1979 Richmond Spiders football team

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1979 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–11
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jim Marshall (1st season)
Home stadium City Stadium
Seasons
  1978
1980  
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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 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]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Virginia L 0–3129,673 [4]
September 15at VMI L 7–176,300 [5]
September 22at Wyoming L 7–921,474 [6]
September 29 West Virginia L 18–2017,500 [7]
October 6 Arkansas State
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–24 [8]
October 13 Duke
L 7–3410,500 [9]
October 20at Virginia Tech L 0–3439,600 [10]
October 27at Cincinnati L 14–1712,220 [11]
November 3 Villanova
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–910,000 [12]
November 10at East Carolina L 10–5218,741 [13]
November 17at William & Mary L 10–2410,900 [14]

Roster

1979 Richmond Spiders football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Reggie Evans So
QB 10Greg GregorySr
RB 20 Barry Redden So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22Mark Clark
DB 44Tim Schira
DT Mark Seale So
DE 83Dan Vete
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "NCAA I-AA/FCS Teams". Richmond Spiders Program Overview. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "All-Time Coaching Records". Richmond Spiders. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "1975–1979 Richmond Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  4. "Taylor-led Cavaliers smash Spiders 31–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "VMI 17, Richmond 7". The Tampa Tribune. September 16, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wyoming skips past Richmond 9–7". The Daily Herald. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "West Virginia edges Richmond". The Daily News Leader. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Indians squash Spiders at Bradley's direction". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "New complaint: Did Duke try bit too hard?". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "VPI's 539 yards ruin Richmond". Daily Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "So close... Spiders fail to score from one, fall 17–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Villanova 9, Richmond 3". The News Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Richmond falls". The News Leader. November 11, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Garrity, 'Skiz' click for pair as W&M tops Spiders 24–10". Daily Press. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.