1979 Villanova Wildcats football team

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

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

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]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 20–24
September 15	UMass	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 35–7
September 22	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7–34
September 29	at Cincinnati	Memorial Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–27
October 6	Youngstown State	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 22–27
October 13	Delaware	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 20–21
October 20	Holy Cross	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 29–14
October 27	at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 24–14
November 3	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 9–3
November 17	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	W 32–17
November 24	No. 17 Temple	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 10–42
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

1979 Villanova Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
T	`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

^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
^ "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

v t Villanova Wildcats football
Venues	Villanova Stadium (1927–present) Subaru Park (alternate; 2011–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Blue (Delaware) Mayor's Cup (Temple)
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat "V for Villanova"
People	NFL draftees
Seasons	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 1991 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	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
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		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami		–		–		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