| 1979 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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| Dates | May 16–26, 1979 | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland | ||||
| Champions | Johns Hopkins (3rd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Maryland (6th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Navy (6th Final Four) Virginia (3rd Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Henry Ciccarone (2nd title) | ||||
| MOP | Mike Federico, Goalie, Johns Hopkins | ||||
| Attendance[1] | 16,166 finals 25,241 total | ||||
| Top scorers | Bob Boneillo, Maryland Barry Mitchell, Maryland (14 goals) | ||||
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The 1979 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the ninth annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division I lacrosse season.
Defending champions Johns Hopkins defeated Maryland in the championship game, 15–9.
The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, where 16,166 fans were in attendance.
- ^ "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.