1980 Chattanooga
8–3 (5–2 Southern Conference), coached by Bill Oliver. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 55–10Oct 11
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Jacksonville State | W 16–13 | 87% |
| Sep 13 | at Middle Tennessee | W 32–7 | 78% |
| Sep 20 | vs App State | W 14–7 | 72% |
| Sep 27 | at The Citadel | L 13–29 | 62% |
| Oct 4 | vs Furman | L 28–42 | 62% |
| Oct 11 | at VMI | W 55–10 | 54% |
| Oct 18 | at Marshall | W 21–11 | 73% |
| Oct 25 | vs East Tennessee State | W 26–14 | 90% |
| Nov 8 | vs Western Carolina | W 39–14 | 81% |
| Nov 15 | vs Illinois State | W 27–19 | 88% |
| Nov 22 | at Vanderbilt | L 29–31 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 31–29; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 300–197
- Coach
- Bill Oliver
- Elo
- 1533 +4 this season
- SP+ rating
- -1.8 No. 78 of 133; offense No. 52, defense No. 104
- SRS
- −3.2 No. 81 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1980 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| 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.