1979 Villanova Wildcats football team

1979 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Dick Bedesem (5th season)
Captain	Paul Columbia
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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
Tennessee State		–		–				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 State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				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

The 1979 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The head coach was Dick Bedesem, coaching his fifth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 20–24
September 15	UMass	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 35–7	8,500
September 22	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–34	16,083	[2]
September 29	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–27
October 6	Youngstown State	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 22–27
October 13	No. 1 Delaware	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (rivalry)	L 20–21	14,500
October 20	Holy Cross	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 29–14	9,700	[3]
October 27	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 24–14
November 3	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 9–3	10,000	[4]
November 17	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	W 32–17
November 24	Temple	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Mayor's Cup)	L 10–42
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 51 Joe Arcidiacono Sr QB 12 Pat O'Brien Jr QB 11 Tom Sharkey Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 55 Howie Long Jr DT 62 Joe Makoid Jr DB 49 Don Martin Jr DB 28 Pet Pappachristus Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 17 Chuck Bushbeck So	Head coach Dick Bedesem Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
2. "Boston College 34, Villanova 7". Fort Myers News-Press. September 23, 1979. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
3. Newman, Chuck (October 21, 1979). "Villanova Avoids Collapse, Defeats Holy Cross, 29-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-D – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Villanova 9, Richmond 3". The News Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2017.