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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]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Maryland | | L 20–24 | 31,684 | [2] |
September 15 | UMass | | W 35–7 | 8,500 | [3] |
September 22 | at Boston College | | L 7–34 | 16,083 | [4] |
September 29 | at Cincinnati | | 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 | | W 24–14 | | [9] |
November 3 | at Richmond | | W 9–3 | 10,000 | [10] |
November 17 | at Rutgers | | W 32–17 | 19,700 | [11] |
November 24 | Temple | | L 10–42 | | [12] |
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1979 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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OT
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51
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Joe Arcidiacono
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Sr
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QB
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12
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Pat O'Brien
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Jr
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QB
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11
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Tom Sharkey
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Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DT
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55
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Howie Long
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Jr
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DT
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62
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Joe Makoid
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Jr
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DB
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49
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Don Martin
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Jr
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DB
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28
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Pet Pappachristus
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Sr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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17
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Chuck Bushbeck
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Maryland beats 'Cats on late TD". Sunday News Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova rolls, 35–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College 34, Villanova 7". Fort Myers News-Press. September 23, 1979. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova falls to Cincinnati". Sunday News Journal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown tips Villanova in the fourth quarter, 27–22". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Hens rally by Villanova 21–20". The Sunday Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newman, Chuck (October 21, 1979). "Villanova Avoids Collapse, Defeats Holy Cross, 29-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova rocks Marshall, 24–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova 9, Richmond 3". The News Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova keeps Rutgers on ice". The Daily Register. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broomell fires 3 TD passes, catches one". The Patriot-News. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Villanova Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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