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San José State

PCAA · 1980 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–2 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
77
1950–2026
All-Time Record
376–461–14
0.450 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 6
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 6 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9SANTA CLARAUnranked—W 28–14
4Week 4 · Sep 16Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–7W 31–26
5Week 5 · Sep 23Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B86–5L 6–27
7Week 7 · Oct 7Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–5L 21–35
8Week 8 · Oct 14Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 26–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–3L 21–23
10Week 10 · Oct 28IDAHOUnranked—W 32–10
11Week 11 · Nov 4Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC10–2W 30–22
12Week 12 · Nov 11Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–8W 28–23
13Week 13 · Nov 18CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 33–21
14Week 14 · Nov 25Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND PCAA6–5L 38–44

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
2.720
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-18+27
  • Baylor +10
  • Fresno State +5
  • Washington State +4
  • Pacific +4
  • CAL State Fullerton +4
  • Long Beach State -3
  • Iowa State -5
  • Stanford -5
  • Utah State -5

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 #48Better than 66%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.636 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48Regular Season Final#48Post-Season W1#48Post-Season W2#49Post-Season W3#48Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+5
-21
-14
+12
-2
+22
+8
+5
+12
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#161975#461976#1001977#781978#631979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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