1965 Richmond Spiders football team

1965 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Southern Conference
1965 record	0–10 (0–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Merrick (15th year)
Home stadium	City Stadium

1965 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
West Virginia $		4	–	0					6	–	4
William & Mary		5	–	1					6	–	4
East Carolina		3	–	1					9	–	1
VMI		3	–	2					3	–	7
George Washington		4	–	3					5	–	5
Davidson		2	–	3					6	–	4
Furman		2	–	3					5	–	5
The Citadel		2	–	6					2	–	8
Richmond		0	–	6					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 1965 NCAA football season. The Spiders were led by 15th year head coach Ed Merrick and played their home games at City Stadium. They were members of the Southern Conference. The 1965 campaign marked Merrick's final year as head coach after Richmond finished with a winless 0–10 (0–6 SoCon) record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	L 0–56
September 25	Virginia Tech*	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	L 7–25
October 2	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	L 7–28
October 9	East Carolina	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	L 13–34
October 16	at Buffalo*	Buffalo, NY	L 0–24
October 23	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–38
October 30	The Citadel	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	L 0–24
November 6	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA	L 14–21
November 13	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	L 0–14
November 20	William & Mary	City Stadium • Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–21