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Ole Miss

SEC · 1980 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
8th
2–5 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
705–533–34
0.568 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1960
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 11 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC4–7L 20–23
4Week 4 · Sep 16Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 61–7
5Week 5 · Sep 23Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 35–59
6Week 6 · Sep 30Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI7–5L 24–26
7Week 7 · Oct 7Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 22–28
8Week 8 · Oct 14Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC12–0L 21–28
9Week 9 · Oct 21Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4L 3–15
10Week 10 · Oct 28Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9W 27–14
11Week 11 · Nov 4LSUH2HSEC7–4L 16–38
13Week 13 · Nov 18Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–6W 20–9
14Week 14 · Nov 25Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–3L 14–19

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
4.669
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-28+9
  • Tennessee +5
  • Memphis +2
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Georgia 0
  • Alabama -2
  • Southern Miss -3
  • Mississippi State -3
  • Florida -4
  • LSU -4
  • Tulane -5
  • Texas A&M -7

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 #97Better than 30%
Win % Place 111thBetter than 20%

0.273 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#96Regular Season Final#96Post-Season W1#95Post-Season W2#98Post-Season W3#97Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+54
-24
-2
-6
-7
-12
+13
-22
+11
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#431975#741976#761977#751978#941979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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