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Memphis

FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
67
1960–2026
All-Time Record
379–366–8
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1963
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–3L 7–34
4Week 4 · Sep 16Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC3–8L 7–61
6Week 6 · Sep 30Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI1–9–1L 8–17
7Week 7 · Oct 7Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC2–9W 24–3
8Week 8 · Oct 14Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 14–38
9Week 9 · Oct 21North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 10–29
10Week 10 · Oct 28Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 3–24
11Week 11 · Nov 4Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9L 10–14
12Week 12 · Nov 11Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI2–9L 10–14
13Week 13 · Nov 18Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 16–21
14Week 14 · Nov 25Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 6–0

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
7.441
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-49
-56+7
  • Wichita State +5
  • Arkansas State +2
  • Florida State -2
  • Mississippi State -3
  • North Texas -5
  • Tulane -5
  • Louisville -6
  • Ole Miss -8
  • Georgia Tech -9
  • Vanderbilt -9
  • Cincinnati -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 #130Better than 6%
Win % Place 123rdBetter than 11%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#130Regular Season Final#130Post-Season W1#130Post-Season W2#130Post-Season W3#130Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-27
-54
-9
+21
-24
-19
-21
-4
-4
-5
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#461975#531976#581977#891978#981979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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