Richmond Spiders football, 1920–29

The Richmond Spiders football teams represented 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:	1920 – 1921 – 1922 – 1923 – 1924 – 1925 – 1926 – 1927 – 1928 – 1929

1920

1920 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1920 record	6–2–0 (2-2 SAIAA)
Head coach	Frank Dobson (7th season)
Seasons

Template:1920 SAIAA football standings

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 2	[[{{{school}}}|Lynchburg]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 27–0
October 9	at Catholic	Washington, D.C.	W 10–7
October 16	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 28–0
October 23	Davidson	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–7
October 30	vs. William & Mary	Norfolk, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 13–0
November 6	VPI	Boulevard Park Richmond, Virginia	L 0–21
November 13	Wake Forest	Richmond, Virginia	W 20–7
November 25	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 62–7

1921

1921 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record	4–3–1 (2-2-1 SAIAA)
Head coach	Frank Dobson (8th season)
Seasons

Template:1921 SAIAA football standings

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	Catholic	Richmond, Virginia	W 14–0
October 8	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–14
October 15	VPI	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–34
October 22	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	Richmond, Virginia	L 5–7
October 29	Davidson	Richmond, Virginia	T 14–14
November 5	Wake Forest	Richmond, Virginia	W 41–0
November 12	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 49–0
November 24	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 17–7

1922

1922 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1922 record	6–2–1
Head coach	Frank Dobson (9th season)
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	at Lafayette	Easton, Pennsylvania	L 0–33
October 7	Maryland	Richmond, Virginia	T 0–0
October 14	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 6–14
October 21	Roanoke	Richmond, Virginia	W 6–0
October 28	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	W 13–0
November 4	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 43–13
November 11	at [[{{{school}}}|Lynchburg]]	Lynchburg, Virginia	W 45–0
November 18	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 34–0
November 30	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 13–3

1923

1923 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1923 record	3–5–0
Head coach	Frank Dobson (10th season)
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 4	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–9
October 11	vs. Maryland		L 0–23
October 18	[[{{{school}}}|Lynchburg]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 7–6
October 25	Furman	Richmond, Virginia	L 7–22
November 3	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 12–0
November 10	at Rutgers	Neilson Field Piscataway Township, New Jersey	L 0–53
November 17	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 7–6
November 29	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 6–27

1924

1924 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1924 record	2–6–1
Head coach	Frank Dobson (11th season)
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27	at VPI	Miles Field Blacksburg, Virginia	L 0–28
October 4	at Davidson	Davidson, North Carolina	L 0–7
October 11	Maryland	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–38
October 18	Trinity (Duke)	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–14
October 25	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 25–0
November 1	St. John's College	Richmond, Virginia	W 9–7
November 8	Roanoke	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–9
November 15	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	Richmond, Virginia	T 0–0
November 27	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 6–20

1925

1925 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1925 record	3–6–0
Head coach	Frank Dobson (12th season)
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at N.C. State	Raleigh, North Carolina	L 0–20
October 3	[[{{{school}}}|Lynchburg]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 7–5
October 10	at Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–19
October 17	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Maryland	L 0–7
October 23	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 22–0
October 31	at Duke	Durham, North Carolina	L 0–10
November 7	at Roanoke	Roanoke, Virginia	L 0–6
November 14	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 12–0
November 25	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–14

1926

1926 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1926 record	2–7–0
Head coach	Frank Dobson (13th season)
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–10
October 2	Duke	Richmond, Virginia	W 9–7
October 9	at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, Maryland	L 0–26
October 16	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Maryland	L 3–7
October 23	at [[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Ashland, Virginia	W 28–0
October 30	Roanoke	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–6
November 6	vs. St. John's College		L 7–10
November 13	Hampden-Sydney	Richmond, Virginia	L 7–20
November 25	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–14

1927

1927 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1927 record	4–4–1
Head coach	Frank Dobson (14th season)
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	at Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, Virginia	L 0–22
October 2	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Maryland	W 6–2
October 9	at Cornell	Ithaca, New York	L 0–53
October 15	at Duke	Durham, North Carolina	L 0–72
October 21	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 12–0
October 28	Roanoke	Richmond, Virginia	L 6–7
November 5	at [[{{{school}}}|Lynchburg]]	Lynchburg, Virginia	W 19–6
November 12	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 7–6
November 23	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	T 0–0

1928

1928 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1928 record	3–4–2
Head coach	Frank Dobson (15th season)
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	at Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, Virginia	T 6–6
October 6	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, Maryland	L 13–14
October 13	at Emory & Henry	Emory-Meadowview, Virginia	L 0–7
October 20	at Elon	Elon, North Carolina	W 34–0
October 27	Roanoke		T 13–13
November 3	[[{{{school}}}|Lynchburg]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 50–16
November 10	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	Richmond, Virginia	W 30–0
November 17	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	Richmond, Virginia	L 0–13
November 19	William & Mary	Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–7

1929

1929 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
1929 record	3–5–1
Head coach	Frank Dobson (16th season)
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28	Virginia Military Institute	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	L 0–40
October 5	Wake Forest	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	L 0–19
October 12	Johns Hopkins	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	W 31–7
October 19	at [[{{{school}}}|Lynchburg]]	Lynchburg, Virginia	W 19–6
October 26	at Emory & Henry	Emory-Meadowview, Virginia	L 0–26
November 2	Roanoke	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	T 6–6
November 9	[[{{{school}}}|Randolph-Macon]]	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	W 9–0
November 16	[[{{{school}}}|Hampden-Sydney]]	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia	L 8–13
November 28	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–25