1979 Richmond

0–⁠11, coached by Jim Tait.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1979, game by game: lost at Virginia 0–31; lost at VMI 7–17; lost at Wyoming 7–9; lost vs. West Virginia 18–20; lost vs. Arkansas State 3–24; lost vs. Duke 7–34; lost at Virginia Tech 0–34; lost at Cincinnati 14–17; lost vs. Villanova 3–9; lost at East Carolina 10–52; lost at William & Mary 10–24+7−42Lost 0–31 at Virginia-31VirginiaLost 7–17 at VMI-10VMILost 7–9 at Wyoming-2WyomingLost 18–20 vs. West Virginia-2West VirginiaLost 3–24 vs. Arkansas State-21Arkansas StateLost 7–34 vs. Duke-27DukeLost 0–34 at Virginia Tech-34Virginia TechLost 14–17 at Cincinnati-3CincinnatiLost 3–9 vs. Villanova-6VillanovaLost 10–52 at East Carolina-42East CarolinaLost 10–24 at William & Mary-14William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 24–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
79–⁠271
Coach
Jim Tait
Elo
1250 −193 this season
SP+ rating
-26.1 No. 134 of 135; offense No. 135, defense No. 115
SRS
−19.5 No. 133 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Marshall