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1980 North Texas

6–⁠5, coached by Jerry Moore.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 1980, game by game: won at Texas–Arlington 31–14; lost at SMU 9–28; won at UTEP 35–15; lost at Houston 17–24; won vs. Louisiana 22–20; lost at Tulsa 27–28; won at Memphis 29–10; won at New Mexico State 38–28; lost at No. 13 BYU 23–41; won vs. UL Monroe 26–18; lost at Miami 8–26+20−19Won 31–14 at Texas–Arlington+17Texas–ArlingtonLost 9–28 at SMU-19SMUWon 35–15 at UTEP+20UTEPLost 17–24 at Houston-7HoustonWon 22–20 vs. Louisiana+2LouisianaLost 27–28 at Tulsa-1TulsaWon 29–10 at Memphis+19MemphisWon 38–28 at New Mexico State+10New Mexico StateLost 23–41 at No. 13 BYU-18No. 13 BYUWon 26–18 vs. UL Monroe+8UL MonroeLost 8–26 at Miami-18Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atTexas–ArlingtonW 31–⁠1430%
Sep 13atSMUL 9–⁠2845%
Sep 20atUTEPW 35–⁠1569%
Sep 27atHoustonL 17–⁠2433%
Oct 4vsLouisianaW 22–⁠2072%
Oct 11atTulsaL 27–⁠2846%
Oct 18atMemphisW 29–⁠1060%
Nov 1atNew Mexico StateW 38–⁠2865%
Nov 8at13BYUL 23–⁠4120%
Nov 15vsUL MonroeW 26–⁠1873%
Nov 22atMiamiL 8–⁠2640%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 26–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
265–⁠252
Coach
Jerry Moore
Elo
1522 +37 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 43 of 133; offense No. 29, defense No. 73
SRS
2.3 No. 58 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offense
I formation

Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 7Ron Battle TELos Angeles Rams