1947 Richmond Spiders football team

1947 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
1947 record	3–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach	John Fenlon (3rd season)
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons

1947 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
William & Mary	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Duke	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Washington & Lee	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
NC State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Virginia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
George Washington	0	–	4	–	9			1	–	7	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond in the 1947 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach John Fenlon, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in 15th place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 189 to 106. The team played its home games at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph–Macon]]*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 28–7	10,000
September 27	Washington and Lee	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–16	11,000
October 4	at [[{{{school}}}|Rollins]]*	Orlando, FL	L 7–20	6,500
October 10	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–18
October 18	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 21–20	8,000
October 25	Hampden-Sydney*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–0	4,000
November 1	at No. 12 Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–34	12,000
November 8	Davidson	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–13	3,000
November 15	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 14–26	5,500
November 27	No. 14 William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–35	15,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game