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
Conference	Independent
Record	0–11
Head coach	Jim Tait (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Marshall (1st season)
Home stadium	City 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–31	29,673	[4]
September 15	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 7–17	6,300	[5]
September 22	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 7–9	21,474	[6]
September 29	West Virginia	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 18–20	17,500	[7]
October 6	Arkansas State	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–24		[8]
October 13	Duke	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	L 7–34	10,500	[9]
October 20	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–34	39,600	[10]
October 27	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–17	12,220	[11]
November 3	Villanova	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 3–9	10,000	[12]
November 10	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 10–52	18,741	[13]
November 17	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 10–24	10,900	[14]

Roster

1979 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Reggie Evans So QB 10 Greg Gregory Sr RB 20 Barry Redden So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 22 Mark Clark DB 44 Tim Schira DT Mark Seale So DE 83 Dan Vete	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Tait Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Marshall (Offensive coordinator) 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 May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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.