1927 Richmond Spiders football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1927
| team = Richmond Spiders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Virginia Conference
| short_conf = Virginia
| record = 4–4–1
| conf_record = 3–1–1
| head_coach = Frank Dobson
| hc_year = 14th
| captain = Jesse W. Dillon
| stadium = Tate Field
}}
{{1927 Virginia Conference football standings}}
The 1927 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1927 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach, Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled an overall record of 4–4–1.{{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 }} The team opened the season with a starting lineup at an average weight of just 162 pounds.{{Cite web|url=https://collegian.richmond.edu/?a=d&d=COL19270923.2.26&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------|title = The Collegian — University of Richmond 23 September 1927 — the Collegian Newspaper Archives}} Richmond played their home games at Tate Field on Mayo Island.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–22
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90868926/vmi-flashes-to-win-from-spiders-22-to/|work=Daily Press|title=V.M.I. flashes to win from Spiders 22 to 0|date=September 25, 1927|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Johns Hopkins Blue Jays|title=Johns Hopkins}}
| site_stadium = Homewood Field
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| score = 6–2
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Hopkins Loses To Richmond |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84953672/the-baltimore-sun/ |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Maryland |date=October 3, 1927 |page=21 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Hopkins Loses To Richmond (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84953650/the-baltimore-sun/ |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Maryland |date=October 3, 1927 |page=24 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NC
| score = 0–53
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Cornell Easily Defeats Richmond Eleven by Score of 53 to 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84953932/the-ithaca-journal/ |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, New York |date=October 10, 1927 |page=10 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Hanes Field
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 0–72
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-track-contest-easily/150199584/|work=The Greenville News|title=Track contest easily won by Duke, 72 to 0|date=October 16, 1927|accessdate=June 27, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets|title=Randolph–Macon}}
| site_stadium = Tate Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 12–0
| source = {{cite news |last=Herman |first=Dave |title=Spiders Blast Hope Of Jackets, Winning Annual Classic, 12 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84930491/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=October 22, 1927 |page=16 |access-date=September 7, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| opponent = Roanoke
| site_stadium = Westhampton Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 6–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-roanoke-trims-sp/143468922/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Roanoke trims Spiders, 7–6, in hot fight here|date=October 30, 1927|accessdate=March 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Lynchburg Fighting Hornets|title=Lynchburg}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| score = 19–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Hampden–Sydney Tigers|title=Hampden–Sydney}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 7–6
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = t
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Tate Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–0
| attend = 9,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Spiders And Indians Meet In Annual Grid Game At Tate Field Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84943387/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 24, 1927 |page=12 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Harper |first=Robert |title=Richmond-William & Mary in Scoreless Tie; North Carolina Defeats Cavaliers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84943340/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 25, 1927 |page=1 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Harper |first=Robert |title=Richmond Outfights William And Mary In Bitter Football Contest (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84943355/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 25, 1927 |page=14 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Herman |first=Dave |title=Play By Play Account of Game Between Spiders and Indians |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84943509/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 25, 1927 |page=14 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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