1979 Richmond Spiders football team

1979 Richmond Spiders football
Conference Independent
1979 record 0–11
Head coach Jim Tait (6th year)
Home stadium City Stadium
1979 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Florida State   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –  –   11 –1 –0
UNLV   –  –   9 –1 –2
No. 17 Temple   –  –   10 –2 –0
Tulane   –  –   9 –3 –0
Rutgers   –  –   8 –3 –0
East Carolina   –  –   7 –3 –1
No. 20 Penn State   –  –   8 –4 –0
South Carolina   –  –   8 –4 –0
Navy   –  –   7 –4 –0
Notre Dame   –  –   7 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –4 –1
Syracuse   –  –   7 –5 –0
Colgate   –  –   5 –4 –1
Boston College   –  –   5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –  –   5 –6 –0
Memphis   –  –   5 –6 –0
Miami   –  –   5 –6 –0
North Texas State   –  –   5 –6 –0
Villanova   –  –   5 –6 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   5 –6 –0
West Virginia   –  –   5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech   –  –   4 –6 –1
Louisville   –  –   4 –6 –1
Connecticut   –  –   3 –6 –2
William & Mary   –  –   4 –7 –0
Illinois State   –  –   3 –8 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  –   3 –8 –0
Army   –  –   2 –8 –1
Air Force   –  –   2 –9 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   2 –9 –0
Richmond   –  –   0 –11 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Spiders were led by sixth year head coach Jim Tait and played their home games at City Stadium.[2] They were classified as an Independent. The 1979 campaign marked Tait's final year as head coach after Richmond finished with a winless 0–11 record.[2][3]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 8 at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia L 0–31  
September 15 at VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia L 7–17  
September 22 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming L 7–9  
September 29 West Virginia City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia L 18–20  
October 6 Arkansas State City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia L 3–24  
October 13 Duke City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia L 7–34  
October 20 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 0–34  
October 27 at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati L 14–17  
November 3 Villanova City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia L 3–9  
November 10 at East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina L 10–52  
November 17 at William & Mary Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) L 10–24  

Roster

1979 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Reggie Evans So
QB Greg Gregory Sr
RB Barry Redden So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT Mark Seale So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA I-AA/FCS Teams". Richmond Spiders Program Overview. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "All-Time Coaching Records". Richmond Spiders. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1975–1979 Richmond Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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