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Pittsburgh

FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Pretender
Record
11–1
0.917 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1905–2026
All-Time Record
730–519–37
0.582 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1937, 1976
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 15 · Top 10: 22 · Top 25: 41
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 13 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 14–6
5Week 5 · Sep 23Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–5–2W 18–3
6Week 6 · Sep 30Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 36–2
7Week 7 · Oct 7Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4W 38–9
8Week 8 · Oct 14Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 22–36
9Week 9 · Oct 21West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 42–14
10Week 10 · Oct 28Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–6W 30–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 43–6
12Week 12 · Nov 11Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 41–23
13Week 13 · Nov 18Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 45–7
15Week 15 · Dec 2Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2W 14–9
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 37–9

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
0.899
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+63
-2+65
  • Penn State +10
  • Maryland +8
  • South Carolina +8
  • Boston College +7
  • West Virginia +6
  • Tennessee +5
  • Syracuse +5
  • Louisville +5
  • Kansas +4
  • Temple +4
  • Army +3
  • Florida State -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 #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.917 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3Regular Season Final#2Post-Season W1#4Post-Season W2#2Post-Season W3#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+8
+15
+34
+29
-14
+28
+24
+37
+18
+38
+5
+28

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

Final Rank by Season
#211975#11976#41977#291978#31979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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