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SWC · 1980 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
1980 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 28–9 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 1–10 | W 17–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2H | IND SLC | 3–8 | W 52–16 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–5 | W 31–21 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | L 28–32 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | L 11–13 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 20–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 4–7 | W 27–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 34–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | L 0–14 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 31–7 |
| 2 | Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 23 |  BYUH2H | IND WAC | 12–1 | L 45–46 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Tulane +7
- Texas +7
- Arkansas +7
- North Texas +6
- Rice +5
- Texas A&M +4
- Texas Arlington +3
- TCU +1
- BYU -1
- Baylor -2
- Houston -5
- Texas Tech -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.667 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.