The 1979 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.
[1] The Spiders were led by sixth year head coach Jim Tait and played their home games at City Stadium.
[2] They were classified as an Independent.
The 1979 campaign marked Tait's final year as head coach after Richmond finished with a winless 0–11 record.
This college football 1970s season article is a stub.