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Virginia

ACC · 1980 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
6th
2–4 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1890–2026
All-Time Record
612–606–37
0.502 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1908, 1913
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 23
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 27 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI8–4W 6–3
5Week 5 · Sep 23NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5L 13–27
6Week 6 · Sep 30Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–9W 20–17
7Week 7 · Oct 7West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI6–6L 21–45
8Week 8 · Oct 14Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–5L 24–27
9Week 9 · Oct 21Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 0–30
10Week 10 · Oct 28Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–6W 24–21
11Week 11 · Nov 4Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–6W 16–13
12Week 12 · Nov 11Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 17–19
13Week 13 · Nov 18North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 3–26
14Week 14 · Nov 25Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 0–31

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
4.148
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-29+20
  • Navy +8
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Tennessee +5
  • Duke +2
  • North Carolina -1
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Rutgers -4
  • Maryland -4
  • NC State -5
  • Clemson -5
  • West Virginia -6

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 #88Better than 36%
Win % Place 91stBetter than 34%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#87Regular Season Final#88Post-Season W1#88Post-Season W2#88Post-Season W3#88Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
-14
+3
-24
-3
-30
+3
+3
-2
-23
-31

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

Final Rank by Season
#1291975#1261976#1341977#1281978#521979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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