1897 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1897 Richmond Spiders football Independent 3–5 Bill Wertenbaker 1st John W. T. McNeil Broad Street Park 1895 The 1897 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by Bill Wertenbaker in his first and only year as head coach, Richmond compiled a record of 3–5. Richmond Football Record Book https://richmondspiders.com/documents/2018/4/3//Richmond_FB_Record_Book.pdf?id=6380 University of Richmond Athletics 29 September 7, 2021 Schedule October 2 l Richmond Athletics Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 0–20 The Athletics Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84980469/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia October 3, 1897 18 September 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 9 l y Hampton A.C. Hampton, VA 0–32 October 16 w 1897 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 6–4 The Spiders Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84993939/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia October 17, 1897 16 September 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Petersburg YMCA Petersburg, VA 26–0 November 2 4:00 p.m. w 1897 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 8–6 The Spiders Win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84994072/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 2, 1897 8 September 8, 2021 Newspapers.com Oh, Those Spiders! https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84994153/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 3, 1897 7 September 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 5 l Columbian Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 0–22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70514086/no-trouble-to-win/ The Richmond Dispatch No trouble to win November 6, 1897 February 13, 2021 Newspapers.com November 9 3:45 p.m. l St. Alban's (VA) Richmond, VA 0–20 The Foot-ball Game To-day https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84994246/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 9, 1897 3 September 8, 2021 Newspapers.com Win By A Big Score https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84994346/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 10, 1897 2 September 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 13 3:30 p.m. l VPI Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 0–36 300–500 The V.P.I. Wonders http://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T18971107.1.2&srpos=5&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-vpi+%22quarter+back%22------# Library of Virginia Richmond Times-Dispatch November 7, 1897 2 October 26, 2015 V. P. I.'s Victorious https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84994561/richmond-dispatch/ The Richmond Dispatch Richmond, Virginia November 14, 1897 15 September 8, 2021 Newspapers.com The Polytechs Win https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=T18971114.1.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Library of Virginia The Times November 14, 1897 14 October 16, 2017 References Richmond Category:Richmond Spiders football seasons Richmond Spiders football