1953 RICHMOND SPIDERS FOOTBALL TEAM

1953 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Furman	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
George Washington	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Richmond	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
VPI	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
VMI	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Davidson	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 5–3–1 record, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Randolph–Macon*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 28–0	3,000	^[2]
September 26	Davidson	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 16–0	3,000	^[3]
October 3	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA ( rivalry)	W 13–7	10,000	^[4]
October 10	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 7–21		^[5]
October 17	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 27–19	5,000	^[6]
October 24	Wake Forest*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	T 13–13	7,000	^[7]
October 31	at Boston College*	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 14–0	6,167	^[8]
November 14	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA ( rivalry)	L 0–21	18,000	^[9]
November 21	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 7–35	5,600	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "1953 Richmond Spiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
^ "UR tops Jackets, 28–0; Elliott tallies 3 times". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spiders win over Wildcats by 16–0 count". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 27, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond trips VMI by 13 to 7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 4, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Virginia Tech shatters Richmond's victory streak 21–7". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 11, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond storms back to conquer W&L, 27–19". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spider spurt knots favored Wake, 13–13". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Richmond interceptions halt B.C., 14–0". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W&M grabs 21–0 victory". Durham Morning Herald. November 15, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "George Washington routs Spiders, 35–7". The Progress-Index. November 22, 1953. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – 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
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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