1979 Richmond Spiders football team

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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]

Quick Facts Richmond Spiders football, Conference ...
1979 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–11
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Marshall (1st season)
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
 1978
1980 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
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
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at VirginiaL 0–3129,673[4]
September 15at VMIL 7–176,300[5]
September 22at WyomingL 7–921,474[6]
September 29West VirginiaL 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 TechL 0–3439,600[10]
October 27at CincinnatiL 14–1712,220[11]
November 3Villanova
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–910,000[12]
November 10at East CarolinaL 10–5218,741[13]
November 17at William & MaryL 10–2410,900[14]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
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
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References

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