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WAC · 1980 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–11
0.083 Win %
Conference
9th
1–6 in WAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
89
1935–2026
All-Time Record
350–602–18
0.370 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#12
1956
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • 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 · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 1 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC5–6L 7–35
4Week 4 · Sep 16New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC3–7–1L 3–6
5Week 5 · Sep 23North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 15–35
6Week 6 · Sep 30Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND PCAA4–8L 14–28
7Week 7 · Oct 7Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC8–3W 34–14
8Week 8 · Oct 14Utah (UTAH)H2HIND WAC5–5–1L 7–31
9Week 9 · Oct 21UNLVH2HIND FBSI7–4L 14–53
10Week 10 · Oct 28New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7L 21–22
11Week 11 · Nov 4BYUH2HIND WAC12–1L 7–83
12Week 12 · Nov 11Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC6–4–1L 7–37
13Week 13 · Nov 18San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND WAC4–8L 7–28
14Week 14 · Nov 25Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC6–5L 7–52

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
8.049
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-52
-60+8
  • Hawai'i +8
  • BYU -1
  • UNLV -4
  • Colorado State -4
  • North Texas -5
  • Utah -5
  • Wyoming -5
  • Texas Tech -6
  • New Mexico State -7
  • New Mexico -7
  • Pacific -8
  • San Diego State -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 #134Better than 3%
Win % Place 136thBetter than 1%

0.083 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#134Regular Season Final#134Post-Season W1#134Post-Season W2#134Post-Season W3#134Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-28
-3
-20
-14
+20
-24
-39
-1
-76
-30
-21
-45

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

Final Rank by Season
#1281975#1351976#1401977#1351978#1281979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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