1980 Drake
8–3 (3–2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Chuck Shelton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Augustana (South Dakota) 42–0Sep 13
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs Indiana State | L 10–13 | 47% |
| Sep 13 | vsAugustana (South Dakota) | W 42–0 | 77% |
| Sep 20 | at Lamar | W 38–7 | 28% |
| Sep 27 | vs Southern Illinois | L 28–34 | 56% |
| Oct 4 | atTexas–Arlington | W 30–20 | 33% |
| Oct 11 | at Colorado | W 41–22 | 50% |
| Oct 18 | vsWest Texas | W 27–21 | 52% |
| Oct 25 | at New Mexico State | W 28–22 | 56% |
| Nov 1 | vsWichita State | W 38–15 | 69% |
| Nov 8 | vsNebraska–Omaha | W 17–0 | 91% |
| Nov 22 | atLong Beach State | L 7–21 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 21–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 3–2 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 306–175
- Coach
- Chuck Shelton
- Elo
- 1498 +133 this season
- SP+ rating
- -3.7 No. 86 of 133; offense No. 59, defense No. 107
- SRS
- −3.9 No. 83 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1980 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tulsa | 4–1 | 8–3 | |
| Wichita State | 4–1–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Indiana State | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
 Drake | 3–2 | 8–3 | |
| West Texas | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Southern Illinois | 1–5 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.