1980 East Tennessee State
2–9 (1–4 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat James Madison 28–23Nov 8
By 5 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs Wofford | L 9–16 | 76% |
| Sep 13 | at Virginia Tech | L 7–35 | 19% |
| Sep 20 | at SE Louisiana | L 3–7 | 51% |
| Sep 27 | at App State | L 15–42 | 22% |
| Oct 4 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 3–7 | 38% |
| Oct 11 | vs Furman | L 21–33 | 21% |
| Oct 18 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 6–25 | 37% |
| Oct 25 | at Chattanooga | L 14–26 | 10% |
| Nov 8 | at James Madison | W 28–23 | 67% |
| Nov 15 | vs Western Carolina | L 17–20 | 42% |
| Nov 22 | vs Marshall | W 21–16 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Marshall 21–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–4 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 144–250
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1222 −107 this season
- SP+ rating
- -19.6 No. 124 of 133; offense No. 122, defense No. 120
- SRS
- −18.2 No. 129 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.