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UNLV

FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
49
1978–2026
All-Time Record
221–340–3
0.395 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1984
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 4 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 35–6
5Week 5 · Sep 23Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–5–1L 29–45
6Week 6 · Sep 30Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–4–1W 56–15
7Week 7 · Oct 7CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 36–17
8Week 8 · Oct 14San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–8W 28–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11W 53–14
10Week 10 · Oct 28Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–3–2L 9–32
11Week 11 · Nov 4New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7W 72–7
12Week 12 · Nov 11Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–5W 33–26
13Week 13 · Nov 18Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC8–3L 19–24
15Week 15 · Dec 2BYUH2HIND WAC12–1L 14–54

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
2.284
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-12+30
  • Colorado State +6
  • Wyoming +6
  • Fresno State +5
  • CAL State Fullerton +4
  • San Diego State +4
  • New Mexico +4
  • UTEP +1
  • BYU -1
  • Oregon -3
  • Hawai'i -3
  • Utah -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 #33Better than 77%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.636 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#34Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W1#33Post-Season W2#33Post-Season W3#33Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+29
-16
+41
+19
+11
+39
-23
+65
+7
-5
-40

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

Final Rank by Season
#661978#291979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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