Randolph Macon at Richmond
Saturday, September 20, 1947 Share
Richmond beat Randolph Macon 28–7. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Richmond led the series 13–2–4.
FinalHigh 80°F, low 69°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, September 21, 1947, page 34
Read the text
Richmond Downs RIM. With Late STRENGTH RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 2o.-After being played almost to a standstill during the first half, the University of Richmond showed over three touchdowns after the intermission tonight to whip down a stubborn Randolph Macon, 28–7. In the seasons opening contest for both eleyens.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Richmond 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Randolph Macon–Richmond gameRichmond leads 23–2–4 in 29 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.
Around this game
Randolph Macon
- Next gameat RichmondSept. 18, 1948
- SeasonRandolph Macon in 1947
- ProgramRandolph Macon history and records
Richmond
- Next gamevs. Washington and LeeSept. 27, 1947
- SeasonRichmond in 1947
- ProgramRichmond history and records
