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American college football season
The 1897 Richmond Spiders football team was an
American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the
University of Richmond—as an independent during the
1897 college football season. Led by
Bill Wertenbaker in his first and only year as head coach, Richmond compiled a record of 3–5.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 2 | | Richmond Athletics | | L 0–20 | |
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October 9 | | at Hampton A.C. |
Hampton, VA | L 0–32 | | |
October 16 | |
Randolph–Macon | - Broad Street Park
- Richmond, VA
| W 6–4 | |
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October 30 | | at Petersburg YMCA |
Petersburg, VA | W 26–0 | | |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. |
Hampden–Sydney | - Broad Street Park
- Richmond, VA
| W 8–6 | |
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November 5 | |
Columbian | - Broad Street Park
- Richmond, VA
| L 0–22 | |
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November 9 | 3:45 p.m. | St. Alban's (VA) | Richmond, VA | L 0–20 | |
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November 13 | 3:30 p.m. |
VPI | - Broad Street Park
- Richmond, VA
| L 0–36 | 300–500 |
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"Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
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"The Athletics Win".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. October 3, 1897. p. 18. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"The Spiders Win".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. October 17, 1897. p. 16. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"The Spiders Win".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Oh, Those Spiders!".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. November 3, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"No trouble to win". The Richmond Dispatch. November 6, 1897. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"The Foot-ball Game To-day".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. November 9, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Win By A Big Score".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. November 10, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"The V.P.I. Wonders".
Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Virginia. November 7, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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"V. P. I.'s Victorious".
The Richmond Dispatch.
Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1897. p. 15. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"The Polytechs Win".
The Times. Library of Virginia. November 14, 1897. p. 14. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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