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Western Carolina

SOCON · 1980 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–7–1
0.318 Win %
Conference
6th
2–4 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
5
1977–1981
All-Time Record
25–28–2
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#79
1978
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 5 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1W 16–14
4Week 4 · Sep 16TENNESSEE TECHUnranked—L 10–26
5Week 5 · Sep 23Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON9–1–1L 14–28
6Week 6 · Sep 30Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–5L 10–17
7Week 7 · Oct 7MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—W 24–10
8Week 8 · Oct 14Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON7–4L 21–28
9Week 9 · Oct 21East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 14–24
10Week 10 · Oct 28Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON2–8–1T 13–13
11Week 11 · Nov 4App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON6–4–1L 24–27
12Week 12 · Nov 11Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON8–3L 14–39
13Week 13 · Nov 18East Tennessee State (EAST TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 20–17

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
5.754
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-24+5
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • East Tennessee State +2
  • Marshall 0
  • Furman -1
  • Tennessee Chattanooga -3
  • Citadel -4
  • App State -4
  • Clemson -5
  • East Carolina -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 #119Better than 14%
Win % Place 105thBetter than 24%

0.318 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#119Regular Season Final#119Post-Season W1#119Post-Season W2#119Post-Season W3#119Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+2
-16
-14
-7
+14
-7
-10
0
-3
-25
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#861977#791978#831979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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