1940 Richmond
6–3 (3–2 Southern Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Newport News 38–0Sep 20
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | atNewport News | W 38–0 | 61% |
| Sep 28 | vsRandolph Macon | W 28–0 | 78% |
| Oct 5 | at Virginia Tech | W 13–7 | 33% |
| Oct 12 | atFranklin & Marshall | L 0–21 | 62% |
| Oct 19 | vsWashington and Lee | L 0–3 | 48% |
| Oct 26 | vs VMI | W 9–7 | 32% |
| Nov 2 | vsHampden Sydney | W 39–13 | 62% |
| Nov 9 | vs North Carolina | W 14–13 | 25% |
| Nov 21 | vs William & Mary | L 0–16 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 16–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 76th-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 1940.
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 141–80
- Coach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite
- Elo
- 1341 +45 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.0 No. 94 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Harold McVay
Drafted in 1941
The 1941 draft| Rd 2 | Art Jones B | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Andy FronczekOTAP-1
Second team
Art JonesBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Clemson | 4–0 | 6–2–1 | |
 Duke | 4–1 | 7–2 | 18 |
 Wake Forest | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| William & Mary | 2–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Richmond | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| North Carolina | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| VMI | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Furman | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–1–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 NC State | 3–5 | 3–6 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
 Maryland | 0–1–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–5 | 5–5 | |
 The Citadel | 0–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.