1934 Richmond Spiders football team
American college football season
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The 1934 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1934 college football season. Led by first-year head coach, Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled an overall record of 8â1 with a mark of 2â1 in conference play, sharing the Virginia Conference title with William & Mary.
ConferenceVirginia Conference
Record8â1 (2â1 Virginia)
Headcoach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite (1st season)
CaptainW. S. "Smitty" Morris
| 1934 Richmond Spiders football | |
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Virginia Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Virginia Conference |
| Record | 8â1 (2â1 Virginia) |
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| Captain | W. S. "Smitty" Morris |
| Home stadium | City Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond + | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary + | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emory and Henry | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Roanoke | W 27â0 | [1][2][3][4] | ||
| October 6 | at Cornell* | W 6â0 | 2,100 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | vs. Emory and Henry | Bluefield, WV | L 0â13 | 6,000 | [6] | |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | VMI* |
| W 7â0 | 9,000 | [7][8][9][10][11] |
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | HampdenâSydney* |
| W 20â0 | [12] | |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgetown* |
| W 14â13 | 8,000 | [13][14][15] |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Davis & Elkins* |
| W 7â0 | 6,000 | [16][17][18] |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| W 39â6 | [19] | |
| November 29 | William & Mary |
| W 6â0 | 15,000 | [20][21] | |
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