1958 Richmond
3–7 (3–4 Southern Conference), coached by Edwin Merrick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat George Washington 26–6Oct 17
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at West Virginia | L 22–66 | 20% |
| Sep 27 | at Dayton | L 12–13 | 36% |
| Oct 4 | at VMI | L 6–12 | 20% |
| Oct 11 | at Rutgers | L 12–23 | 26% |
| Oct 17 | atGeorge Washington | W 26–6 | 32% |
| Oct 25 | at Villanova | L 6–13 | 33% |
| Nov 1 | vs The Citadel | W 20–0 | 62% |
| Nov 8 | at Virginia Tech | L 23–27 | 35% |
| Nov 15 | at Davidson | W 27–22 | 57% |
| Nov 27 | vs William & Mary | L 15–18 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 18–15; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The tied 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 169–200
- Coach
- Edwin Merrick
- Elo
- 1392 −1 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.6 No. 88 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Joe Biscaha
All-Southern Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Buddy DavisBAP-2- Joe BiscahaEAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 4–0 | 4–5–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| George Washington | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
| VMI | 2–2–1 | 6–2–2 | |
| Richmond | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Davidson | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| The Citadel | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
 Furman | 1–2 | 2–7 | |
| William & Mary | 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.