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1980 West Virginia

6–⁠6, coached by Don Nehlen.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1980, game by game: won vs. Cincinnati 41–27; won at Colorado State 52–24; lost vs. Maryland 11–14; won vs. Richmond 31–28; won vs. Virginia 45–21; lost at Hawai’i 13–16; lost at No. 11 Pittsburgh 14–42; lost vs. No. 13 Penn State 15–20; lost at Virginia Tech 11–34; won at Temple 41–28; won at Rutgers 24–15; lost vs. Syracuse 7–20+28−28Won 41–27 vs. Cincinnati+14CincinnatiWon 52–24 at Colorado State+28Colorado StateLost 11–14 vs. Maryland-3MarylandWon 31–28 vs. Richmond+3RichmondWon 45–21 vs. Virginia+24VirginiaLost 13–16 at Hawai’i-3Hawai’iLost 14–42 at No. 11 Pittsburgh-28No. 11 PittsburghLost 15–20 vs. No. 13 Penn State-5No. 13 Penn StateLost 11–34 at Virginia Tech-23Virginia TechWon 41–28 at Temple+13TempleWon 24–15 at Rutgers+9RutgersLost 7–20 vs. Syracuse-13Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsCincinnatiW 41–⁠2761%
Sep 13atColorado StateW 52–⁠2443%
Sep 20vsMarylandL 11–⁠1444%
Sep 27vsRichmondW 31–⁠2873%
Oct 4vsVirginiaW 45–⁠2160%
Oct 11atHawai’iL 13–⁠1658%
Oct 18at11PittsburghL 14–⁠4220%
Oct 25vs13Penn StateL 15–⁠2031%
Nov 1atVirginia TechL 11–⁠3441%
Nov 8atTempleW 41–⁠2835%
Nov 15atRutgersW 24–⁠1528%
Nov 22vsSyracuseL 7–⁠2064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

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.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
305–⁠289
Coach
Don Nehlen
Elo
1495 +51 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 46 of 133; offense No. 20, defense No. 84
SRS
5.7 No. 47 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Tranquill

Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 5Delbert Fowler LBHouston Oilers
Rd 6Fulton Walker DBMiami Dolphins