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Colgate

FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
76
1905–1981
All-Time Record
363–266–41
0.572 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1925
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 11
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 10–54
4Week 4 · Sep 16LEHIGHUnranked—T 17–17
6Week 6 · Sep 30Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY5–5W 38–20
7Week 7 · Oct 7CONNECTICUTUnranked—L 21–24
8Week 8 · Oct 14Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 38–7
9Week 9 · Oct 21Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY6–4L 10–14
10Week 10 · Oct 28Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY1–9W 35–22
11Week 11 · Nov 4LAFAYETTEUnranked—W 44–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18BUCKNELLUnranked—W 17–14
14Week 14 · Nov 25Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 13–35

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
3.795
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-10+9
  • Cornell +5
  • Holy Cross +3
  • Columbia +1
  • Penn State -2
  • Princeton -4
  • Rutgers -4

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 #83Better than 40%
Win % Place 58thBetter than 58%

0.550 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#84Regular Season Final#83Post-Season W1#83Post-Season W2#83Post-Season W3#83Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-44
0
+18
-3
+31
-4
+13
+44
+3
-22

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

Final Rank by Season
#761975#421976#321977#1321978#871979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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