1974 Richmond
5–5 (3–3 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Tait. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Virginia 29–25Sep 14
By 4 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs Villanova | W 14–13 | 76% |
| Sep 14 | at West Virginia | W 29–25 | 46% |
| Sep 28 | at The Citadel | W 27–24 | 76% |
| Oct 5 | vs Furman | L 14–24 | 81% |
| Oct 12 | at Ball State | L 23–38 | 77% |
| Oct 26 | at Virginia Tech | L 7–41 | 51% |
| Nov 2 | vs VMI | W 17–14 | 58% |
| Nov 9 | vs East Carolina | W 28–24 | 37% |
| Nov 16 | vs App State | L 13–14 | 79% |
| Nov 23 | vs William & Mary | L 12–54 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 54–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 184–271
- Coach
- Jim Tait
- Elo
- 1385 −139 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.3 No. 105 of 124; offense No. 94, defense No. 112
- SRS
- −13.3 No. 107 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Harry Knight, Ramon Perez and Ace Owens
1974 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 5–1 | 7–4 | |
| App State | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| East Carolina | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
 Richmond | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| The Citadel | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| William & Mary | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| Furman | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
 Davidson | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.