1980 Furman
9–1–1 (8–0 Southern Conference), coached by Dick Sheridan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Marshall 35–0Nov 1
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at 14North Carolina | L 13–35 | 26% |
| Sep 13 | vs Presbyterian | W 28–7 | 81% |
| Sep 20 | at Western Carolina | W 28–14 | 49% |
| Sep 27 | vs VMI | W 21–16 | 63% |
| Oct 4 | at Chattanooga | W 42–28 | 38% |
| Oct 11 | at East Tennessee State | W 33–21 | 79% |
| Oct 25 | at App State | W 21–20 | 51% |
| Nov 1 | vs Marshall | W 35–0 | 82% |
| Nov 8 | vs Davidson | W 21–7 | 88% |
| Nov 15 | vs Wofford | T 14–14 | 91% |
| Nov 22 | vs The Citadel | W 28–15 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat The Citadel 28–15; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
Southern Conference champions8–0 in the conference
- Record
- 9–1–1
- Conference
- 8–0 first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 284–177
- Coach
- Dick Sheridan
- Elo
- 1569 +115 this season
- SP+ rating
- 10.5 No. 34 of 133; offense No. 23, defense No. 68
- SRS
- 3.7 No. 53 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Jeff Snipes, Kevin Morgan and Steve Bishop
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.