| Year: | 1957 |
| Team: | Richmond Spiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 4–6 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Ed Merrick |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Captain: | Dick Eaton, Lewis St. Clair |
| Stadium: | City Stadium |
The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ed Merrick, Richmond compiled a 4–6 record, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, finishing tied for fifth place in the SoCon.[1]