1980 Long Beach State
8–3 (5–0 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Dave Currey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Fresno State 34–9Nov 1
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Northern Illinois | L 9–16 | 62% |
| Sep 20 | at Bowling Green | W 23–21 | 47% |
| Sep 27 | at BYU | L 25–41 | 17% |
| Oct 4 | vs Tennessee State | L 18–35 | 56% |
| Oct 11 | atPacific | W 17–12 | 41% |
| Oct 18 | at San José State | W 23–21 | 34% |
| Oct 25 | at Oregon State | W 31–21 | 63% |
| Nov 1 | at Fresno State | W 34–9 | 58% |
| Nov 8 | atCal State Fullerton | W 20–10 | 61% |
| Nov 15 | vs Utah State | W 28–27 | 54% |
| Nov 22 | vs Drake | W 21–7 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Drake 21–7; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 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
- 8–3
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 249–220
- Coach
- Dave Currey
- Elo
- 1530 +73 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.2 No. 65 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 3 | Ben Rudolph DT | New York Jets |
| Rd 7 | Ron Johnson WR | Seattle Seahawks |
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.