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Utah State

PCAA · 1980 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–1 in PCAA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
112
1912–2026
All-Time Record
548–560–28
0.495 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1917, 1936
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 11
  • 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 · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC3–8L 10–17
4Week 4 · Sep 16IDAHO STATEUnranked—W 14–7
5Week 5 · Sep 23Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–5L 17–35
7Week 7 · Oct 7Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–5–1L 19–23
8Week 8 · Oct 14CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2HIND PCAA4–7W 28–17
9Week 9 · Oct 21BYUH2HIND WAC12–1L 46–70
10Week 10 · Oct 28Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND PCAA5–6W 14–0
11Week 11 · Nov 4Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–8W 21–7
12Week 12 · Nov 11WEBER STATEUnranked—W 50–13
13Week 13 · Nov 18Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–3L 27–28
14Week 14 · Nov 25San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND PCAA7–4W 44–38

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
3.382
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-22+20
  • San José State +7
  • Fresno State +5
  • CAL State Fullerton +4
  • Pacific +4
  • BYU -1
  • Long Beach State -3
  • Texas -5
  • Utah -5
  • Kentucky -8

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 #67Better than 52%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.545 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#66Regular Season Final#66Post-Season W1#66Post-Season W2#65Post-Season W3#67Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+7
-18
-4
+11
-24
+14
+14
+37
-1
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#691975#1121976#1071977#521978#341979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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