1980 Fresno State
5–6 (1–4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jim Sweeney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific 27–3Oct 18
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vsCal State Fullerton | L 25–39 | 61% |
| Sep 13 | at UNLV | L 6–35 | 21% |
| Sep 20 | vs Louisiana | W 16–14 | 42% |
| Sep 27 | at Utah | L 12–27 | 28% |
| Oct 4 | vs Cal Poly | W 31–25 | 75% |
| Oct 11 | at San José State | L 14–26 | 26% |
| Oct 18 | vsPacific | W 27–3 | 51% |
| Oct 25 | vs Utah State | L 0–14 | 42% |
| Nov 1 | vsLong Beach State | L 9–34 | 42% |
| Nov 8 | at Southern Illinois | W 31–14 | 29% |
| Nov 15 | vs Montana State | W 21–14 | 69% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Montana State 21–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 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
- 5–6
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 192–245
- Coach
- Jim Sweeney
- Elo
- 1375 −14 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.8 No. 115 of 133; offense No. 111, defense No. 95
- SRS
- −11.1 No. 109 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 2 | Anthony Washington DB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | 5–0 | 8–3 | |
| Utah State | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| San José State | 3–2 | 7–4 | |
 Fresno State | 1–4 | 5–6 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1–4 | 4–7 | |
| Pacific | 1–4 | 4–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.