1979 Villanova Wildcats football team

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

1979 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
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
Connecticut		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
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

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

Roster

1979 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 55 Long, HowieHowie Long 5.0 !Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dick Bedesem Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt