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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]
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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.
- ^ "Boston College 34, Villanova 7". Fort Myers News-Press. September 23, 1979. p. 6C – 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 9, Richmond 3". The News Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 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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