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The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Frank Jones, Richmond compiled an 5–6 record, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, finishing as SoCon co-champion. In the postseason, the Spiders lost to Toledo in the Tangerine Bowl.[1]

Record5–6 (5–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCity Stadium
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1971 Richmond Spiders football
SoCon champion
Tangerine Bowl, L 3–28 vs. Toledo
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
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1971 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Richmond $5–1–05–6–0
William & Mary4–1–05–6–0
The Citadel4–2–08–3–0
East Carolina3–2–04–6–1
Furman2–3–05–5–1
VMI1–4–01–10–0
Davidson0–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11North Carolina*L 0–2816,000[2]
September 25West Virginia*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–1611,000[3]
October 2Boston College*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 0–246,500[4]
October 9at East CarolinaW 14–714,235[5]
October 16VMI
W 21–610,000[6]
October 23Furman
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 20–05,500[7]
October 30at Southern Miss*L 24–3110,000[8]
November 6The Citadel
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 11–218,000[9]
November 13at DavidsonW 14–72,800[10]
November 20at William & MaryW 21–1913,000[11]
December 28vs. No. 14 ToledoL 3–2816,750[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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