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The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ed Merrick, the Spiders compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for 12th place in the SoCon.[1] The team's captain was Johnny Mac Brown.[2]

Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainJohnny Mac Brown
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1951 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohnny Mac Brown
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
 1950
1952 
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1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland +5001000
VMI +500730
Washington and Lee510640
William & Mary510730
No. 19 Clemson310730
Duke420541
South Carolina530640
Wake Forest530640
George Washington231261
North Carolina230280
West Virginia230550
NC State260370
Richmond260380
The Citadel130460
Furman141361
Davidson150180
VPI170280
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Randolph–Macon*W 13–610,000[3]
September 29VMI
L 0–347,000[4]
October 6at Wake ForestL 6–567,000[5]
October 13at West VirginiaL 0–24[6]
October 20Davidson
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 25–6[7]
October 27William & Marydagger
L 14–205,000[8]
November 2at Boston College*L 7–215,514[9]
November 108:00 p.m.at Stetson*L 14–19[10][11]
November 17at VPIL 14–205,000[12]
November 222:00 p.m.Washington and Lee
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 7–397,000[13][14]
November 30at George WashingtonW 20–19[15]
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