1980 Villanova Wildcats football team

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.

1980 Villanova Wildcats football
Conference	Independent
1980 record	6–5
Head coach	Dick Bedesem (6th season)
Captain	Joe Arcidiacono, Dan Burke
Home stadium	Villanova Stadium

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 20–24
September 13	Richmond	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 7–21
September 20	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA	L 12–24
September 27	Boston College	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 20–9
October 4	Cincinnati	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 23–6
October 18	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 15–24
October 25	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 17–6
November 1	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–17
November 8	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–3
November 15	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 45–13
November 22	Temple	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 23–7

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Roster

1980 Villanova Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 55 Howie Long Sr DT 62 Joe Makoid Sr DB 49 Don Martin Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dick Bedesem Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "2016 Villanova football Media Guide". Villanova.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
2. "Villanova Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 21, 2017.