1962 Richmond Spiders football team

1962 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Merrick (12th season)
Captain	J. Yaffa, B. Vann, G. Rapp
Home stadium	City Stadium

1962 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
VMI $	6	–	0	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Furman	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
George Washington	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their twelfth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 6–3 record, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, finishing in third place in the SoCon.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	East Carolina*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 27–26	5,500	[2]
September 22	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 8–29		[3]
September 28	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–21	10,500	[4]
October 13	at Virginia Tech	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–13		[5]
October 20	at Boston University*	Boston University Field Boston, MA	W 14–7	6,472	[6]
October 27	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 21–20	15,420	[7]
November 2	at George Washington	District of Columbia Stadium Washington, DC	W 17–14	7,000	[8]
November 10	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 28–20	7,000	[9]
November 22	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 15–3	11,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1962 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
2. "Richmond rallies, turns back ECC in opener, 27 to 26". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 16, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern socks Richmond, 29–8". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "VMI defeats Richmond, 21–0". The News and Observer. September 29, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Virginia Tech tops Richmond 13–7 on Cahill's last quarter dash". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 14, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Richmond's flash TDs wreck B.U." The Boston Globe. October 21, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Spiders defeat Cincy to spoil homecoming". The Progress-Index. October 28, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Spiders win over GWU in loop tilt". The Danville Register. November 3, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Spiders down Wildcats, 28–20, in league tilt". The Progress-Index. November 11, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "W&M bows, 15–3". The Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1962. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.