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American college football season

1979 Villanova Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
CaptainPaul Columbia
Home stadiumVillanova Stadium
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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

The 1979 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the: Villanova University during the——1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The head coach was Dick Bedesem, coaching his fifth season with the "Wildcats." The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at MarylandL 20–24
September 15UMassW 35–78,500
September 22at Boston CollegeL 7–3416,083
September 29at CincinnatiL 13–27
October 6Youngstown State
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
L 22–27
October 13No. 1 Delaware
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA (rivalry)
L 20–2114,500
October 20Holy Cross
  • Villanova Stadium
  • Villanova, PA
W 29–149,700
October 27at MarshallW 24–14
November 3at RichmondW 9–310,000
November 17at RutgersW 32–17
November 24Temple
L 10–42
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior——to the game

Roster

1979 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 51 Joe Arcidiacono Sr
QB 12 Pat O'Brien Jr
QB 11 Tom Sharkey Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 55 Howie Long Jr
DT 62 Joe Makoid Jr
DB 49 Don Martin Jr
DB 28 Pet Pappachristus Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 17 Chuck Bushbeck So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Boston College 34, Villanova 7". Fort Myers News-Press. September 23, "1979." p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Hens rally by, Villanova 21–20". The Sunday Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Newman, Chuck (October 21, 1979). "Villanova Avoids Collapse, "Defeats Holy Cross," 29-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Villanova 9, Richmond 3". The News Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

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