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1980 Virginia Tech

8–⁠4, coached by Bill Dooley.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1980, game by game: won at Wake Forest 16–7; won vs. East Tennessee State 35–7; won vs. William & Mary 7–3; won vs. James Madison 38–6; lost at Clemson 10–13; won vs. Rhode Island 34–7; won vs. Virginia 30–0; lost at Richmond 7–18; won vs. West Virginia 34–11; lost at No. 3 Florida State 7–31; won vs. VMI 21–6; lost vs. No. 20 Miami 10–20+32−24Won 16–7 at Wake Forest+9Wake ForestWon 35–7 vs. East Tennessee State+28East Tennessee …Won 7–3 vs. William & Mary+4William & MaryWon 38–6 vs. James Madison+32James MadisonLost 10–13 at Clemson-3ClemsonWon 34–7 vs. Rhode Island+27Rhode IslandWon 30–0 vs. Virginia+30VirginiaLost 7–18 at Richmond-11RichmondWon 34–11 vs. West Virginia+23West VirginiaLost 7–31 at No. 3 Florida State-24No. 3 Florida StateWon 21–6 vs. VMI+15VMILost 10–20 vs. No. 20 Miami-10No. 20 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atWake ForestW 16–⁠740%
Sep 13vsEast Tennessee StateW 35–⁠781%
Sep 20vsWilliam & MaryW 7–⁠373%
Sep 27vsJames MadisonW 38–⁠696%
Oct 4atClemsonL 10–⁠1329%
Oct 11vsRhode IslandW 34–⁠786%
Oct 18vsVirginiaW 30–⁠066%
Oct 25atRichmondL 7–⁠1871%
Nov 1vsWest VirginiaW 34–⁠1159%
Nov 8at3Florida StateL 7–⁠3115%
Nov 15vsVMIW 21–⁠674%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs20MiamiPeach BowlL 10–⁠2037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 20–⁠10 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠129
Coach
Bill Dooley
Elo
1507 +49 this season
SP+ rating
10.5 No. 34 of 133; offense No. 90, defense No. 12
SRS
7.6 No. 39 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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