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FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
90
1936–2026
All-Time Record
640–359–12
0.639 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1956, 1988, 2001
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 15 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 37
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 24–10
4Week 4 · Sep 16FLORIDA A&MUnranked—W 49–0
5Week 5 · Sep 23Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC7–5W 14–7
6Week 6 · Sep 30Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2W 10–9
8Week 8 · Oct 14Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI9–2–1L 14–32
9Week 9 · Oct 21Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–3L 31–34
11Week 11 · Nov 4Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 12–27
12Week 12 · Nov 11East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 23–10
13Week 13 · Nov 18Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9W 24–17
14Week 14 · Nov 25North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 26–8
15Week 15 · Dec 2Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4W 31–7
19Final · Jan 6Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 20–10

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
1.417
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+43
-7+50
  • Florida State +10
  • Florida +8
  • Virginia Tech +8
  • Houston +7
  • North Texas +6
  • Louisville +5
  • East Carolina +4
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Penn State -2
  • Mississippi State -3

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 #14Better than 91%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.750 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17Regular Season Final#17Post-Season W1#17Post-Season W2#15Post-Season W3#14Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+49
+7
+1
-18
-3
-15
+13
+7
+18
+24
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#961975#881976#1061977#631978#821979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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