1980 LSU
7–4 (4–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jerry Stovall. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 19 Florida 24–7Oct 4
Florida was ranked No. 19, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs 13Florida State | L 0–16 | 46% |
| Sep 13 | vs Kansas State | W 21–0 | 74% |
| Sep 20 | vs Colorado | W 23–20 | 74% |
| Sep 27 | at Rice | L 7–17 | 74% |
| Oct 4 | at 19Florida | W 24–7 | 44% |
| Oct 11 | vs Auburn | W 21–17 | 58% |
| Oct 18 | at Kentucky | W 17–10 | 53% |
| Nov 1 | vs Ole Miss | W 38–16 | 76% |
| Nov 8 | at 6Alabama | L 7–28 | 20% |
| Nov 15 | at 19Mississippi State | L 31–55 | 46% |
| Nov 22 | vs Tulane | W 24–7 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tulane 24–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
- 7–4
- Conference
- 4–2 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 213–193
- Coach
- Jerry Stovall
- Elo
- 1592 +20 this season
- SP+ rating
- 8.5 No. 42 of 133; offense No. 66, defense No. 28
- SRS
- 9.9 No. 31 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- George Belu
- Defensive coordinator
- Greg Williams
Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 2 | Chris Williams DB | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 2 | Lyman White LB | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rd 3 | Greg LaFleur TE | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 4 | Tracy Porter WR | Detroit Lions |
All-SEC
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Lyman WhiteDEAP-1; UPI- Chris WilliamsDBAP-1
Second team
- Al RichardsonLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1980 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 6–0 | 12–0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 6–1 | 10–2 | 6 |
| Mississippi State | 5–1 | 9–3 | 19 |
| Florida | 4–2 | 8–4 | |
| LSU | 4–2 | 7–4 | |
 Tennessee | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Kentucky | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
| Auburn | 0–6 | 5–6 | |
 Vanderbilt | 0–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.