1975 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1975 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Tait, the team compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing first in the SoCon.

1975 Richmond Spiders football
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–6 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Tait (2nd season)
Home stadium	City Stadium

1975 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Richmond $	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Appalachian State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Furman	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Davidson	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 6–19	10,751
September 20	Furman	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 27–21
September 27	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 9–21	30,000
October 4	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 17–14	16,542
October 11	Ball State*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 14–25	11,000
October 18	VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl, rivalry)	W 24–19	12,000
October 25	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 24–17	14,195
November 1	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 24–28	41,500
November 8	The Citadel	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 7–0	12,500
November 15	West Virginia*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 13–31	16,500
November 22	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 21–31	11,000
*Non-conference game

Roster

1975 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 28 Bob Allen Sr OT 71 Joe Allen So G 61 Dave Ball So OT Dennis Blomquist Fr G 63 Lou Bonato So C Mike Bromir Fr WR 89 Rickey Brown Jr WR 81 John Call Jr FB 34 Dickie Carey So FB Bill Cheshire Fr G 65 James Cones So OT 72 Rodney Elam Sr RB 41 Roger Frustenburg So WR Chris Gooch Fr WR 24 Buster Jackson So WR Harvey Jones Fr OT 70 Rex Kipps Jr RB 22 Demetri Kornegay So RB 46 Edvins Kreilis Jr TE 83 Tim Manwaring Jr OT 68 Doug McGee Jr WR Alan Miller Fr FB 45 Al Newby Jr G 67 Joe Palazeti Jr FB 42 John Palazeti Sr G 64 Cubby Pritchard So TE 82 Mike Ratferty Sr QB Milton Ruffin Fr QB Dan Ryczek Fr QB 10 Larry Shaw Jr QB 13 Dave Taylor So C 55 Keith Waldrop So QB Scott Wallace Fr WR 9 Ken White So OT 76 Mark Yocum So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 35 Mike Andrus Jr MG Ken Ball Fr MG 77 Frank Blua Jr DE 90 Garland Branch So LB 78 Orlandus Branch Jr DE Terry Chase Fr DT 54 Dickie Childress Jr LB Pat Coates Fr DE 88 Steve Colantuoni So DE 84 Mike Copley So DB 43 Carroll Craig Sr DB Rickey Crawford Fr DE Bruno Delicato Fr DT 49 Steve Dodd Jr DT 62 Gary Edwards Jr LB 44 Rene Fretz So DB Jeff Gleeson Fr MG 69 Brad Greenburg So DB 29 Wade Hairfield Sr LB 60 Bob Hanback So MG David Harris Fr DB David Haynie Fr DB Ray Kelly Fr DE 80 Frank Koblischke Sr DT 95 Gary Lorenz So DE Dennis Loughran Fr LB 53 Joe Marchettl Sr DB 20 Jim McGaffrey Jr SS Jeff Nixon Fr DT Don Perfall Fr DT 87 Pitman Rock Jr LB 59 Billy Rogers Sr DB 39 Behle Schaaf Sr DT 94 John Smith So DB 36 Marvin Smith Jr LB 85 David Sowder So DE 86 Rick Sowieta Jr DB 37 Dave Sylvester Jr B 92 Dave Templeton Jr DB 7 Mike Usher Sr DB 11 Rick Walters Jr DB 50 Allan Werle Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 5 Bruce Allen So K 15 Terry Carter Sr K 16 Johnnie Jones Jr	Head coach Jim Tait Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt