1901 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1901 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented Richmond College—now known as the University of Richmond—as an independent during the 1901 college football season. Led by Garnett Nelson in his first and only year as head coach, Richmond compiled a record of 1–7.

1901 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–7
Head coach	Garnett Nelson (1st season)
Captain	Menalcus Lankford
Home stadium	Broad Street Park

1901 Southern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					2	–	0	–	0
Stetson			–					1	–	0	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					4	–	0	–	1
Marshall			–					2	–	0	–	1
Kentucky University			–					7	–	1	–	1
VPI			–					6	–	1	–	0
Nashville			–					6	–	1	–	1
Virginia			–					8	–	2	–	0
Texas			–					8	–	2	–	1
Davidson			–					4	–	2	–	0
Baylor			–					5	–	3	–	0
Gallaudet			–					4	–	2	–	2
Sewanee			–					4	–	2	–	2
William & Mary			–					2	–	1	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	4	–	1
VMI			–					4	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					3	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					3	–	2	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	3	–	2
Kendall			–					2	–	2	–	0
Spring Hill			–					0	–	0	–	1
Wilmington Conference Academy			–					2	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma A&M			–					2	–	3	–	0
South Carolina			–					3	–	4	–	0
Arkansas			–					3	–	5	–	0
Add-Ran			–					1	–	2	–	1
Furman			–					1	–	2	–	1
Chilocco			–					2	–	5	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					1	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M			–					1	–	4	–	0
Maryland			–					1	–	7	–	0
Richmond			–					1	–	7	–	0
Florida Agricultural			–					0	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					0	–	2	–	0
Tusculum			–							–

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 10	4:00 p.m.	Randolph–Macon	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	L 0–6
October 19	4:00 p.m.	Fredericksburg College	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	L 0–27
October 26		at Washington and Lee	Lexington, VA	L 0–39
October 28		at VMI	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 0–79
November 2		Hampden–Sydney	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	L 0–16	400
November 9		at William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 26–11
November 13		at Hampden–Sydney	Hampden Sydney, VA	L 0–70
November 20		at Randolph–Macon	Ashland, VA	L 0–11