Newport News vs. Richmond

Newport News and Richmond have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1936; Richmond leads the series 4–⁠0–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Richmond 4–⁠0, and Richmond has won the last 3.

Newport News wins
0
Richmond wins
4
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1936
Longest streak
3 Richmond
Current streak
3 Richmond
Last 10 meetings
Richmond 4–⁠0
Most recent
1940

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠3–⁠1
1940s0–⁠1
Average margin
17.4 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Newport News
0–⁠4–⁠1 Newport News’s record at home
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Richmond’s biggest win1940: Richmond 38, Newport News 0by 38 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Newport News and Richmond, 1936 on1300150017001940

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 20, 1940Richmond 38, Newport News 0at Newport News
Sep 23, 1939Richmond 37, Newport News 0at Newport News
Sep 16, 1938Richmond 6, Newport News 0at Newport News
Sep 17, 1937Newport News 6, Richmond 6at Newport News
Sep 18, 1936Richmond 6, Newport News 0at Newport News

Every game is listed as played on the field.