Richmond Spiders football, 1881–89

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The Richmond Colts football teams represented Richmond College (now the University of Richmond) in Richmond, Virginia. The first Spiders season was in 1881 when they finished 2–0–0, both wins being against Randolph-Macon College of Ashland. The Spiders did not compete in the 1883 and 1884 seasons.

Contents: 1881 - 1882 - 1883 - 1884 - 1885 - 1886 - 1887 - 1888 - 1889


1881

1881 Richmond Colts football
Conference Independent
1881 record 2–0–0
Head coach M. C. Taylor (1st year)
Seasons
1882 »
Date Opponent Site Result
December 3 at Randolph-Macon Ashland, Virginia W 3–0  
December 17 Randolph-Macon Richmond, Virginia W 3–0  

1882

1882 Richmond Colts football
Conference Independent
1882 record 1–0–0
Head coach C. M. Hazen (1st year)
Seasons
« 1881 1883 »
Date Opponent Site Result
December 9 Randolph-Macon Richmond, Virginia W 5–1  

1883

Rain canceled the only scheduled game of the 1883 season. The Colts were supposed to have played the Hampden-Sydney Tigers.

1884

The Colts did not play any games in the 1884 college football season.

1885

1885 Richmond Colts football
Conference Independent
1885 record 1–1–0
Head coach C. M. Hazen (2nd year)
Seasons
« 1884 1886 »
Date Opponent Site Result
November 12 Randolph-Macon Richmond, Virginia W 3–1  
November 12 Randolph-Macon Richmond, Virginia L 1–2  

1886

1886 Richmond Colts football
Conference Independent
1886 record 1–1–0
Head coach C. M. Hazen (3rd year)
Seasons
« 1885 1887 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 21 Randolph-Macon Richmond, Virginia L 0–1  
November 20 at Randolph-Macon Ashland, Virginia W 3–1  

1887

1887 Richmond Colts football
Conference Independent
1887 record 1–1–0
Head coach H. R. Hundley (1st year)
Seasons
« 1886 1888 »
Date Opponent Site Result
November 12 at McCabe University Petersburg, Virginia L 0–57  
November 24 Randolph-Macon Richmond, Virginia W 14–13  

1888

1888 Richmond Colts football
Conference Independent
1888 record 1–2–0
Head coach C. M. Hazen (4th year)
Seasons
« 1887 1889 »
Date Opponent Site Result
November 12 at Randolph-Macon Ashland, Virginia W 11–0  
November 29 Petersburg A.C. Richmond, Virginia L 0–6  
December 9 McCabe University Richmond, Virginia L 0–6  

1889

1889 Richmond Colts football
Conference Independent
1889 record 1–2–0
Head coach Frank Johnson (1st year)
Seasons
« 1888 1890 »
Date Opponent Site Result
November 28 Petersburg A.C. Richmond, Virginia L 0–6  
December 10 at Wake Forest Wake Forest, North Carolina L 14–32  
December 16 Randolph-Macon Richmond, Virginia W 42–0  

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