1936 Richmond
4–4–2 (1–3 Southern Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Emory & Henry 20–6Oct 17
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | atNewport News | W 6–0 | 75% |
| Sep 26 | vsRandolph Macon | T 7–7 | 86% |
| Oct 3 | vsRoanoke | T 0–0 | 88% |
| Oct 10 | atFranklin & Marshall | L 0–13 | 76% |
| Oct 17 | vsEmory & Henry | W 20–6 | 76% |
| Oct 24 | vs VMI | L 0–20 | 64% |
| Oct 31 | at Virginia Tech | L 7–20 | 36% |
| Nov 7 | vs Maryland | L 0–12 | 28% |
| Nov 14 | vsHampden Sydney | W 14–3 | 71% |
| Nov 26 | vs William & Mary | W 7–0 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat William & Mary 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Richmond’s 1936 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | atApprentice School | W 6–0 | Richmond’s article |
- Record
- 4–4–2
- Conference
- 1–3 13th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 61–81
- Coach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite
- Elo
- 1360 −86 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −24.8 No. 128 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Micheal W. West
1936 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 7–0 | 9–1 | 11 |
 North Carolina | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
 Furman | 4–1 | 7–2 | |
| VMI | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Maryland | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 3–2 | 4–5 | |
 Davidson | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
 Clemson | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Virginia Tech | 4–5 | 5–5 | |
 Wake Forest | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 South Carolina | 2–5 | 5–7 | |
 Richmond | 1–3 | 4–4–2 | |
 Virginia | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 4–6 | |
| William & Mary | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.