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Richmond

SOCON · 1971 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
56
1909–1981
All-Time Record
230–287–27
0.448 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#18
1943
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 10 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Richmond head-to-head · History & Eras

1971 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC9–3L 0–28
5Week 5 · Sep 28West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 3–16
6Week 6 · Oct 5Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 0–24
7Week 7 · Oct 12East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 14–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON1–10W 21–6
9Week 9 · Oct 26Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON5–5–1W 20–0
10Week 10 · Nov 2Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 24–31
11Week 11 · Nov 9Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 11–21
12Week 12 · Nov 16Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON1–9W 14–7
13Week 13 · Nov 23William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 21–19
17Final · Jan 4Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC12–0L 3–28

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.432
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-17+16
  • Furman +5
  • William & Mary +5
  • East Carolina +4
  • Virginia Military Institute +1
  • Davidson +1
  • Toledo 0
  • Boston College -2
  • North Carolina -3
  • Citadel -3
  • West Virginia -4
  • Southern Miss -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #60Better than 57%
Win % Place 66thBetter than 53%

0.455 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#56Regular Season Final#55Post-Season W1#55Post-Season W2#55Post-Season W3#60Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-28
-13
-24
+7
+15
+20
-7
-10
+7
+2
-25

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1151966#641967#291968#461969#861970

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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