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Louisiana Tech

SLC · 1980 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
3rd
2–3 in SLC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
46
1975–2026
All-Time Record
267–261–7
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 10 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–3L 11–31
5Week 5 · Sep 23Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 11–38
6Week 6 · Sep 30WESTERN ILLINOISUnranked—W 42–6
7Week 7 · Oct 7East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 7–3
8Week 8 · Oct 14Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC3–8W 16–7
9Week 9 · Oct 21NORTHWESTERN STATEUnranked—W 27–23
10Week 10 · Oct 28Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC3–8L 20–21
11Week 11 · Nov 4Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC2–9W 28–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC10–2L 8–45
13Week 13 · Nov 18Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 9–27
14Week 14 · Nov 25UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 14–19

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
4.216
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-17
-24+7
  • Lamar +3
  • East Tennessee State +2
  • Arkansas State +2
  • Mcneese State -2
  • Mississippi State -3
  • Southern Miss -3
  • Louisiana -4
  • UL Monroe -4
  • Texas Arlington -8

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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.455 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90Regular Season Final#91Post-Season W1#91Post-Season W2#91Post-Season W3#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-20
-27
+36
+4
+9
+4
-1
+28
-37
-18
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#251975#511976#91977#451978#1211979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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