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The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their second season under head coach Malcolm Pitt, Richmond compiled a 2–6 record, with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, finishing in tenth place in the SoCon.[1]

Record2–6 (0–4 SoCon)
Headcoach
Captains
  • John Greer Wood
  • Orvis Milner
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1944 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • John Greer Wood
  • Orvis Milner
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
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1944 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $4–0–06–4–0
Wake Forest6–1–08–1–0
Clemson3–1–04–5–0
NC State3–1–07–2–0
William & Mary2–1–15–2–1
Maryland1–1–01–7–1
South Carolina1–3–03–4–2
VMI1–5–01–8–0
North Carolina0–3–11–7–1
Richmond0–4–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at DukeL 7–618,250[2]
September 308:15 p.m.Richmond AAB*W 34–0[3][4]
October 7VMI
L 20–264,500[5]
October 14Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 18–0[6]
November 4Norfolk Fleet*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–19[7]
November 11Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–394,000[8]
November 18at NC StateL 0–39[9]
November 30William & Mary
L 0–405,000[10]
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