1928 Richmond Spiders football team

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The 1928 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1928 college football season. Led by 15th-year head coach, Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled an overall record of 3–4–2.[1] The team included Herbie Peterson, whom Dobson considered one of the three best backs he ever coached.[2] Richmond played their home games at Tate Field on Mayo Island.

ConferenceVirginia Conference
Record3–4–2 (2–3–1 Virginia)
Headcoach
CaptainTaylor Sanford
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1928 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceVirginia Conference
Record3–4–2 (2–3–1 Virginia)
Head coach
CaptainTaylor Sanford
Home stadiumTate Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 â†’
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1928 Virginia Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Emory and Henry $3–0–010–0–0
William & Mary5–1–06–3–2
Roanoke3–2–14–4–1
Lynchburg3–3–05–4–0
Richmond2–3–13–4–2
Hampden–Sydney2–3–03–6–0
Bridgewater0–2–10–6–1
Randolph–Macon0–4–10–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at VMI*
T 6–6[3]
October 6at Johns Hopkins*
L 13–145,000[4][5]
October 133:00 p.m.Emory and Henry
L 0–7[6][7][8]
October 20at Elon*
W 34–0[9][10]
October 27at Roanoke
T 13–13[11]
November 3Lynchburg
  • Tate Field
  • Richmond, VA
W 50–16[12][13]
November 10Randolph–Macon
  • Tate Field
  • Richmond, VA
W 30–01,000[14][15][16]
November 172:30 p.m.Hampden–Sydney
  • Tate Field
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–135,000[17][18][19]
November 292:15 p.m.William & Mary
L 0–711,000[20][21][22]
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