1954 Richmond Spiders football team

1954 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Merrick (4th season)
Captain	Bob Sgro, Billy Thacker
Home stadium	City Stadium

1954 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 West Virginia $	3	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Furman	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
No. 16 VPI	3	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Davidson	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
VMI	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Richmond	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 5–4 record, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the SoCon.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Randolph–Macon*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 46–0	6,000	[2]
September 24	Hampden–Sydney*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 40–0	10,000	[3]
October 2	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 6–19	6,000	[4]
October 9	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 26–0	5,400	[5]
October 16	No. 16 VPI	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 12–19	20,000	[6]
October 29	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 7–0	7,112	[7]
November 6	Wake Forest*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 13–0	8,000	[8]
November 13	at NC State*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 6–14	7,500	[9]
November 25	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–2	9,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1954 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
2. "Richmond wallops R-MC, 46–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Spiders drub Hampden–Sydney, 40–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 25, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Royce Jones leads VMI to upset". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Richmond turns Citadel game into rout in 4th". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "VPI comes from behind to push by Richmond, 19 to 12: Tech forced to play hard for victory". Pulaski Southwest Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
7. "Spiders halt Colonials twice at one-yard line to capture victory, 7–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Amazing Spiders upset Wake Forest". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Marinkov sprints 82 yards in 14–6 State win". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Indians squeeze by Spiders, 2–0". The News and Observer. November 26, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.