1953 Richmond Spiders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1953
| team = Richmond Spiders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 5–3–1
| conf_record = 3–3
| head_coach = Ed Merrick
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = Al Pecuch
| captain2 = Corky Johns
| stadium = City Stadium
}}
{{1953 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 5–3–1 record, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.{{cite web|title=1953 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=November 6, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/richmond/1953-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1953
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1953|team=Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets|title=Randolph–Macon}}
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 28–0
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112664096/ur-tops-jackets-280-elliott-tallies-3/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=UR tops Jackets, 28–0; Elliott tallies 3 times|date=September 19, 1953|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 16–0
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109015084/spiders-win-over-wildcats-by-160-count/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Spiders win over Wildcats by 16–0 count|date=September 27, 1953|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–7
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91826588/richmond-trips-vmi-by-13-to-7/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Richmond trips VMI by 13 to 7|date=October 4, 1953|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = VPI
| site_stadium = Miles Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| score = 7–21
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112664516/virginia-tech-shatters-richmonds-victor/|work=The Bristol Herald Courier|title=Virginia Tech shatters Richmond's victory streak 21–7|date=October 11, 1953|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Washington and Lee
| site_stadium = Wilson Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 27–19
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108029333/richmond-storms-back-to-conquer-wl-27/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Richmond storms back to conquer W&L, 27–19|date=October 18, 1953|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 13–13
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112664813/spider-spurt-knots-favored-wake-1313/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Spider spurt knots favored Wake, 13–13|date=October 25, 1953|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Fenway Park
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| score = 14–0
| attend = 6,167
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112665156/richmond-interceptions-halt-bc-140/|work=The Boston Globe|title=Richmond interceptions halt B.C., 14–0|date=November 1, 1953|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = City Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–21
| attend = 18,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112665339/wm-grabs-210-victory/|work=Durham Morning Herald|title=W&M grabs 21–0 victory|date=November 15, 1953|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = George Washington
| site_stadium = Griffith Stadium
| site_cityst = Washington, DC
| score = 7–35
| attend = 5,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69891995/george-washington-routs-spiders-357/|work=The Progress-Index|title=George Washington routs Spiders, 35–7|date=November 22, 1953|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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