1971 Richmond Spiders football team

1971 Richmond Spiders football
SoCon champion
Tangerine Bowl, L 3–28 vs. Toledo
Conference	Southern Conference
1971 record	5–6 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Jones (6th year)
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons « 1970 1972 »

1971 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Richmond †	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Furman	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
VMI	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Davidson	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion

The 1971 Richmond Spiders football team represented the Richmond College during the 1971 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	North Carolina*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–28
September 25	West Virginia*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–16
October 2	Boston College*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–24
October 9	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 14–7
October 16	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 21–6
October 23	Furman	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–0
October 30	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 24–31
November 6	The Citadel	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 11–21
November 13	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 14–7
November 20	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 21–19
December 28	vs. No. 14 Toledo	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	L 3–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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