1980 TCU
1–10 (1–7 Southwest Conference), coached by F. Dry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Tech 24–17Nov 8
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs 18Auburn | L 7–10 | 32% |
| Sep 20 | at SMU | L 14–17 | 24% |
| Sep 27 | at 10Georgia | L 3–34 | 18% |
| Oct 4 | at 14Arkansas | L 7–44 | 12% |
| Oct 11 | vs Rice | L 24–28 | 58% |
| Oct 18 | vs Tulsa | L 17–23 | 37% |
| Oct 25 | vs 11Baylor | L 6–21 | 14% |
| Nov 1 | at Houston | L 5–37 | 11% |
| Nov 8 | vs Texas Tech | W 24–17 | 31% |
| Nov 15 | vs Texas | L 26–51 | 20% |
| Nov 22 | at Texas A&M | L 10–13 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 13–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 1–7 9th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–295
- Coach
- F. Dry
- Elo
- 1331 −68 this season
- SP+ rating
- -8.6 No. 105 of 133; offense No. 100, defense No. 90
- SRS
- −4.5 No. 86 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Junko
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Bobby StewartRBCoaches-1- Stanley WashingtonWRCoaches-1
From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1980 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 8–0 | 10–2 | 14 |
| SMU | 5–3 | 8–4 | 20 |
| Houston | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Texas | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Rice | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Arkansas | 3–5 | 7–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 1–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.