1938 Richmond Spiders football team

1938 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAvalon B. Marchant
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 0 09 1 0
Clemson 3 0 17 1 1
VMI 4 0 36 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 06 2 1
Richmond 3 2 16 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 2 04 4 1
NC State 3 3 13 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 06 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 14 5 1
VPI 2 3 23 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 06 5 0
Maryland 1 2 02 7 0
Davidson 2 6 04 6 0
Furman 0 4 12 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite, Richmond compiled a 6–3–1 record, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in the SoCon.