & Mary
L 0–405,000[10]

References

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  1. ^ "1944 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Blue Devils show power in romp against Spiders". The News and Observer. September 24, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spiders Will Be Outweighed By Air Base Eleven Tonight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. September 30, 1944. p. 11. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Spiders roll to 34–0 victory over Air Base". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "VMI scores 26–20 upset over favored Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 8, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Spiders down Tigers 18–0". Daily Press. October 15, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Norfolk Fleet eleven whips Richmond". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 5, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spiders bow to favored Cavaliers by 39 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "North Carolina State downs Richmond, 39–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Indians win, 40–0; Stan Magdziak, Bruce star in Spider rout". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. December 1, 1944. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.