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Colorado State

WAC · 1980 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–1 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC2–9–1W 21–9
4Week 4 · Sep 16West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI6–6L 24–52
5Week 5 · Sep 23Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC5–6W 15–13
6Week 6 · Sep 30UNLVH2HIND FBSI7–4L 15–56
7Week 7 · Oct 7Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B86–5L 0–69
8Week 8 · Oct 14New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7W 31–26
9Week 9 · Oct 21San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–8W 26–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–5–1T 21–21
11Week 11 · Nov 4Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–5W 28–25
12Week 12 · Nov 11UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11W 37–7
13Week 13 · Nov 18BYUH2HIND WAC12–1L 14–45

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
3.179
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-16+22
  • Wyoming +6
  • Arizona +5
  • New Mexico +4
  • San Diego State +4
  • Air Force +2
  • UTEP +1
  • Utah 0
  • BYU -1
  • UNLV -4
  • Iowa State -5
  • West Virginia -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 #61Better than 56%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.591 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#62Regular Season Final#62Post-Season W1#62Post-Season W2#61Post-Season W3#61Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+12
-28
+2
-41
-69
+5
+19
0
+3
+30
-31

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

Final Rank by Season
#651975#771976#231977#851978#921979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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