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The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach John Fenlon, the Spiders compiled a 6–2–2 record (3–2–2 against SoCon opponents), finished in sixth place in the SoCon, and outscored opponent by a total of 196 to 121.[1] The team played its home games at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

Record6–2–2 (3–2–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCity Stadium
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1946 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–2 (3–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
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1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $4–0–18–2–1
William & Mary7–1–08–2–0
No. 18 NC State6–1–08–3–0
South Carolina4–2–05–3–0
Duke3–2–04–5–0
Richmond3–2–26–2–2
VPI3–3–23–4–3
VMI2–3–14–5–1
George Washington1–1–04–3–0
Clemson2–3–04–5–0
Wake Forest2–3–06–3–0
Maryland2–5–03–6–0
Furman1–4–02–8–0
Washington and Lee1–4–02–6–0
The Citadel1–5–03–5–0
Davidson1–5–04–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Randolph–Macon*W 46–09,000[2]
September 28VMI
T 7–713,000[3]
October 4at MarylandW 37–711,500[4]
October 12Hampden–Sydney*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 33–63,000[5]
October 19at No. 17 DukeL 0–4110,000[6]
October 26at Washington and Lee
W 20–08,000[7]
November 2Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 19–713,000[8]
November 9at DavidsonW 27–63,000[9]
November 16VPI
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
T 7–7[10]
November 28William & Mary
L 0–4017,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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