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Marshall

SOCON · 1980 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–8–1
0.227 Win %
Conference
7th
0–5 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
50
1962–2026
All-Time Record
278–295–3
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1999
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 1 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9MOREHEAD STATEUnranked—W 35–8
4Week 4 · Sep 16Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–8W 17–7
5Week 5 · Sep 23Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1L 3–17
7Week 7 · Oct 7App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1L 6–23
8Week 8 · Oct 14Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–6L 6–34
9Week 9 · Oct 21Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 11–21
10Week 10 · Oct 28Western Carolina (WESTERN CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1T 13–13
11Week 11 · Nov 4Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON9–1–1L 0–35
12Week 12 · Nov 11Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5L 20–28
13Week 13 · Nov 18Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC4–7L 10–38
14Week 14 · Nov 25East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON2–9L 16–21

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
7.025
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-39
-42+3
  • Kent State +3
  • Western Carolina 0
  • Furman -1
  • Tennessee Chattanooga -3
  • App State -4
  • Ohio -5
  • Miami (OH) -6
  • Virginia Military Institute -7
  • Toledo -7
  • East Tennessee State -9

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 #129Better than 7%
Win % Place 121stBetter than 12%

0.227 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#129Regular Season Final#129Post-Season W1#129Post-Season W2#128Post-Season W3#129Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+10
-14
-17
-28
-10
0
-35
-8
-28
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#1251975#1061976#1421977#1291978#1341979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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