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Southern Miss

FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI7–5W 17–14
5Week 5 · Sep 23Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC5–6W 38–11
6Week 6 · Sep 30East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 35–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC3–8W 28–22
8Week 8 · Oct 14Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–3W 42–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC2–9W 35–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 7–42
11Week 11 · Nov 4Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC3–8W 36–10
12Week 12 · Nov 11Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–6L 0–31
13Week 13 · Nov 18Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 33–12
14Week 14 · Nov 25Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 3–6
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 16Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)H2HIND SLC10–2W 16–14

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
1.799
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+34
-14+48
  • Mcneese State +10
  • Mississippi State +9
  • Tulane +7
  • Louisiana Tech +5
  • Richmond +5
  • East Carolina +4
  • Ole Miss +3
  • Lamar +3
  • Arkansas State +2
  • Alabama -2
  • Auburn -6
  • Louisville -6

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 #22Better than 85%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.750 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27Regular Season Final#23Post-Season W1#22Post-Season W2#23Post-Season W3#22Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
+27
+28
+6
+28
+35
-35
+26
-31
+21
-3
+2

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

Final Rank by Season
#351975#1101976#611977#331978#461979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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