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1969 Richmond

6–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Jones.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1969, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 14–17; won at VMI 20–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 17–10; lost at Davidson 7–37; won vs. East Carolina 24–7; lost at Southern Miss 28–31; won vs. The Citadel 45–18; won vs. Furman 37–0; lost at West Virginia 21–33; won at William & Mary 28–17+37−30Lost 14–17 at Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Won 20–0 at VMI+20VMIWon 17–10 vs. Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechLost 7–37 at Davidson-30DavidsonWon 24–7 vs. East Carolina+17East CarolinaLost 28–31 at Southern Miss-3Southern MissWon 45–18 vs. The Citadel+27The CitadelWon 37–0 vs. Furman+37FurmanLost 21–33 at West Virginia-12West VirginiaWon 28–17 at William & Mary+11William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atMississippi StateL 14–⁠1765%
Sep 27atVMIW 20–⁠066%
Oct 4vsVirginia TechW 17–⁠1058%
Oct 11atDavidsonL 7–⁠3765%
Oct 18vsEast CarolinaW 24–⁠782%
Oct 25atSouthern MissL 28–⁠3164%
Nov 1vsThe CitadelW 45–⁠1864%
Nov 8vsFurmanW 37–⁠096%
Nov 15atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠3328%
Nov 22atWilliam & MaryW 28–⁠1761%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 28–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1969.

Southern Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Davidson

Consensus All-AmericanWalker Gillette, E

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠170
Coach
Frank Jones
Elo
1515 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.0 No. 86 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 1Walker Gillette WRSan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Wayne Fowler OTBuffalo Bills

1969 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Davidson5–⁠17–⁠4
Richmond5–⁠16–⁠4
The Citadel4–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary2–⁠23–⁠7
East Carolina1–⁠32–⁠7
Furman0–⁠41–⁠8–⁠1
VMI0–⁠40–⁠10

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