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		–		–		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

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

Richmond Spiders football

Venues	City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Capital Cup (William & Mary) VMI

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

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