Year: | 1968 |
Team: | Richmond Spiders |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southern Conference |
Short Conf: | SoCon |
Record: | 8–3 |
Conf Record: | 6–0 |
Head Coach: | Frank Jones |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Captain: | B. O’Brien, M. Bixiones, T. Johnson |
Stadium: | City Stadium |
Champion: | SoCon champion Tangerine Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Tangerine Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 49–42 vs. Ohio |
The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Frank Jones, Richmond compiled an 8–3 record, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, finishing as SoCon champion. In the postseason, the Spiders defeated Ohio in the Tangerine Bowl.[1]