1947 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1947 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond in the 1947 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach John Fenlon, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in 15th place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 189 to 106.^[1]

1947 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–7 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach	John Fenlon (3rd season)
Captain	Joe LaLuna, Carroll Richard
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 William & Mary $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Duke	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
No. 17 NC State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
George Washington	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Richmond was ranked at No. 143 out of 500 college football teams.^[2]

The team played its home games at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Randolph–Macon*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 28–7	10,000	[3]
September 27	Washington and Lee	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–16	11,000	[4]
October 4	at Rollins*	Orlando, FL	L 7–20	6,500	[5]
October 10	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–18		[6]
October 18	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 21–20	8,000	[7]
October 25	Hampden-Sydney*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–0	4,000	[8]
November 1	at No. 12 Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–34	12,000	[9]
November 8	Davidson	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–13	3,000	[10]
November 15	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 14–26	5,500	[11]
November 27	No. 14 William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–35	15,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game