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Boston College

FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
92
1901–2026
All-Time Record
539–440–14
0.550 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 20
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 6–14
5Week 5 · Sep 23Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–5W 30–13
6Week 6 · Sep 30Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 9–20
7Week 7 · Oct 7Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 0–21
8Week 8 · Oct 14Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY8–2W 27–9
9Week 9 · Oct 21Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 7–41
10Week 10 · Oct 28Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 30–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC2–9–1W 23–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 27–16
14Week 14 · Nov 25MASSACHUSETTSUnranked—W 13–12
15Week 15 · Dec 2Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 27–26

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
2.409
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-12+27
  • Yale +8
  • Stanford +6
  • Syracuse +5
  • Army +3
  • Holy Cross +3
  • Air Force +2
  • Pittsburgh -1
  • Florida State -2
  • Navy -4
  • Villanova -5

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 #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.636 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38Regular Season Final#39Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W2#37Post-Season W3#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
+17
-11
-21
+18
-34
+16
+23
+11
+1
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#561975#371976#781977#1381978#841979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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