1980 NC State
6–5 (3–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Monte Kiffin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat William & Mary 42–0Sep 6
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs William & Mary | W 42–0 | 77% |
| Sep 20 | at Virginia | W 27–13 | 56% |
| Sep 27 | vs Wake Forest | L 7–27 | 76% |
| Oct 4 | at 18South Carolina | L 10–30 | 38% |
| Oct 11 | vs App State | W 17–14 | 68% |
| Oct 18 | at 8North Carolina | L 8–28 | 26% |
| Oct 25 | vs Clemson | W 24–20 | 53% |
| Nov 1 | at Maryland | L 0–24 | 40% |
| Nov 8 | at 10Penn State | L 13–21 | 20% |
| Nov 15 | vs Duke | W 38–21 | 72% |
| Nov 22 | vs East Carolina | W 36–14 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat East Carolina 36–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 3–3 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 222–212
- Coach
- Monte Kiffin
- Elo
- 1548 −23 this season
- SP+ rating
- 7.1 No. 50 of 133; offense No. 61, defense No. 45
- SRS
- 5.9 No. 45 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 6 | Bubba Green DT | Baltimore Colts |
All-ACC
2 first teamFirst team
Chris KoehneOTAP- Bubba GreenDLAP
From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6–0 | 11–1 | 10 |
| Maryland | 5–1 | 8–4 | |
| NC State | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| Clemson | 2–4 | 6–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| Virginia | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Duke | 1–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.