1980 Marshall
2–8–1 (0–5–1 Southern Conference), coached by Sonny Randle. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Morehead State 35–8Sep 6
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Morehead State | W 35–8 | 60% |
| Sep 13 | vs Kent State | W 17–7 | 55% |
| Sep 20 | at VMI | L 3–17 | 31% |
| Oct 4 | vs App State | L 6–23 | 41% |
| Oct 11 | at Miami (OH) | L 6–34 | 16% |
| Oct 18 | vs Chattanooga | L 11–21 | 27% |
| Oct 25 | at Western Carolina | T 13–13 | 32% |
| Nov 1 | vs Furman | L 0–35 | 18% |
| Nov 8 | at Ohio | L 20–28 | 16% |
| Nov 15 | vs Toledo | L 10–38 | 34% |
| Nov 22 | at East Tennessee State | L 16–21 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to East Tennessee State 21–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 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
- 2–8–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 8th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 137–245
- Coach
- Sonny Randle
- Elo
- 1226 −66 this season
- SP+ rating
- -21.7 No. 126 of 133; offense No. 131, defense No. 106
- SRS
- −22.5 No. 133 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1980 Southern Conference standings
| 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.