American college football season
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]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 at Virginia L 0–3129,673 [4] September 15 at VMI L 7–176,300 [5] September 22 at Wyoming L 7–921,474 [6] September 29 West Virginia L 18–2017,500 [7] October 6 Arkansas State L 3–24[8] October 13 Duke L 7–3410,500 [9] October 20 at Virginia Tech L 0–3439,600 [10] October 27 at Cincinnati L 14–1712,220 [11] November 3 Villanova L 3–910,000 [12] November 10 at East Carolina L 10–5218,741 [13] November 17 at William & Mary L 10–2410,900 [14]
1979 Richmond Spiders football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
^ "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 . ^ a b "All-Time Coaching Records" . Richmond Spiders . College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2013 . ^ "1975–1979 Richmond Yearly Results" . College Football Data Warehouse. 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2013 . ^ "Taylor-led Cavaliers smash Spiders 31–0" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "VMI 17, Richmond 7" . The Tampa Tribune . September 16, 1979. Retrieved February 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Wyoming skips past Richmond 9–7" . The Daily Herald . September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "West Virginia edges Richmond" . The Daily News Leader . September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Indians squash Spiders at Bradley's direction" . The Commercial Appeal . October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "New complaint: Did Duke try bit too hard?" . The Charlotte Observer . October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "VPI's 539 yards ruin Richmond" . Daily Press . October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "So close... Spiders fail to score from one, fall 17–14" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Villanova 9, Richmond 3" . The News Journal . November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Richmond falls" . The News Leader . November 11, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "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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