1980 Duke
2–9 (1–5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Red Wilson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Clemson 34–17Oct 18
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs East Carolina | L 10–35 | 33% |
| Sep 20 | at 19Auburn | L 28–35 | 18% |
| Sep 27 | vs Virginia | L 17–20 | 45% |
| Oct 4 | at Indiana | L 21–31 | 20% |
| Oct 11 | at 17South Carolina | L 7–20 | 14% |
| Oct 18 | at Clemson | W 34–17 | 13% |
| Oct 25 | vs Maryland | L 14–17 | 38% |
| Nov 1 | vs Georgia Tech | W 17–12 | 59% |
| Nov 8 | vs Wake Forest | L 24–27 | 48% |
| Nov 15 | at NC State | L 21–38 | 28% |
| Nov 22 | at 15North Carolina | L 21–44 | 11% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 44–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1980.
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 214–296
- Coach
- Red Wilson
- Elo
- 1380 −25 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.0 No. 102 of 133; offense No. 70, defense No. 114
- SRS
- −0.8 No. 72 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Steve Spurrier
- Defensive coordinator
- Cliff Yoshida
- Captains
- Ed Brown and Dennis Tabron
- Most valuable player
- John Brinkman
- Offense
- Air Ball
- Defense
- 4–3
All-ACC
2 first teamFirst team
John BrinkmanTEAP- Dennis TabronDBAP
From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6–0 | 11–1 | 10 |
| Maryland | 5–1 | 8–4 | |
| NC State | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| Clemson | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Virginia | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Duke | 1–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.