1948 Richmond Spiders football team

1948 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–2 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Captains
  • Edward Ralston
  • Harry Bode
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 0 011 0 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 0 19 1 1
VMI 5 1 06 3 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 1 17 2 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 2 06 4 0
Maryland 4 2 06 4 0
Duke 3 2 14 3 2
Richmond 3 3 15 3 2
Washington and Lee 2 2 04 6 0
Furman 2 4 02 6 1
George Washington 2 4 04 6 0
Davidson 2 5 03 5 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 5 0
NC State 1 4 13 6 1
VPI 0 6 10 8 1
The Citadel 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their first season under head coach Karl Esleeck, Richmond compiled a 5–3–2 record, with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, finishing in eighth place in the SoCon.

Richmond was ranked at No. 117 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.