1958 Richmond Spiders football team

The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 3–7 record, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in the SoCon.

1958 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Merrick (8th season)
Captain	Joe Biscaha
Home stadium	City Stadium

1958 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia $	4	–	0	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
VPI	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
George Washington	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Richmond	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Davidson	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Furman	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 22–66	20,000
September 27	at Dayton*	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	L 12–13
October 4	at VMI	Alumni Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 6–12
October 11	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 12–23	10,000
October 17	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 26–2	3,500
October 25	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 6–13	6,327
November 1	The Citadel	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 20–0	4,500
November 8	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 23–27	6,000
November 15	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 27–22
November 27	William & Mary	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 15–18	9,000
*Non-conference game