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Tulsa

MVC · 1980 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
1st
4–1 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1917–2026
All-Time Record
521–498–18
0.511 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1942
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 31–13
5Week 5 · Sep 23Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC5–5–1L 10–23
6Week 6 · Sep 30Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC7–5L 10–13
7Week 7 · Oct 7Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B83–8W 3–0
8Week 8 · Oct 14North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 28–27
9Week 9 · Oct 21TCUH2HIND SWC1–10W 23–17
10Week 10 · Oct 28West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC5–6W 44–24
11Week 11 · Nov 4Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 2–45
12Week 12 · Nov 11Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2HIND MVC6–5W 30–7
13Week 13 · Nov 18Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HIND MVC3–8W 41–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC3–7–1W 21–20

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
2.345
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-12+29
  • North Texas +6
  • Indiana State +6
  • West Texas A&M +5
  • Kansas State +3
  • Southern Illinois +3
  • New Mexico State +3
  • Cincinnati +2
  • TCU +1
  • Florida State -2
  • Wichita State -5
  • Arkansas -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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.727 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#35Regular Season Final#34Post-Season W1#34Post-Season W2#34Post-Season W3#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
-13
-3
+3
+1
+6
+20
-43
+23
+34
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#481975#331976#1171977#151978#811979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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