1979 Tufts Jumbos football team

1979 Tufts Jumbos football
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (7–0 NESCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEllis Oval
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →

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.[1] It was the first Tufts team to record a perfect season since 1934.[2] The team played its home games at Ellis Oval in Somerville, Massachusetts. Key players included quarterback Chris Connors.

  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.