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1979 Tufts Jumbos football
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (7–0 NESCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEllis Oval
Seasons← 19781980 →

The 1979 Tufts Jumbos football team was an American football team that represented Tufts University in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division III football season. In their second season under head coach Vic Gatto, the Jumbos compiled a perfect 8–0 record. It was the first Tufts team to record a perfect season since 1934. The team played its home games at Ellis Oval in Somerville, Massachusetts. Key players included quarterback Chris Connors.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at WesleyanMiddletown, CTW 20–121,000
September 29HamiltonW 53–211,300–3,000
October 6Middlebury
  • Ellis Oval
  • Medford, MA
W 35–135,500
October 13at Norwich*Northfield, VTW 22–194,500–5,000
October 20at WilliamsWilliamstown, MAW 30–03,000
October 27Amherst
  • Ellis Oval
  • Medford, MA
W 35–218,500
November 3Colby
  • Ellis Oval
  • Medford, MA
W 20–0479
November 10at BatesLewiston, MEW 35–71,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "The Tufts Daily". tuftsdaily.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. "Tufts: A perfectly quiet finish". The Boston Globe. November 13, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tufts edges past Wesleyan, 20-12". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1979. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tufts 53, Hamilton 21". Democrat and Chronicle. September 30, 1979. p. 2E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Art Ballou (October 7, 1979). "Tufts rushes past Middlebury, 35-13". The Boston Globe. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Don Fillion (October 14, 1979). "Tufts Shatters Cadets, 22-19". The Burlington Free Press. pp. 1C, 5C.
  7. "Tufts too tough for Ephs". North Adams Transcript. October 22, 1979. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Unbeaten Tufts Bests Amherst". Hartford Courant. October 28, 1979. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Art Ballou (November 4, 1979). "Tufts rolls over Colby". The Boston Globe. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Bob Monahan (November 11, 1979). "It's perfect -- Tufts blasts Bates". The Boston Globe. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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