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1972 Richmond

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

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1972, game by game: lost at North Carolina 18–28; lost at West Virginia 7–28; won vs. UL Monroe 17–0; won vs. VMI 34–15; lost vs. East Carolina 0–21; lost vs. Southern Miss 9–34; won at Furman 37–0; won at The Citadel 21–7; won vs. Davidson 20–14; won vs. William & Mary 20–3+37−25Lost 18–28 at North Carolina-10North CarolinaLost 7–28 at West Virginia-21West VirginiaWon 17–0 vs. UL Monroe+17UL MonroeWon 34–15 vs. VMI+19VMILost 0–21 vs. East Carolina-21East CarolinaLost 9–34 vs. Southern Miss-25Southern MissWon 37–0 at Furman+37FurmanWon 21–7 at The Citadel+14The CitadelWon 20–14 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonWon 20–3 vs. William & Mary+17William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atNorth CarolinaL 18–⁠2824%
Sep 16atWest VirginiaL 7–⁠2825%
Sep 23vsUL MonroeW 17–⁠083%
Sep 30vsVMIW 34–⁠1582%
Oct 7vsEast CarolinaL 0–⁠2158%
Oct 14vsSouthern MissL 9–⁠3448%
Oct 21atFurmanW 37–⁠067%
Nov 4atThe CitadelW 21–⁠743%
Nov 11vsDavidsonW 20–⁠1480%
Nov 18vsWilliam & MaryW 20–⁠355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 20–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠150
Coach
Frank Jones
Elo
1444 +12 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 69 of 121; offense No. 92, defense No. 47
SRS
−6.5 No. 88 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Billy Meyers and John Nugent

1972 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Carolina6–⁠09–⁠2
Richmond5–⁠16–⁠4
William & Mary4–⁠25–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠35–⁠6
Davidson2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
VMI1–⁠52–⁠9
Furman1–⁠62–⁠9
App State0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1

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