1979 Tufts Jumbos football team
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| year = 1979
| team = Tufts Jumbos
| sport = football
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| conference = New England Small College Athletic Conference
| short_conf = NESCAC
| record = 8–0
| conf_record = 7–0
| head_coach = Vic Gatto
| hc_year = 2nd
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| stadium = Ellis Oval
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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.{{cite web|url=http://tuftsdaily.com/archives/2004/10/21/undefeated-1979-football-team-one-for-the-ages/|title=The Tufts Daily|publisher=tuftsdaily.com|accessdate=January 2, 2016}} It was the first Tufts team to record a perfect season since 1934.{{cite news|title=Tufts: A perfectly quiet finish|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=November 13, 1979|page=|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69692035/tufts/|via=Newspapers.com}} The team played its home games at Ellis Oval in Somerville, Massachusetts. Key players included quarterback Chris Connors.
Schedule
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|September 22|at|{{cfb link|year=1979|team=Wesleyan Cardinals|title=Wesleyan}}||Middletown, CT|W 20-12|1,000|{{cite news|title=Tufts edges past Wesleyan, 20-12|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=September 23, 1979|page=87|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69694900/tufts-edges-past-wesleyan-20-12/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 29||{{cfb link|year=1979|team=Hamilton Continentals|title=Hamilton}}|Ellis Oval|Medford, MA|W 53-21|1,300–3,000|{{cite news|title=Tufts 53, Hamilton 21|newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle|date=September 30, 1979|page=2E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69698153/tufts/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1979|team=Middlebury Panthers|title=Middlebury}}|Ellis Oval|Medford, MA|W 35-13|5,500|{{cite news|title=Tufts rushes past Middlebury, 35-13|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Art Ballou|date=October 7, 1979|page=41|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69692931/tufts-rushes-past-middlebury-35-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13|at|{{cfb link|year=1979|team=Norwich Cadets|title=Norwich}}
|October 20|at|{{cfb link|year=1979|team=Williams Ephs|title=Williams}}||Williamstown, MA|W 30-0|3,000|{{cite news|title=Tufts too tough for Ephs|newspaper=North Adams Transcript|date=October 22, 1979|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69693231/tufts-too-tough-for-ephs/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27||{{cfb link|year=1979|team=Amherst Lord Jeffs|title=Amherst}}
|November 3||{{cfb link|year=1979|team=Colby Mules|title=Colby}}|Ellis Oval|Medford, MA|W 20-0|479|{{cite news|title=Tufts rolls over Colby|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Art Ballou|date=November 4, 1979|page=54|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69692576/tufts-rolls-over-colby/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10|at|{{cfb link|year=1979|team=Bates Bobcats|title=Bates}}||Lewiston, ME|W 35-7|1,500|{{cite news|title=It's perfect -- Tufts blasts Bates|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Bob Monahan|date=November 11, 1979|page=53|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69694124/its-perfect-tufts-blasts-bates/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/717/stats/12715 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 26, 2023 }}
References
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