1968 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Frank Jones, Richmond compiled an 8–3 record, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, finishing as SoCon champion. In the postseason, the Spiders defeated Ohio in the Tangerine Bowl.^[1]

1968 Richmond Spiders football
SoCon champion Tangerine Bowl champion
Tangerine Bowl, W 49–42 vs. Ohio
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–3 (6–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Jones (3rd season)
Captains	B. O'Brien M. Bixiones T. Johnson
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Richmond $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
East Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VMI	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Furman	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–31	13,075	[2]
September 21	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–17	25,000	[3]
September 28	Davidson	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 24–14		[4]
October 12	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 21–16		[5]
October 19	Furman	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 34–0	3,000	[6]
October 26	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 31–7		[7]
November 2	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 35–0	15,000	[8]
November 9	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 18–31	12,000	[9]
November 16	at Southern Miss*	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 33–7	7,500	[10]
November 23	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 31–6	12,000	[11]
December 27	vs. No. 15 Ohio*	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	W 49–42	16,114	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game