1980 App State
6–4–1 (4–2–1 Southern Conference), coached by Mike Working. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lenoir Rhyne 57–25Oct 18
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at James Madison | W 34–6 | 87% |
| Sep 13 | vs The Citadel | W 17–14 | 54% |
| Sep 20 | at Chattanooga | L 7–14 | 28% |
| Sep 27 | vs East Tennessee State | W 42–15 | 78% |
| Oct 4 | at Marshall | W 23–6 | 59% |
| Oct 11 | at NC State | L 14–17 | 32% |
| Oct 18 | atLenoir Rhyne | W 57–25 | 78% |
| Oct 25 | vs Furman | L 20–21 | 49% |
| Nov 1 | vs Western Carolina | W 27–24 | 73% |
| Nov 8 | at VMI | T 16–16 | 62% |
| Nov 22 | at Wake Forest | L 16–28 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 28–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).
- Record
- 6–4–1
- Conference
- 4–2–1 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 273–186
- Coach
- Mike Working
- Elo
- 1449 +29 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.3 No. 69 of 133; offense No. 85, defense No. 59
- SRS
- −2.7 No. 78 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1980 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 8–0 | 9–1–1 | |
| Chattanooga | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 7–4 | |
 App State | 4–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Western Carolina | 2–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| VMI | 1–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| East Tennessee State | 1–4 | 2–9 | |
| Marshall | 0–5–1 | 2–8–1 | |
 Davidson | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.