Tennessee
SEC · 1980 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 9 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 4 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Tennessee head-to-head · History & Eras
1980 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 12–0 | L 15–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  USCH2H |  PAC | 8–2–1 | L 17–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 4–7 | W 35–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Auburn (AUBURN)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 42–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–9–1 | W 23–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 10–2 | L 0–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 6–30 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 4–7 | L 13–16 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | L 9–20 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 45–14 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–9 | W 51–13 |
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).
- Auburn +5
- Washington State +4
- Kentucky +3
- Vanderbilt +2
- Georgia Tech +1
- Georgia 0
- Pittsburgh -1
- USC -2
- Alabama -2
- Virginia -7
- Ole Miss -8
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 % · Change 2
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.