1927 Richmond Spiders football team

1927 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceVirginia Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–1–1 Virginia)
Head coach
CaptainJesse W. Dillon
Home stadiumTate Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Virginia Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
William & Mary $ 2 0 1 4 5 1
Emory and Henry 1 0 0 9 0 0
Richmond 3 1 1 4 4 1
Roanoke 2 1 1 5 3 1
Randolph–Macon 1 2 1 2 3 1
Hampden–Sydney 1 3 0 4 5 0
Lynchburg 1 4 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1927 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1927 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach, Frank Dobson, Richmond compiled an overall record of 4–4–1.[1] The team opened the season with a starting lineup at an average weight of just 162 pounds.[2] Richmond played their home games at Tate Field on Mayo Island.

  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Collegian — University of Richmond 23 September 1927 — the Collegian Newspaper Archives".