Syracuse
FBSI · 1980 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 5 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Syracuse head-to-head · History & Eras
1980 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | L 21–31 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H |  MAC | 5–6 | W 36–24 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H | B10 | 0–11 | W 42–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Kansas (KANSAS)H2H | IND B8 | 4–5–2 | L 8–23 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 31–7 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 10–2 | L 7–24 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | W 17–9 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 6–43 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | L 3–6 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 16–27 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 20–7 |
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).
- Rutgers +7
- West Virginia +6
- Miami (OH) +5
- Temple +4
- Northwestern 0
- Pittsburgh -1
- Penn State -2
- Ohio State -3
- Navy -4
- Boston College -4
- Kansas -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · No change
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.