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. The Spiders were led by sixth year head coach Jim Tait and played their home games at City Stadium. 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.

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

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

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

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