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1943 Richmond

6–⁠1 (1–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1943, game by game: won vs. Richmond Field 45–0; lost at Duke 0–61; won vs. Curtis Bay Coast Guard 13–3; won at Virginia 16–7; won vs. VMI 27–0; won vs. Charleston Coast Guard 20–6; won vs. Norfolk Marines 74–7+67−61Won 45–0 vs. Richmond Field+45Richmond FieldLost 0–61 at Duke-61DukeWon 13–3 vs. Curtis Bay Coast Guard+10Curtis Bay Coas…Won 16–7 at Virginia+9VirginiaWon 27–0 vs. VMI+27VMIWon 20–6 vs. Charleston Coast Guard+14Charleston Coas…Won 74–7 vs. Norfolk Marines+67Norfolk Marines
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsRichmond FieldW 45–⁠056%
Sep 25atDukeL 0–⁠619%
Oct 2vsCurtis Bay Coast GuardW 13–⁠354%
Oct 9atVirginiaW 16–⁠717%
Oct 16vsVMIW 27–⁠053%
Oct 25vsCharleston Coast GuardW 20–⁠672%
Nov 13vsNorfolk MarinesW 74–⁠773%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Norfolk Marines 74–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
6–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
195–⁠84
Coach
—
Elo
1343 +159 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.1 No. 50 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1943 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠08–⁠17
Maryland2–⁠04–⁠5
South Carolina2–⁠15–⁠2
Wake Forest3–⁠24–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠26–⁠3
Richmond1–⁠16–⁠1
Clemson2–⁠32–⁠6
VMI2–⁠32–⁠6
NC State1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson0–⁠30–⁠3

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