1979 Villanova Wildcats football team

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.^[1]

1979 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Dick Bedesem (5th season)
Captain	Paul Columbia
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	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 9	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 20–24	31,684	[2]
September 15	UMass	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 35–7	8,500	[3]
September 22	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–34	16,083	[4]
September 29	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–27	14,785	[5]
October 6	Youngstown State	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 22–27	4,807	[6]
October 13	No. 1 Delaware	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (rivalry)	L 20–21	14,500	[7]
October 20	Holy Cross	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 29–14	9,700	[8]
October 27	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 24–14		[9]
November 3	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 9–3	10,000	[10]
November 17	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	W 32–17	19,700	[11]
November 24	Temple	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Mayor's Cup)	L 10–42		[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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 Dick Bedesem Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt