1948 Richmond Spiders football team

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The 1948 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach Karl Esleeck, Richmond compiled a 5–3–2 record, with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, finishing in eighth place in the SoCon.[1]

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1948 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–2 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEdward Ralston, Harry Bode
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
 1947
1949 
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1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 0 011 0 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 0 19 1 1
VMI 5 1 06 3 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 1 17 2 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 2 06 4 0
Maryland 4 2 06 4 0
Duke 3 2 14 3 2
Richmond 3 3 15 3 2
Washington and Lee 2 2 04 6 0
Furman 2 4 02 6 1
George Washington 2 4 04 6 0
Davidson 2 5 03 5 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 5 0
NC State 1 4 13 6 1
VPI 0 6 10 8 1
The Citadel 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Richmond was ranked at No. 117 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Randolph–Macon*W 35–08,000[3]
September 25Maryland
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–1912,000[4]
October 9at FurmanW 7–08,000[5]
October 16VMI
L 0–911,000[6]
October 23Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 28–76,000[7]
October 30at William & MaryL 6–1410,000[8]
November 6at DavidsonW 6–07,500[9]
November 13VPI
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
T 7–712,000[10]
November 25Washington and Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 14–12[11]
December 3at Rollins*T 27–27[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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