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1939 Richmond

7–⁠1–⁠2 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1939, game by game: won at Newport News 37–0; won vs. Randolph Macon 26–0; won at Washington and Lee 7–0; tied at Rutgers 6–6; won vs. Gettysburg 21–0; won vs. The Citadel 19–0; tied vs. VMI 0–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 13–0; won vs. Hampden Sydney 26–7; lost vs. William & Mary 0–7+37−7Won 37–0 at Newport News+37Newport NewsWon 26–0 vs. Randolph Macon+26Randolph MaconWon 7–0 at Washington and Lee+7Washington and …Tied 6–6 at Rutgers0RutgersWon 21–0 vs. Gettysburg+21GettysburgWon 19–0 vs. The Citadel+19The CitadelTied 0–0 vs. VMI0VMIWon 13–0 vs. Virginia Tech+13Virginia TechWon 26–7 vs. Hampden Sydney+19Hampden SydneyLost 0–7 vs. William & Mary-7William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atNewport NewsW 37–⁠052%
Sep 30vsRandolph MaconW 26–⁠073%
Oct 7atWashington and LeeW 7–⁠025%
Oct 14atRutgersT 6–⁠657%
Oct 21vsGettysburgW 21–⁠074%
Oct 28vsThe CitadelW 19–⁠060%
Nov 4vsVMIT 0–⁠058%
Nov 11vsVirginia TechW 13–⁠054%
Nov 18vsHampden SydneyW 26–⁠774%
Nov 25vsWilliam & MaryL 0–⁠761%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1939.

Record
7–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
155–⁠20
Coach
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Elo
1395 +132 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.1 No. 72 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Edwin J. Merrick

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Ed MerrickCAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Bill BurgeEUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1939 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠08–⁠18
Clemson4–⁠09–⁠112
North Carolina5–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
William & Mary2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
VMI3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠37–⁠3
Furman3–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠72–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠43–⁠8
Maryland0–⁠12–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.