1905 RICHMOND SPIDERS FOOTBALL TEAM

1905 Richmond Spiders football
1905 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5–2 ( EVIAA)
Head coach	E. A. Dunlap (1st season);
Captain	Hudson A. Mench
Home stadium	Broad Street Park
	Seasons ← 1904 1906 →

The 1905 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) during the 1905 college football season. Led by first-year head coach E. A. Dunlap, Richmond compiled a record of 3–5–2.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		at Washington and Lee	Lexington, VA	L 0–34		^[2]
October 7		Randolph–Macon	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	L 0–35		^[3]
October 11	3:30 p.m.	William & Mary	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA ( rivalry)	T 0–0		^[4]^[5]
October 18		Virginia Boat Club	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 17–0	1,500	^[6]
October 21		William & Mary	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	L 0–4		^[7]^[8]
October 28		at St. John's (MD)	Annapolis, MD	L 0–10		^[9]
November 1	3:30 p.m.	Washington and Lee	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	L 0–6		^[10]^[11]
November 11	3:30 p.m.	William & Mary	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 23–5		^[12]^[13]
November 16	3:30 p.m.	Richmond Indian School	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 5–0		^[14]^[15]
November 25		Randolph–Macon	Richmond, VA	T 18–18		^[16]
All times are in Eastern time

References

^ "Richmond Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Richmond Athletics. p. 29. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
^ "Richmond Shut Out". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 4, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "All Things Come To Ashlanders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 8, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "William And Mary". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 11, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Close Contest Results In Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 12, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "College Spiders Defeat Boat Club". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1905. p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hotly Contested Game To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 21, 1905. p. 10. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Was Close Game And Hard Fought". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 22, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Played Plucky Game; Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 29, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Foot-ball To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Play Fast Game Against Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Foot-ball For To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 11, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Spiders Piled Up Great Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 12, 1905. p. 15. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Looking For Scalps". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 16, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ ""Spiders" Win From Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 17, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Richmond—Randolph-Macon". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 26, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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

[2] "Richmond Shut Out". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 4, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "All Things Come To Ashlanders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 8, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] "William And Mary". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 11, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Close Contest Results In Tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 12, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "College Spiders Defeat Boat Club". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 19, 1905. p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] "Hotly Contested Game To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 21, 1905. p. 10. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] "Was Close Game And Hard Fought". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 22, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[9] "Played Plucky Game; Defeated". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 29, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[10] "Foot-ball To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 1, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] "Play Fast Game Against Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 2, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[12] "Foot-ball For To-day". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 11, 1905. p. 8. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[13] "Spiders Piled Up Great Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 12, 1905. p. 15. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[14] "Looking For Scalps". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 16, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[15] ""Spiders" Win From Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 17, 1905. p. 9. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

[16] "Richmond—Randolph-Macon". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. November 26, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .

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v t e Richmond Spiders football
Venues	Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928) West-End Park (1894) Broad Street Park (1897–1916) Boulevard Field (1917–1920) Stadium Field (1921–1924) City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1968 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl James Madison VMI William & Mary: Capital Cup
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883–1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Richmond Spiders football
Venues	Tate Field (1891–1893, 1925–1928) West-End Park (1894) Broad Street Park (1897–1916) Boulevard Field (1917–1920) Stadium Field (1921–1924) City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1968 Tangerine Bowl 1971 Tangerine Bowl James Madison VMI William & Mary: Capital Cup
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1881 1882 1883–1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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