1955 Richmond
4–3–2 (3–2–2 Southern Conference), coached by Edwin Merrick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Randolph Macon 33–6Sep 17
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsRandolph Macon | W 33–6 | 87% |
| Sep 24 | at West Virginia | L 12–33 | 23% |
| Oct 1 | at VMI | W 21–0 | 52% |
| Oct 7 | vs The Citadel | L 12–14 | 78% |
| Oct 15 | at Virginia Tech | T 7–7 | 26% |
| Oct 29 | at Villanova | L 14–16 | 64% |
| Nov 5 | vs Davidson | W 19–0 | 69% |
| Nov 12 | vsGeorge Washington | W 7–0 | 48% |
| Nov 24 | vs William & Mary | T 6–6 | 73% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied William & Mary 6–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 4–3–2
- Conference
- 3–2–2 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 131–82
- Coach
- Edwin Merrick
- Elo
- 1479 +29 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.4 No. 76 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Frank Pajaczkowski and Erik Christensen
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 4 | Frank Pajaczkowsi B | San Francisco 49ers |
All-Southern Conference
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Frank PajaczkowskiBAP-1
Second team
- Tom TheodoseBAP-2
- Erik ChristensenOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 4–0 | 8–2 | 19 |
| Virginia Tech | 2–1–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Davidson | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
| The Citadel | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
 Furman | 1–1 | 1–9 | |
| William & Mary | 1–3–1 | 1–7–1 | |
| VMI | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.