1916 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Richmond Spiders football Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association EVIAA South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association SAIAA 5–4–2 4–1–2 1–3–1 Frank Dobson 4th Bertram Lee Robins Broad Street Park EVIAA co-champion The 1916 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 1916 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 5–4–2 overall, 4–1–2 in EVIAA play, and 1–3–1 against SAIAA opponents. The Spiders tied with 1916 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney for the EVIAA title. 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 September 30 l y VPI Miles Field Blacksburg, VA 0–13 October 7 l y 1916 Catholic University Red and Black Catholic University Washington, DC 6–34 October 11 3:00 p.m. w y Richmond Blues Broad Street Park Richmond, VA 12–0 Spiders Meet Blues https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84928075/the-times-dispatch/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia October 11, 1916 8 September 7, 2021 Newspapers.com October 14 l y Virginia Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA 0–21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-victory-for-virginia/150531472/ The Baltimore Sun Victory for Virginia October 15, 1919 July 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 w 1916 Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hampden–Sydney Richmond, VA 13–2 October 28 w William & Mary Richmond, VA rivalry 48–0 November 4 w 1916 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon Richmond, VA 32–13 November 11 l y Hampden–Sydney Hampden Sydney, VA 0–8 November 18 t y William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 0–0 December 2 w Randolph–Macon Richmond, VA 19–0 Spiders Win Last Scheduled Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84620132/the-times-dispatch/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia December 3, 1916 29 September 2, 2021 Newspapers.com Spiders Win Last Scheduled Game (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84620266/the-times-dispatch/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond, Virginia December 3, 1916 30 September 2, 2021 Newspapers.com December 9 t Hampden–Sydney Richmond, VA 0–0 References Richmond Richmond Category:Richmond Spiders football seasons Richmond Spiders football