1941 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1941 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond in the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, the Spiders compiled a 2–7 record (0–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 184 to 57.^[1]

1941 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–7 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Glenn Thistlethwaite (8th season)
Captain	Bert Milling
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Duke +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina +	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Clemson	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
VPI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Furman	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
North Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	6	–	3
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Richmond was ranked at No. 254 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.^[2]

The team played its home games at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 7–14	9,000	[3]
September 27	Randolph–Macon*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 26–0
October 11	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–44	10,000	[4]
October 18	Washington & Lee	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–21	6,000	[5]
October 25	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 7–25		[6]
November 1	Hampden–Sydney*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 14–7
November 8	North Carolina	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 0–27	2,500	[7]
November 20	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 3–33	12,000	[8]
November 29	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–13	4,000	[9]
*Non-conference game