1970 Richmond Spiders football team

1970 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
1970 record	4–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Jones (5th year)
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons « 1969 1971 »

1970 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
William & Mary †		3	–	1					5	–	7
The Citadel		4	–	2					5	–	6
Furman		3	–	2					8	–	3
East Carolina		2	–	2					3	–	8
Richmond		3	–	3					4	–	6
Davidson		2	–	4					2	–	8
VMI		1	–	4					1	–	10
† – Conference champion

The 1970 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1970 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	NC State*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 21–6
September 19	at No. 17 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 10–49
September 26	Davidson	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 5–14
October 3	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 21–43
October 10	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 9–23
October 17	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–20
October 24	East Carolina	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 38–12
October 31	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 31–14
November 14	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 40–17
November 21	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	L 33–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game