1979 Richmond Spiders football team

1979 Richmond Spiders football
Conference Independent
1979 record 0–11
Head coach Jim Tait (6th year)
Home stadium City Stadium
1979 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Florida State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
#7 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –       9 – 1 – 2
#17 Temple   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       7 – 3 – 1
#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   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Miami   –   –       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
Connecticut   –   –       3 – 6 – 2
William & Mary   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –       3 – 6 – 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

Date Opponent Site Result
September 8 at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 0–31  
September 15 at VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA L 7–17  
September 22 at Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY L 7–9  
September 29 West Virginia City Stadium • Richmond, VA L 18–20  
October 6 Arkansas State City Stadium • Richmond, VA L 3–24  
October 13 Duke City Stadium • Richmond, VA L 7–34  
October 20 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 0–34  
October 27 at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH L 14–17  
November 3 Villanova City Stadium • Richmond, VA L 3–9  
November 10 at East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 10–52  
November 17 at William & Mary Cary Field • Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl) L 10–24  

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA I-AA/FCS Teams". Richmond Spiders Program Overview. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "All-Time Coaching Records". Richmond Spiders. College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "1975–1979 Richmond Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
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