1975 Richmond

5–⁠6 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Tait.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1975, game by game: lost at Cincinnati 6–19; won vs. Furman 27–21; lost at Virginia Tech 9–21; won at East Carolina 17–14; lost vs. Ball State 14–25; won vs. VMI 24–19; won at App State 24–17; lost at Georgia 24–28; won vs. The Citadel 7–0; lost vs. West Virginia 13–31; lost at William & Mary 21–31+7−18Lost 6–19 at Cincinnati-13CincinnatiWon 27–21 vs. Furman+6FurmanLost 9–21 at Virginia Tech-12Virginia TechWon 17–14 at East Carolina+3East CarolinaLost 14–25 vs. Ball State-11Ball StateWon 24–19 vs. VMI+5VMIWon 24–17 at App State+7App StateLost 24–28 at Georgia-4GeorgiaWon 7–0 vs. The Citadel+7The CitadelLost 13–31 vs. West Virginia-18West VirginiaLost 21–31 at William & Mary-10William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Southern Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
186–⁠226
Coach
Jim Tait
Elo
1392 −31 this season
SP+ rating
0.0 No. 73 of 132; offense No. 73, defense No. 65
SRS
−6.3 No. 97 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1975 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Richmond5–⁠15–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠28–⁠3
App State3–⁠28–⁠3
The Citadel4–⁠36–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠32–⁠9
Furman2–⁠45–⁠5–⁠1
VMI2–⁠43–⁠8
Davidson0–⁠30–⁠3

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