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South Carolina

FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1903–2026
All-Time Record
616–593–41
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
2012, 2013
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–8W 37–0
4Week 4 · Sep 16Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC5–5–1W 73–0
5Week 5 · Sep 23USCH2HPAC8–2–1L 13–23
6Week 6 · Sep 30Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–2W 17–14
7Week 7 · Oct 7NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5W 30–10
8Week 8 · Oct 14Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–9W 20–7
9Week 9 · Oct 21Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 49–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC12–0L 10–13
12Week 12 · Nov 11Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 45–24
13Week 13 · Nov 18Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–6W 39–38
14Week 14 · Nov 25Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–5L 6–27
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 30Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 9–37

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
1.778
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+33
-8+41
  • Michigan +10
  • Citadel +7
  • NC State +6
  • Wichita State +5
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Pacific +4
  • Duke +2
  • Cincinnati +2
  • Georgia 0
  • Pittsburgh -1
  • USC -2
  • Clemson -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 #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20Regular Season Final#19Post-Season W1#19Post-Season W2#22Post-Season W3#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+37
+73
-10
+3
+20
+13
+42
-3
+21
+1
-21
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#601975#571976#831977#581978#201979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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