1980 Vanderbilt

2–⁠9 (0–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by George MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

Vanderbilt in 1980, game by game: lost at Maryland 6–31; lost vs. Mississippi State 14–24; lost at No. 1 Alabama 0–41; lost vs. Tulane 21–43; lost at No. 6 Georgia 0–41; lost vs. Ole Miss 14–27; won at Memphis 14–10; lost at Kentucky 10–31; lost vs. Miami 17–24; won vs. Chattanooga 31–29; lost vs. Tennessee 13–51+7−41Lost 6–31 at Maryland-25MarylandLost 14–24 vs. Mississippi State-10Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–41 at No. 1 Alabama-41No. 1 AlabamaLost 21–43 vs. Tulane-22TulaneLost 0–41 at No. 6 Georgia-41No. 6 GeorgiaLost 14–27 vs. Ole Miss-13Ole MissWon 14–10 at Memphis+4MemphisLost 10–31 at Kentucky-21KentuckyLost 17–24 vs. Miami-7MiamiWon 31–29 vs. Chattanooga+2ChattanoogaLost 13–51 vs. Tennessee-38Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 51–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 121st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠6 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠352
Coach
George MacIntyre
Elo
1276 −68 this season
SP+ rating
-15.3 No. 118 of 133; offense No. 99, defense No. 122
SRS
−9.5 No. 105 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Red Parker
Defensive coordinator
Ron McCrone

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1980 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠012–⁠01
Alabama6–⁠110–⁠26
Mississippi State5–⁠19–⁠319
Florida4–⁠28–⁠4
LSU4–⁠27–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠35–⁠6
Ole Miss2–⁠53–⁠8
Kentucky1–⁠53–⁠8
Auburn0–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt0–⁠62–⁠9

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