1914 Richmond Spiders football team

1914 Richmond Spiders football
EVIAA champion
Conference	Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–4 (5–1 EVIAA, 0–2 SAIAA)
Head coach	Frank Dobson (2nd season)
Captain	Newton R. Ancarrow
Home stadium	Broad Street Park

1914 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Richmond $	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Randolph–Macon	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Hampden–Sydney	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
William & Mary	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

1914 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington and Lee +	3	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Virginia +	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
VPI	1	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Georgetown	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
North Carolina A&M	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
St. John's (MD)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Richmond	0	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1914 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1914 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 5–4 overall, 5–1 in EVIAA play, and 0–2 against SAIAA opponents. The Spiders won the EVIAA title for the second consecutive year.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26		at North Carolina	Campus Athletic Field Chapel Hill, NC	L 0–41	[2]
October 3		at VMI*	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 0–10	[3]
October 10		at Virginia	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA	L 0–62	[4]
October 17		at Hampden–Sydney	Venable Field Hampden Sydney, VA	W 26–9	[5]
October 24		at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 7–3	[6]
October 31		Randolph–Macon	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	L 8–13	[7]
November 7		Hampden–Sydney	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 28–14	[8]
November 21	2:30 p.m.	William & Mary	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 32–0	[9]
November 28		Randolph–Macon	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 13–0	[10][11][12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
2. "Carolina defeats Richmond". Greensboro Daily News. September 27, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "V.M.I. beats Spiders in last five minutes". Daily Press. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia defeats Richmond College". Bristol Herald Courier. October 11, 1914. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Spiders capture first championship contest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cary Field game close". The Virginian-Pilot. October 25, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Costly fumbles lose for Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 1, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Baptists won, 28–14". The Virginian-Pilot. November 8, 1914. Retrieved July 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Spider Eleven Ready For Gruelling Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 21, 1914. p. 26. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Spiders Win The Championship". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1914. p. 14. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Spiders Win The Championship (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 29, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Richmond Wins From Randolph-Macon, 13-0". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. November 29, 1914. p. 21. Retrieved September 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .