1941 Richmond

2–⁠7 (0–⁠6 Southern Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1941, game by game: lost at NC State 7–14; won vs. Randolph Macon 26–0; lost at Virginia 0–44; lost vs. Washington and Lee 0–21; lost vs. VMI 7–25; won vs. Hampden Sydney 14–7; lost vs. North Carolina 0–27; lost vs. William & Mary 3–33; lost at Virginia Tech 0–13+26−44Lost 7–14 at NC State-7NC StateWon 26–0 vs. Randolph Macon+26Randolph MaconLost 0–44 at Virginia-44VirginiaLost 0–21 vs. Washington and Lee-21Washington and …Lost 7–25 vs. VMI-18VMIWon 14–7 vs. Hampden Sydney+7Hampden SydneyLost 0–27 vs. North Carolina-27North CarolinaLost 3–33 vs. William & Mary-30William & MaryLost 0–13 at Virginia Tech-13Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 16th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠6 16th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
57–⁠184
Coach
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Elo
1272 −122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.3 No. 116 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bert Milling

1941 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠12
South Carolina4–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson5–⁠17–⁠2
William & Mary4–⁠18–⁠2
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI4–⁠24–⁠6
Wake Forest4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
NC State3–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Furman2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Washington and Lee1–⁠2–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠43–⁠7
Maryland1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠6–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
George Washington0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠62–⁠7

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