The 1928 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 1928 American college football season. The team competed as an independent, as Richmond was not affiliated with a formal athletic conference during that year.
Coaching and leadership
- Head coach: Frank Dobson served as the head coach, marking his fifteenth season leading the Spiders. Dobson’s tenure at Richmond spanned from 1919 to 1933, making him one of the longest‑serving coaches in the program’s history.
Stadium
- The Spiders played their home games on the university’s campus athletic field, which was the customary venue for Richmond football during the late 1920s.
Season record and results
- Comprehensive game‑by‑game results, the overall win–loss tally, and detailed roster information for the 1928 season are not widely documented in readily accessible encyclopedic sources. Consequently, specific statistical data for this season remain limited in the public record.
Historical context
- The 1928 campaign took place during a period when college football was expanding in popularity, yet many smaller programs, including Richmond’s, received limited national media coverage. As a result, detailed archival information for certain seasons, such as 1928, is scarce.
Legacy
- Despite the paucity of detailed statistics, the 1928 Richmond Spiders contributed to the continuity of the university’s football tradition and set the stage for subsequent seasons under Coach Dobson’s leadership.
Note: The lack of extensive archival data for the 1928 season reflects the broader challenge of documenting early 20th‑century college football programs, especially those operating outside major conferences.
