1953 Richmond Spiders football team

1953 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Merrick (3rd season)
Captain	Al Pecuch, Corky Johns
Home stadium	City Stadium

1953 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Furman	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
George Washington	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Richmond	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
VMI	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 5–3–1 record, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Randolph–Macon*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 28–0	3,000	[2]
September 26	Davidson	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 16–0	3,000	[3]
October 3	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 13–7	10,000	[4]
October 10	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–21		[5]
October 17	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 27–19	5,000	[6]
October 24	Wake Forest*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	T 13–13	7,000	[7]
October 31	at Boston College*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 14–0	6,167	[8]
November 14	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–21	18,000	[9]
November 21	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 7–35	5,600	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1953 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
2. "UR tops Jackets, 28–0; Elliott tallies 3 times". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Spiders win over Wildcats by 16–0 count". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Richmond trips VMI by 13 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 4, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Virginia Tech shatters Richmond's victory streak 21–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 11, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Richmond storms back to conquer W&L, 27–19". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Spider spurt knots favored Wake, 13–13". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Richmond interceptions halt B.C., 14–0". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "W&M grabs 21–0 victory". Durham Morning Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "George Washington routs Spiders, 35–7". The Progress-Index. November 22, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.