1931 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

1931 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Virginia Conference
Record	4–5 (3–2 Virginia)
Head coach	Frank Dobson (18th season)
Captain	Watt Fugate
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Virginia Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Randolph–Macon $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	2
Richmond	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Roanoke	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Emory and Henry	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Lynchburg	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Hampden–Sydney	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Bridgewater	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1931 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	at VMI*	Alumni Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 7–0	^[1]
October 3	Emory and Henry	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–13	^[2]
October 10	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–27	^[3]
October 17	at Furman*	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 6–34	^[4]
October 24	at Delaware*	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 0–7	^[5]
October 31	Roanoke	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 7–2	^[6]
November 7	Randolph–Macon	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 6–14	^[7]
November 14	Hampden–Sydney	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 9–0	^[8]
November 26	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 6–2	^[9]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "Cadets drop hard-fought battle, 7 to 0". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 27, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Emory and Henry beats Richmond 13–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 4, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ferraro is high scorer for Cornell". Democrat and Chronicle. October 11, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Furman eleven whips Spiders by 34–6 score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Delaware scores 7–0 victory over Richmond in intersectional battle". The Morning News. October 26, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maroons give Spiders battle". The Staunton News-Leader. November 1, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yellow Jackets trounce Spiders". Daily Press. November 8, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders blank Tigers by 9–0". The Virginian-Pilot. November 15, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond conquers William & Mary on Chaltain's 80-yard dash". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 27, 1931. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Richmond Spiders football
Venues	Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928) West-End Park (1894) Broad Street Park (1897–1916) Boulevard Field (1917–1920) Stadium Field (1921–1924) City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1968 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl James Madison VMI William & Mary: Capital Cup
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883–1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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