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1980 Miami

9–⁠3, coached by Howard Schnellenberger, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Miami in 1980, game by game: won at Louisville 24–10; won vs. Florida A&M 49–0; won at No. 18 Houston 14–7; won vs. No. 9 Florida State 10–9; lost at No. 7 Notre Dame 14–32; lost vs. Mississippi State 31–34; lost at No. 13 Penn State 12–27; won vs. East Carolina 23–10; won at Vanderbilt 24–17; won vs. North Texas 26–8; won at No. 18 Florida 31–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 20–10+49−18Won 24–10 at Louisville+14LouisvilleWon 49–0 vs. Florida A&M+49Florida A&MWon 14–7 at No. 18 Houston+7No. 18 HoustonWon 10–9 vs. No. 9 Florida State+1No. 9 Florida StateLost 14–32 at No. 7 Notre Dame-18No. 7 Notre DameLost 31–34 vs. Mississippi State-3Mississippi Sta…Lost 12–27 at No. 13 Penn State-15No. 13 Penn StateWon 23–10 vs. East Carolina+13East CarolinaWon 24–17 at Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltWon 26–8 vs. North Texas+18North TexasWon 31–7 at No. 18 Florida+24No. 18 FloridaWon 20–10 vs. Virginia Tech+10Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atLouisvilleW 24–⁠1045%
Sep 13vsFlorida A&MW 49–⁠087%
Sep 20at18HoustonW 14–⁠732%
Sep 27vs9Florida StateW 10–⁠938%
Oct 11at7Notre DameL 14–⁠3233%
Oct 18vsMississippi StateL 31–⁠3464%
Nov 1at13Penn StateL 12–⁠2723%
Nov 8vsEast CarolinaW 23–⁠1057%
Nov 15atVanderbiltW 24–⁠1777%
Nov 22vsNorth TexasW 26–⁠860%
Nov 29at18FloridaW 31–⁠747%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsVirginia TechPeach BowlW 20–⁠1063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 20–⁠10 in the Peach Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 13
  2. Wk 6: 13
  3. Wk 7: 18
  4. Wk 14: 20
  5. Wk 15: 20
  6. Final: 18

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
9–⁠3
Conference
—
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 13
Points
278–⁠171
Coach
Howard Schnellenberger
Elo
1634 +135 this season
SP+ rating
21.9 No. 12 of 133; offense No. 28, defense No. 8
SRS
15.8 No. 18 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kim Helton
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz
Most valuable player
Mike Goedeker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 4John Swain DBMinnesota Vikings