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Fresno State

PCAA · 1980 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
4th
1–4 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
403–285–4
0.585 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
2018
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA4–7L 25–39
4Week 4 · Sep 16UNLVH2HIND FBSI7–4L 6–35
5Week 5 · Sep 23Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC7–4W 16–14
6Week 6 · Sep 30Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–5–1L 12–27
7Week 7 · Oct 7CAL POLY-SAN LUIS OBISPOUnranked—W 31–25
8Week 8 · Oct 14San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–4L 14–26
9Week 9 · Oct 21Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–8W 27–3
10Week 10 · Oct 28Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5L 0–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–3L 9–34
12Week 12 · Nov 11Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC3–8W 31–14
13Week 13 · Nov 18MONTANA STATEUnranked—W 21–14

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
4.252
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-28+14
  • Louisiana +7
  • Pacific +4
  • Southern Illinois +3
  • Long Beach State -3
  • UNLV -4
  • San José State -4
  • Utah -5
  • Utah State -5
  • CAL State Fullerton -7

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 #92Better than 34%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#92Regular Season Final#92Post-Season W1#92Post-Season W2#92Post-Season W3#92Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-14
-29
+2
-15
+6
-12
+24
-14
-25
+17
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#1211975#891976#351977#1341978#1001979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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