LSU
SEC · 1980 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1980 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 0–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 3–8 | W 21–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Colorado (COLORADO)H2H | IND B8 | 1–10 | W 23–20 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | L 7–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | W 24–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 21–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 17–10 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 38–16 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 7–28 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 31–55 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 24–7 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Florida +8
- Tulane +7
- Auburn +5
- Kansas State +3
- Kentucky +3
- Ole Miss +3
- Colorado +1
- Florida State -2
- Alabama -2
- Mississippi State -3
- Rice -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.636 Win % · Change 2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.