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Maryland

ACC · 1980 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
110
1917–2026
All-Time Record
595–551–30
0.519 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1953, 1976
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 8 · Top 25: 21
  • 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 · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 19 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 7–3
4Week 4 · Sep 16Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9W 31–6
5Week 5 · Sep 23West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 14–11
6Week 6 · Sep 30North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 3–17
7Week 7 · Oct 7Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 9–38
8Week 8 · Oct 14Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 10–24
9Week 9 · Oct 21Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–6W 11–10
10Week 10 · Oct 28Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–9W 17–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5W 24–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–5W 34–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7W 31–0
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4L 20–35

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
1.947
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+29
-8+37
  • Villanova +6
  • West Virginia +6
  • NC State +6
  • Clemson +6
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Virginia +4
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Duke +2
  • North Carolina -1
  • Pittsburgh -1
  • Penn State -2
  • Florida -4

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 #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#22Regular Season Final#21Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W2#25Post-Season W3#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+25
+3
-14
-29
-14
+1
+3
+24
+27
+31
-15

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

Final Rank by Season
#171975#31976#381977#161978#361979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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