1917 Richmond Spiders football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1917
| team = Richmond Spiders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = EVIAA
| conference2 = South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf2 = SAIAA
| record = 4–2–1
| conf_record = 4–1–1
| conf2_record = 2–1
| head_coach = Frank Dobson
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = Robert Whittet Jr.
| stadium = Boulevard Field
}}
{{1917 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}{{1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1917 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) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 4–2–1 overall, 4–1–1 in EVIAA play, and 2–1 against SAIAA opponents.{{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 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Boulevard Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Spiders Open Season By Beating Indians |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84928303/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=October 14, 1917 |page=27 |access-date=September 7, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1917|team=Hampden–Sydney Tigers|title=Hampden–Sydney}}
| site_stadium = Boulevard Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 0–12
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Scrappy Tigers Win Game From Spiders |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84928486/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=October 21, 1917 |page=25 |access-date=September 7, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Scrappy Tigers Win Game From Spiders (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84928580/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=October 21, 1917 |page=26 |access-date=September 7, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1917|team=Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets|title=Randolph–Macon}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 27–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Washington and Lee
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Lexington, Virginia
| score = 0–43
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Hampden–Sydney
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Hampden Sydney, VA
| score = 0–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| score = 19–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = w
| opponent = Randolph–Macon
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 80–0
}}
}}