1979 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–11
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
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]

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 29West Virginia
L 18–2017,500[7]
October 6Arkansas State
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–24[8]
October 13Duke
L 7–3410,500[9]
October 20at Virginia Tech
L 0–3439,600[10]
October 27at Cincinnati
L 14–1712,220[11]
November 3Villanova
  • 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
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Reggie Evans So
QB 10 Greg Gregory Sr
RB 20 Barry Redden So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22 Mark Clark
DB 44 Tim Schira
DT Mark Seale So
DE 83 Dan Vete
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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.


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