American college football season
1979 Villanova Wildcats football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 6–5 |
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Head coach | - Dick Bedesem (6th season)
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Captain | Joe Arcidiacono, Dan Burke |
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Home stadium | Villanova Stadium |
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The 1980 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The head coach was Dick Bedesem, coaching his sixth season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1] Future NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long was a senior nose guard on the team. In April 1981 the Villanova University Board of Trustees announced the discontinuation of football effective immediately. The decision was highly controversial and triggered efforts resulting in the restoration of football at the Division I-AA level in 1985.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at Maryland | | L 20–24 | 32,650 | [2] |
September 13 | Richmond | | L 7–21 | | [3] |
September 20 | at UMass | | L 12–24 | 11,494 | |
September 27 | Boston College | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| W 20–9 | 13,300 | [4] |
October 4 | Cincinnati | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA
| W 23–6 | | |
October 18 | at Navy | | L 15–24 | | |
October 25 | at VMI | | W 17–6 | 3,200 | [5] |
November 1 | at Delaware | | L 7–17 | 22,680 | [6] |
November 8 | at Penn | | W 34–3 | 15,454 | [7] |
November 15 | at Holy Cross | | W 45–13 | 5,135 | [8] |
November 22 | Temple | - Villanova Stadium
- Villanova, PA (Mayor's Cup)
| W 23–7 | 10,800 | [9] |
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Roster
1980 Villanova Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DT | 79 | Rimas Melnikas | Sr | DT | 55 | Howie Long | Sr | DT | 62 | Joe Makoid | Sr | DB | 49 | Don Martin | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Villanova's errors help Maryland to 7–3 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Errors fatal to 'Nova". Courier-Post. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ingram commands 'Cats to win over BC". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1980. p. 11F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense holds fort in Villanova's 17–6 win over VMI". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hens top Wildcats with 'D'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shister, Gail (November 9, 1980). "Villanova Rolls Past Penn, 34-3, to Prove a Point". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Singelais, Neil (November 16, 1980). "Villanova Pound HC". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova cashes in errors by Temple for 23–7 victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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