The Richmond Colts football teams represented Richmond College (now called the University of Richmond) in Richmond, Virginia. Their traditional football rival is The College of William & Mary located 45 minutes east in Williamsburg, Virginia.
| Contents: | 1890 - 1891 - 1892 - 1893 - 1894 - 1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1898 - 1899 |
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1890[]
| 1890 Richmond Colts football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1890 record | 0–3–0 |
| Head coach | C. T. Taylor (1st season) |
Seasons | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 1 | at [[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]] | Ashland, Virginia | L 4–6 |
| November 20 | at [[{{{school}}}|Washington & Lee]] | Lexington, Virginia | L 6–28 |
| November 27 | [[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]] | Richmond, Virginia | L 0–4 |
1891[]
| 1891 Richmond Colts football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1891 record | 0–2–0 |
| Head coach | Dana Rucker (1st season) |
Seasons | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 9 | [[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]] | Richmond, Virginia | L 4–12 |
| November 23 | Keswick School | Richmond, Virginia | L 4–12 |
1892[]
| 1892 Richmond Colts football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1892 record | 2–3–0 |
| Head coach | Penwick Shelton (1st season) |
Seasons | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 15 | [[{{{school}}}|Washington & Lee]] | Richmond, Virginia | L 6–8 |
| October 21 | North Carolina | Richmond, Virginia | L 0–40 |
| October 24 | Wake Forest | Richmond, Virginia | L 0–16 |
| November 24 | at Hampden–Sydney | Hampden-Sydney, Virginia | W 24–0 |
| December 19 | at [[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]] | Ashland, Virginia | W 16–0 |
1893[]
| 1893 Richmond Spiders football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1893 record | 3–2–0 |
| Head coach | Dana Rucker (2nd season) |
Seasons | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | Capitol City A.C. | Richmond, Virginia | W 22–0 |
| October 9 | at Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | L 4–34 |
| November 10 | at Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, Virginia | L 0–34 |
| November 13 | at Allegheny Collegiate Institute | Alderson, West Virginia | W 24–4 |
| November 18 | [[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]] | Richmond, Virginia | W 12–0 |
1894[]
| 1894 Richmond Spiders football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1894 record | 0–4–2 |
| Head coach | Dana Rucker (3rd season) |
Seasons | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | at Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | L 0–48 |
| October 18 | Virginia | Richmond, Virginia | L 0–28 |
| November 3 | at Norfolk YMCA | Norfolk, Virginia | T 4–4 |
| November 10 | vs. North Carolina | Greensboro, North Carolina | L 0–28 |
| November 17 | at Georgetown | Washington, D.C. | L 0–34 |
| December 1 | at Hampden-Sydney | Hampden-Sydney, Virginia | T 0–0 |
1895[]
| 1895 Richmond Spiders football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1895 record | 0–5–1 |
| Head coach | Dana Rucker (4th season) |
Seasons | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 10 | Hampton A.C. | Richmond, Virginia | L 4–16 |
| November 2 | [[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]] | Richmond, Virginia | T 0–0 |
| November 11 | at Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, Virginia | L 0–44 |
| November 12 | at Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | L 0–62 |
| November 18 | at N.C. State | Raleigh, North Carolina | L 0–40 |
| November 19 | at North Carolina | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | L 0–34 |
1896[]
No team was fielded for the 1896 college football season.
1897[]
| 1897 Richmond Spiders football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1897 record | 3–5–0 |
| Head coach | Bill Wertenbaker (1st season) |
Seasons | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Richmond A.C. | Richmond, Virginia | L 0–26 |
| October 9 | at Hampton A.C. | Hampton, Virginia | L 0–32 |
| October 16 | [[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]] | Richmond, Virginia | W 6–4 |
| October 30 | at Petersburg YMCA | Petersburg, Virginia | W 26–0 |
| November 2 | [[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]] | Richmond, Virginia | W 8–6 |
| November 5 | George Washington | Richmond, Virginia | L 0–22 |
| November 9 | St. Alban's (VA) | Richmond, Virginia | L 0–20 |
| November 13 | VPI | Richmond, Virginia | L 0–36 |
1898[]
The 1898 season was significant because it marked the first meeting between Richmond and The College of William & Mary, which later became known as the I-64 Bowl (so named for the highway between the two nearby schools). The Richmond-W&M rivalry is the fourth-longest played college football rivalry and, through the 2009 match-up, the schools have played each other 119 times. Richmond won the inaugural contest 15–0.
| 1898 Richmond Spiders football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1898 record | 3–3–1 |
| Head coach | O. L. Owen (1st season) |
Seasons | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 22 | [[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]] | Richmond, Virginia | T 6–6 |
| October 25 | at [[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]] | Ashland, Virginia | W 15–0 |
| October 29 | at Virginia Military Institute | Lexington, Virginia | L 0–16 |
| October 31 | at [[{{{school}}}|Washington & Lee]] | Lexington, Virginia | L 0–6 |
| November 14 | [[{{{school}}}|Washington & Lee]] | Richmond, Virginia | W 12–0 |
| November 19 | William & Mary | Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) | W 15–0 |
| November 24 | at Newport News A.C. | Newport News, Virginia | L 0–11 |
1899[]
| 1899 Richmond Spiders football | |
| Conference | Independent |
|---|---|
| 1899 record | 2–2–0 |
| Head coach | Julien Hill (1st season) |
Seasons | |
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 14 | at Portsmouth A.C. | Portsmouth, Virginia | L 0–16 |
| October 19 | Pantops Academy (VA) | Richmond, Virginia | W 17–0 |
| October 21 | William & Mary | Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) | W 41–0 |
| October 28 | [[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]] | Richmond, Virginia | L 5–17 |
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