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The 1941 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond in the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Spiders compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 184 to 57.[1]

Record2–7 (0–6 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainBert Milling
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1941 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBert Milling
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
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1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Duke +5–0–09–1–0
South Carolina +4–0–14–4–1
Clemson5–1–07–2–0
William & Mary4–1–08–2–0
VMI4–2–04–6–0
VPI4–2–06–4–0
Wake Forest4–2–15–5–1
NC State3–4–24–5–2
Furman2–3–23–4–2
Washington and Lee1–2–21–6–2
North Carolina2–4–03–7–0
Maryland1–2–03–5–1
Davidson1–5–21–6–3
The Citadel0–2–14–3–1
George Washington0–4–11–7–1
Richmond0–6–02–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Richmond was ranked at No. 254 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[2]

The team played its home games at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at NC StateL 7–149,000[3]
September 27Randolph–Macon*W 26–0
October 11at Virginia*L 0–4410,000[4]
October 18Washington & Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–216,000[5]
October 25VMI
L 7–25[6]
November 1Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 14–7
November 8North Carolina
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–272,500[7]
November 20William & Mary
L 3–3312,000[8]
November 29at VPIL 0–134,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
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