1980 Southern Miss
9–3, coached by Bobby Collins. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arkansas State 35–0Oct 18
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Tulane | W 17–14 | 43% |
| Sep 20 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 38–11 | 79% |
| Sep 27 | at East Carolina | W 35–7 | 47% |
| Oct 4 | vs Ole Miss | W 28–22 | 77% |
| Oct 11 | at Mississippi State | W 42–14 | 54% |
| Oct 18 | vs Arkansas State | W 35–0 | 89% |
| Oct 25 | at 1Alabama | L 7–42 | 26% |
| Nov 1 | vs Lamar | W 36–10 | 88% |
| Nov 8 | at Auburn | L 0–31 | 61% |
| Nov 15 | vs Richmond | W 33–12 | 84% |
| Nov 22 | vs Louisville | L 3–6 | 79% |
| Dec 13Bowls & playoff | vs McNeeseIndependence Bowl | W 16–14 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat McNeese 16–14 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 90 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 8: 20
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.
Led the nationSammy Winder: rushing touchdowns (20 TD), points (120 pts), points per game (10.9)
- Record
- 9–3
- Conference
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- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 20
- Points
- 290–183
- Coach
- Bobby Collins
- Elo
- 1609 +53 this season
- SP+ rating
- 11.2 No. 32 of 133; offense No. 48, defense No. 30
- SRS
- 7.8 No. 35 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 1 | Hanford Dixon DB | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 3 | Marvin Harvey TE | Kansas City Chiefs |