1979 Richmond Spiders football team

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]

1979 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record5–6
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1979 NCAA 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
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8at VirginiaL 0–31
September 15at VMIL 7–17
September 22at WyomingL 7–9
September 29West VirginiaL 18–20
October 6Arkansas State
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, Virginia
L 3–24
October 13Duke
L 7–34
October 20at Virginia TechL 0–34
October 27at CincinnatiL 14–17
November 3Villanova
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, Virginia
L 3–9
November 10at East CarolinaL 10–52
November 17at William & MaryL 10–24

Roster

1979 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Reggie Evans So
QB 19 Greg Gregory Sr
RB 20 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. "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. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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