Florida

SEC · 1980 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding ＋

Record

8–4

0.667 Win %

Conference

4th

4–2 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

115

1904–2026

All-Time Record

748–454–37

0.619 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1984, 1996, 2006 +1

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 13 · Top 10: 20 · Top 25: 44

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 24 seasons · 1 Top 10
Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 16	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	3–8	W 41–13
5	Week 5 · Sep 23	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H	IND FBSI	1–9–1	W 45–12
6	Week 6 · Sep 30	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H	SEC	9–3	W 21–15
7	Week 7 · Oct 7	LSU H2H	SEC	7–4	L 7–24
9	Week 9 · Oct 21	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H	SEC	3–8	W 15–3
10	Week 10 · Oct 28	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 13–0
11	Week 11 · Nov 4	Auburn (AUBURN)H2H	SEC	5–6	W 21–10
12	Week 12 · Nov 11	Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H	SEC	12–0	L 21–26
13	Week 13 · Nov 18	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H	SEC	3–8	W 17–15
15	Week 15 · Dec 2	Miami (MIAMI)H2H	IND FBSI	9–3	L 7–31
15	Regular Season Final · Dec 9	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	10–2	L 13–17
2	Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23	Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H	ACC	8–4	W 35–20

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

1.985

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+28

-9+37

Mississippi State +9
Maryland +8
Louisville +5
Auburn +5
California +3
Ole Miss +3
Kentucky +3
Georgia Tech +1
Georgia 0
Florida State -2
Miami -3
LSU -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 #26Better than 82%

Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+28

+33

-17

+12

+13

+11

-5

-24

-4

+15

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.