1951 Richmond
3–8 (2–6 Southern Conference), coached by Edwin Merrick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 25–6Oct 20
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsRandolph Macon | W 13–6 | 76% |
| Sep 29 | vs VMI | L 0–34 | 38% |
| Oct 6 | at Wake Forest | L 6–56 | 10% |
| Oct 13 | at West Virginia | L 0–24 | 30% |
| Oct 20 | vs Davidson | W 25–6 | 55% |
| Oct 27 | vs William & Mary | L 14–20 | 33% |
| Nov 2 | at Boston College | L 7–21 | 41% |
| Nov 10 | at Stetson | L 14–19 | 66% |
| Nov 17 | at Virginia Tech | L 14–20 | 46% |
| Nov 22 | vsWashington and Lee | L 7–39 | 21% |
| Nov 30 | atGeorge Washington | W 20–19 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat George Washington 20–19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–6 tied for 12th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 120–264
- Coach
- Edwin Merrick
- Elo
- 1232 −91 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −17.1 No. 103 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Johnny Mac Brown
1951 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Maryland | 5–0 | 10–0 | 3 |
| VMI | 5–0 | 7–3 | |
| William & Mary | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| Washington and Lee | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
 Clemson | 3–1 | 7–3 | 19 |
 Duke | 4–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 5–3 | 6–4 | |
 South Carolina | 5–3 | 5–4 | |
| George Washington | 2–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| West Virginia | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 North Carolina | 2–3 | 2–8 | |
 NC State | 2–6 | 3–7 | |
 Richmond | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 The Citadel | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
 Furman | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–5 | 1–8 | |
| Virginia Tech | 1–7 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.