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Furman

SOCON · 1980 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–1–1
0.864 Win %
Conference
1st
7–0 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
61
1902–1981
All-Time Record
297–280–28
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1926
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 7
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 17 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 13–35
4Week 4 · Sep 16PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 28–7
5Week 5 · Sep 23Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1W 28–14
6Week 6 · Sep 30Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1W 21–16
7Week 7 · Oct 7Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON8–3W 42–28
8Week 8 · Oct 14East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 33–21
10Week 10 · Oct 28App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1W 21–20
11Week 11 · Nov 4Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON2–8–1W 35–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11DAVIDSONUnranked—W 21–7
13Week 13 · Nov 18WOFFORDUnranked—T 14–14
14Week 14 · Nov 25Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 28–15

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
1.557
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+30
-1+31
  • Tennessee Chattanooga +8
  • Citadel +7
  • App State +6
  • Western Carolina +3
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • East Tennessee State +2
  • Marshall +2
  • North Carolina -1

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 #16Better than 89%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.864 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#16Post-Season W3#16Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-22
+21
+14
+5
+14
+12
+1
+35
+14
0
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#911975#591976#1091977#491978#931979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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