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1980 Richmond

5–⁠6, coached by Dal Shealy.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1980, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 20–17; won at Villanova 21–7; lost at Wyoming 14–35; lost at West Virginia 28–31; lost at Auburn 16–55; lost vs. East Carolina 22–24; lost vs. VMI 17–22; won vs. Virginia Tech 18–7; won vs. Cincinnati 24–10; lost at Southern Miss 12–33; won vs. William & Mary 26–14+14−39Won 20–17 vs. Bowling Green+3Bowling GreenWon 21–7 at Villanova+14VillanovaLost 14–35 at Wyoming-21WyomingLost 28–31 at West Virginia-3West VirginiaLost 16–55 at Auburn-39AuburnLost 22–24 vs. East Carolina-2East CarolinaLost 17–22 vs. VMI-5VMIWon 18–7 vs. Virginia Tech+11Virginia TechWon 24–10 vs. Cincinnati+14CincinnatiLost 12–33 at Southern Miss-21Southern MissWon 26–14 vs. William & Mary+12William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsBowling GreenW 20–⁠1744%
Sep 13atVillanovaW 21–⁠729%
Sep 20atWyomingL 14–⁠3534%
Sep 27atWest VirginiaL 28–⁠3127%
Oct 4atAuburnL 16–⁠5520%
Oct 11vsEast CarolinaL 22–⁠2435%
Oct 18vsVMIL 17–⁠2255%
Oct 25vsVirginia TechW 18–⁠729%
Nov 1vsCincinnatiW 24–⁠1064%
Nov 15atSouthern MissL 12–⁠3316%
Nov 22vsWilliam & MaryW 26–⁠1462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 26–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
218–⁠255
Coach
Dal Shealy
Elo
1389 +56 this season
SP+ rating
-4.4 No. 90 of 133; offense No. 78, defense No. 92
SRS
−4.5 No. 85 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Jim Marshall