1912 Richmond Spiders football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1912
| team = Richmond Spiders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = EVIAA
| record = 1–7
| conf_record = 1–2
| head_coach = E. A. Dunlap
| hc_year = 6th
| captain = Robert C. Duval Jr.
| stadium = Broad Street Park
}}
{{1912 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1912 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by E. A. Dunlap in his sixth and final year as head coach, Richmond Richmond compiled an overall record of 1–7 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the EVIAA.{{cite web |author= |title=Richmond Football Record Book |url=https://richmondspiders.com/documents/2018/4/3//Richmond_FB_Record_Book.pdf?id=6380 |publisher=University of Richmond Athletics |page=29 |access-date=September 7, 2021 }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Broad Street Park
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 0–46
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Spiders Beaten By Heavy Aggies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84927192/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=October 6, 1912 |page=7 |access-date=September 7, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Spiders Beaten By Heavy Aggies (continues) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84927279/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=October 6, 1912 |page=9 |access-date=September 7, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1912|team=Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets|title=Randolph–Macon}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 0–21
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Richmond Blues
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 7–14
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Bergen Breaks Spider Hoodoo, Crossing Goal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85230515/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=October 20, 1912 |page=7 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Bergen Breaks Spider Hoodoo (continues) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85230548/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=October 20, 1912 |page=9 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1912|team=Roanoke Maroons|title=Roanoke}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Salem, VA
| score = 0–21
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1912|team=Hampden–Sydney Tigers|title=Hampden–Sydney}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Hampden Sydney, VA
| score = 0–13
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Spiders Put Up Stiff Defense |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85230884/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 3, 1912 |page=7 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Spiders Put Up Stiff Defense (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85230952/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 3, 1912 |page=9 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Broad Street Park
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–0
| source = {{cite news |last=Malbert |first=Gus |title=Spiders Break Losing Streak Of Three Years |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79632968/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 10, 1912 |page=7 |access-date=June 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Malbert |first=Gus |title=Spiders Break Losing Streak of Three Years |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79632968/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 10, 1912 |page=9 |access-date=June 15, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Rock Hill College
| site_stadium = Broad Street Park
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 7–14
| source = {{cite news |last=Lutz |first=Earle |title=Richmond Loses to Rock Hill College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85231401/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 17, 1912 |page=11 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Lutz |first=Earle |title=Spiders Lose to Rock Hill (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85231470/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 17, 1912 |page=13 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| opponent = Randolph–Macon
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 7–28
| source = {{cite news |last=Malbert |first=Gus |title=Yellow Jackets Are Champions For Third Year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85231625/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 24, 1912 |page=11 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Malbert |first=Gus |title=Yellow Jackets Are Champions (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85231598/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 24, 1912 |page=12 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
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