1946 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach John Fenlon, the Spiders compiled a 6–2–2 record (3–2–2 against SoCon opponents), finished in sixth place in the SoCon, and outscored opponent by a total of 196 to 121.^[1] The team played its home games at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

1946 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–2–2 (3–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	John Fenlon (2nd season)
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons ← 1945 1947 →

1946 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 North Carolina $	4	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
William & Mary	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 18 NC State	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
VPI	3	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	3
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
George Washington	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Randolph–Macon*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 46–0	9,000	[2]
September 28	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	T 7–7	13,000	[3]
October 4	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 37–7	11,500	[4]
October 12	Hampden–Sydney*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 33–6	3,000	[5]
October 19	at No. 17 Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–41	10,000	[6]
October 26	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	W 20–0	8,000	[7]
November 2	Virginia*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 19–7	13,000	[8]
November 9	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 27–6	3,000	[9]
November 16	VPI	City Stadium Richmond, VA	T 7–7		[10]
November 28	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 0–40	17,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game