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San Diego State

WAC · 1980 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
7th
4–4 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
58
1969–2026
All-Time Record
373–299–8
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1969
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 9
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 13 seasons · 3 Top 10

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16BYUH2HIND WAC12–1L 11–35
5Week 5 · Sep 23Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND WAC2–9–1W 13–10
6Week 6 · Sep 30Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B88–4L 7–31
7Week 7 · Oct 7Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–7L 12–35
8Week 8 · Oct 14UNLVH2HIND FBSI7–4L 17–28
9Week 9 · Oct 21Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–4–1L 7–26
10Week 10 · Oct 28Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–5L 9–34
11Week 11 · Nov 4Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B83–7–1L 6–15
12Week 12 · Nov 11Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC8–3L 6–31
13Week 13 · Nov 18UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11W 28–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7W 24–22
15Week 15 · Dec 2Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–5–1W 21–20

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
5.188
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-23
-35+12
  • Utah +5
  • New Mexico +4
  • Air Force +2
  • UTEP +1
  • BYU -1
  • Hawai'i -3
  • Missouri -4
  • UNLV -4
  • Colorado State -4
  • Wyoming -5
  • Wisconsin -7
  • Oklahoma State -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 #108Better than 22%
Win % Place 103rdBetter than 26%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#107Regular Season Final#107Post-Season W1#107Post-Season W2#108Post-Season W3#108Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-24
+3
-24
-23
-11
-19
-25
-9
-25
+21
+2
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#271975#111976#121977#1001978#351979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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