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Wake Forest

ACC · 1980 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
5th
2–4 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1908–2026
All-Time Record
497–694–31
0.419 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1944, 1950
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 8
  • 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 · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 7–16
5Week 5 · Sep 23Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–4W 24–7
6Week 6 · Sep 30NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5W 27–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 27–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 9–27
9Week 9 · Oct 21Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 10–11
10Week 10 · Oct 28Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7L 21–24
11Week 11 · Nov 4Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–5L 33–35
12Week 12 · Nov 11Duke (DUKE)H2HACC2–9W 27–24
13Week 13 · Nov 18South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 38–39
14Week 14 · Nov 25App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1W 28–16

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
3.313
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-25+23
  • Citadel +7
  • NC State +6
  • App State +6
  • William & Mary +2
  • Duke +2
  • North Carolina -1
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Maryland -4
  • South Carolina -4
  • Clemson -5
  • Virginia -7

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 #65Better than 53%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.455 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#64Regular Season Final#63Post-Season W1#65Post-Season W2#64Post-Season W3#65Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-9
+17
+20
+20
-18
-1
-3
-2
+3
-1
+12

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

Final Rank by Season
#1071975#841976#1451977#1311978#231979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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