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North Carolina

ACC · 1980 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
11–1
0.917 Win %
Conference
1st
6–0 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
697–557–48
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON9–1–1W 35–13
4Week 4 · Sep 16Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–6W 9–3
6Week 6 · Sep 30Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4W 17–3
7Week 7 · Oct 7Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI1–9–1W 33–0
8Week 8 · Oct 14Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–6W 27–9
9Week 9 · Oct 21NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5W 28–8
10Week 10 · Oct 28East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 31–3
11Week 11 · Nov 4Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B810–2L 7–41
12Week 12 · Nov 11Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–5W 24–19
13Week 13 · Nov 18Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7W 26–3
14Week 14 · Nov 25Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–9W 44–21
19Final · Jan 6Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–5W 16–7

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
1.126
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+55
-2+57
  • Furman +9
  • Maryland +8
  • Texas +7
  • NC State +6
  • Clemson +6
  • Texas Tech +5
  • Wake Forest +5
  • East Carolina +4
  • Virginia +4
  • Duke +2
  • Georgia Tech +1
  • Oklahoma -2

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 #7Better than 96%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.917 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#7Regular Season Final#7Post-Season W1#8Post-Season W2#8Post-Season W3#7Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+6
+14
+33
+18
+20
+28
-34
+5
+23
+23
+9

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

Final Rank by Season
#1001975#301976#311977#681978#161979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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