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The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled a 6–3 record, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.[1]

Record6–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainHarold McVay
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1940 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHarold McVay
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
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1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $4–0–06–2–1
No. 18 Duke4–1–07–2–0
Wake Forest4–2–07–3–0
William & Mary2–1–16–2–1
North Carolina3–2–06–4–0
Richmond3–2–07–3–0
VMI3–2–17–2–1
Furman4–3–05–4–0
Washington and Lee1–1–12–7–1
VPI2–3–05–5–0
NC State3–5–03–6–0
Maryland0–1–12–6–1
South Carolina1–3–03–6–0
Davidson1–5–05–5–0
The Citadel0–4–04–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Richmond was ranked at No. 128 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Apprentice*
W 38–03,000[3]
September 28Randolph–Macon*W 28–02,500[4]
October 53:00 p.m.at VPIW 13–76,000[5]
October 12at Franklin & Marshall*
L 0–2115,000[6]
October 19Washington and Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–35,000[7]
October 26VMI
W 9–710,000[8]
November 2Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 39–134,000[9]
November 9North Carolina
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 14–138,500[10]
November 21William & Mary
L 0–1618,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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