East Carolina at Richmond
Saturday, November 17, 1956 Share
Richmond beat East Carolina 45–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Richmond led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 71°F, low 38°F, 0.86 in. of rainAttendance 5,500
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 18, 1956, page 79
Read the text
Richmond Romps To 45–7 Triumph GREENVILLE. N. c., Nov. II R.-Richmond’s Spiders cashed in on three costly East Carolina fumbles and otherwise powered their way to a Asst victory over the Pirates today. The Southern Conference team warmed up in the first period after giving up a score in the first three minutes and never was in trouble as they rolled to at least two touchdowns in each Of the first three quartiers. Richmond failed to score in the final period with its lineup heavily sailed with subs. East Carolina threatened in this quarter, managing one good drive that finally begged down on the Spiders “a.
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 East Carolina–Richmond gameEast Carolina leads 13–11 in 24 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.
Around this game
East Carolina
- Next gamevs. RichmondSept. 14, 1957
- SeasonEast Carolina in 1956
- ProgramEast Carolina history and records
Richmond
- Next gamevs. William & MaryNov. 22, 1956
- SeasonRichmond in 1956
- ProgramRichmond history and records

