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Arkansas

SWC · 1980 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
5th
3–5 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1906–2026
All-Time Record
716–534–37
0.571 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1964, 1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 36
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Arkansas head-to-head · History & Eras

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–5L 17–23
5Week 5 · Sep 23Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B83–7–1W 33–20
6Week 6 · Sep 30Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC8–3W 13–10
7Week 7 · Oct 7TCUH2HIND SWC1–10W 44–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 27–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC7–5L 17–24
11Week 11 · Nov 4Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–6L 16–17
12Week 12 · Nov 11Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC10–2L 15–42
13Week 13 · Nov 18Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC4–7W 27–24
14Week 14 · Nov 25SMUH2HIND SWC8–4L 7–31
15Week 15 · Dec 2Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–6W 22–16
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI7–5W 34–15

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.735
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-22+33
  • Tulsa +8
  • Tulane +7
  • Wichita State +5
  • Texas Tech +5
  • Texas A&M +4
  • Oklahoma State +3
  • TCU +1
  • Baylor -2
  • SMU -4
  • Texas -5
  • Houston -5
  • Rice -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.583 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#58Regular Season Final#58Post-Season W1#58Post-Season W2#48Post-Season W3#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+13
+3
+37
+20
-7
-1
-27
+3
-24
+6
+19

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#81975#631976#61977#121978#101979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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