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The 1928 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1928 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach, Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled an overall record of 3–4–2.[1] The team included Herbie Peterson, whom Dobson considered one of the three best backs he ever coached.[2] Richmond played their home games at Tate Field on Mayo Island.
1928 Richmond Spiders football | |
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Conference | Virginia Conference |
Record | 3–4–2 (2–3–1 Virginia) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Taylor Sanford |
Home stadium | Tate Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emory and Henry $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roanoke | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lynchburg | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampden–Sydney | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bridgewater | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Randolph–Macon | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | at VMI* |
| T 6–6 | [3] | ||
October 6 | at Johns Hopkins* |
| L 13–14 | 5,000 | [4][5] | |
October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | Emory and Henry | L 0–7 | [6][7][8] | ||
October 20 | at Elon* | W 34–0 | [9][10] | |||
October 27 | at Roanoke |
| T 13–13 | [11] | ||
November 3 | Lynchburg |
| W 50–16 | [12][13] | ||
November 10 | Randolph–Macon |
| W 30–0 | 1,000 | [14][15][16] | |
November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Hampden–Sydney |
| L 0–13 | 5,000 | [17][18][19] |
November 29 | 2:15 p.m. | William & Mary |
| L 0–7 | 11,000 | [20][21][22] |
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