1980 Western Carolina
3–7–1 (2–4–1 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Waters. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Middle Tennessee 24–10Oct 4
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs VMI | W 16–14 | 62% |
| Sep 13 | vs Tennessee Tech | L 10–26 | 82% |
| Sep 20 | vs Furman | L 14–28 | 51% |
| Sep 27 | at Clemson | L 10–17 | 16% |
| Oct 4 | at Middle Tennessee | W 24–10 | 60% |
| Oct 11 | vs The Citadel | L 21–28 | 45% |
| Oct 18 | vs East Carolina | L 14–24 | 36% |
| Oct 25 | vs Marshall | T 13–13 | 68% |
| Nov 1 | at App State | L 24–27 | 27% |
| Nov 8 | at Chattanooga | L 14–39 | 19% |
| Nov 15 | at East Tennessee State | W 20–17 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat East Tennessee State 20–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 180–243
- Coach
- Bob Waters
- Elo
- 1342 −103 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.3 No. 118 of 133; offense No. 114, defense No. 110
- SRS
- −12.1 No. 115 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1980 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 8–0 | 9–1–1 | |
| Chattanooga | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 7–4 | |
| App State | 4–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
 Western Carolina | 2–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| VMI | 1–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| East Tennessee State | 1–4 | 2–9 | |
| Marshall | 0–5–1 | 2–8–1 | |
 Davidson | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.