1916 Richmond Spiders football team

1916 Richmond Spiders football
EVIAA co-champion
ConferenceEastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association, South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4–2 (4–1–2 EVIAA, 1–3–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBertram Lee Robins
Home stadiumBroad Street Park
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Richmond + 4 1 2 5 2 2
Hampden–Sydney + 4 1 2 6 3 2
Randolph–Macon 1 4 1 1 7 1
William & Mary 1 4 1 2 5 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VPI $ 4 0 0 7 2 0
Georgetown 2 0 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee 1 0 0 5 2 2
George Washington 2 1 0 3 3 1
North Carolina 2 1 0 5 4 0
Catholic University 2 1 0 4 4 0
Virginia 2 1 0 4 5 0
Davidson 1 2 0 5 3 1
Richmond 1 3 1 5 4 2
VMI 1 4 0 4 5 0
St. John's (MD) 0 1 0 0 1 0
William & Mary 0 2 1 2 5 2
Johns Hopkins 0 2 0 0 2 0
North Carolina A&M 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Frank Dobson, Richmond finished the season 5–4–2 overall, 4–1–2 in EVIAA play, and 1–3–1 against SAIAA opponents. The Spiders tied with Hampden–Sydney for the EVIAA title.[1]

  1. ^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.