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William & Mary

FBSI · 1980 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–9
0.182 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
53
1922–1981
All-Time Record
251–266–20
0.486 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1942, 1947
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5L 0–42
4Week 4 · Sep 16Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1L 10–13
5Week 5 · Sep 23Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 3–7
6Week 6 · Sep 30Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI8–4L 6–45
7Week 7 · Oct 7Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–6L 7–27
8Week 8 · Oct 14Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY4–6W 17–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 21–18
10Week 10 · Oct 28DELAWAREUnranked—L 3–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 23–31
12Week 12 · Nov 11Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY7–3L 13–24
14Week 14 · Nov 25Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 14–26

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
6.803
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-31
-42+11
  • Rutgers +7
  • Dartmouth +4
  • Harvard -3
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Navy -4
  • NC State -5
  • Wake Forest -6
  • Richmond -6
  • Virginia Military Institute -7
  • 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 #127Better than 8%
Win % Place 123rdBetter than 11%

0.182 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#127Regular Season Final#127Post-Season W1#127Post-Season W2#127Post-Season W3#127Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-42
-3
-4
-39
-20
+3
+3
-4
-8
-11
-12

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

Final Rank by Season
#1161975#341976#601977#811978#1081979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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