1980 Pacific

4–⁠8 (1–⁠4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Bob Toledo.

Schedule and results

Pacific in 1980, game by game: lost at South Carolina 0–37; won vs. Idaho 24–13; lost at Hawai’i 14–25; won vs. UTEP 28–14; won at Washington State 24–22; lost vs. Long Beach State 12–17; lost at Fresno State 3–27; lost at Arizona State 9–37; lost at Utah State 7–21; lost vs. San José State 23–28; lost at Arizona 35–63; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 32–26+14−37Lost 0–37 at South Carolina-37South CarolinaWon 24–13 vs. Idaho+11IdahoLost 14–25 at Hawai’i-11Hawai’iWon 28–14 vs. UTEP+14UTEPWon 24–22 at Washington State+2Washington StateLost 12–17 vs. Long Beach State-5Long Beach StateLost 3–27 at Fresno State-24Fresno StateLost 9–37 at Arizona State-28Arizona StateLost 7–21 at Utah State-14Utah StateLost 23–28 vs. San José State-5San José StateLost 35–63 at Arizona-28ArizonaWon 32–26 vs. Cal State Fullerton+6Cal State Fulle…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal State Fullerton 32–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Led the nationRainey Meszaros: receiving yards (1,062 yds)

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠330
Coach
Bob Toledo
Elo
1324 −71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.6 No. 113 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—

1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Long Beach State5–⁠08–⁠3
Utah State4–⁠16–⁠5
San José State3–⁠27–⁠4
Fresno State1–⁠45–⁠6
Cal State Fullerton1–⁠44–⁠7
Pacific1–⁠44–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.