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1980 Georgia Tech

1–⁠9–⁠1, coached by Bill Curry.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1980, game by game: lost at No. 2 Alabama 3–26; lost vs. Florida 12–45; won vs. Memphis 17–8; lost at No. 10 North Carolina 0–33; lost vs. Tennessee 10–23; lost at Auburn 14–17; lost vs. Tulane 14–31; lost at Duke 12–17; tied vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 3–3; lost vs. Navy 8–19; lost at No. 1 Georgia 20–38+9−33Lost 3–26 at No. 2 Alabama-23No. 2 AlabamaLost 12–45 vs. Florida-33FloridaWon 17–8 vs. Memphis+9MemphisLost 0–33 at No. 10 North Carolina-33No. 10 North CarolinaLost 10–23 vs. Tennessee-13TennesseeLost 14–17 at Auburn-3AuburnLost 14–31 vs. Tulane-17TulaneLost 12–17 at Duke-5DukeTied 3–3 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame0No. 1 Notre DameLost 8–19 vs. Navy-11NavyLost 20–38 at No. 1 Georgia-18No. 1 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6at2AlabamaL 3–⁠2615%
Sep 20vsFloridaL 12–⁠4561%
Sep 27vsMemphisW 17–⁠862%
Oct 4at10North CarolinaL 0–⁠3319%
Oct 11vsTennesseeL 10–⁠2337%
Oct 18atAuburnL 14–⁠1726%
Oct 25vsTulaneL 14–⁠3139%
Nov 1atDukeL 12–⁠1741%
Nov 8vs1Notre DameT 3–⁠316%
Nov 15vsNavyL 8–⁠1930%
Nov 29at1GeorgiaL 20–⁠3810%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 38–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠9–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
113–⁠260
Coach
Bill Curry
Elo
1362 −122 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 97 of 133; offense No. 112, defense No. 64
SRS
−1.9 No. 76 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Travis
Defensive coordinator
Ken Blair
Captains
Ben Utt, Duane Wood, Ken Taylor and Darrell Thomas