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1980 William & Mary

2–⁠9, coached by Jimmye Laycock.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1980, game by game: lost at NC State 0–42; lost vs. VMI 10–13; lost at Virginia Tech 3–7; lost at Navy 6–45; lost vs. Wake Forest 7–27; won vs. Dartmouth 17–14; won at Rutgers 21–18; lost vs. Delaware 3–7; lost at East Carolina 23–31; lost at Harvard 13–24; lost at Richmond 14–26+7−42Lost 0–42 at NC State-42NC StateLost 10–13 vs. VMI-3VMILost 3–7 at Virginia Tech-4Virginia TechLost 6–45 at Navy-39NavyLost 7–27 vs. Wake Forest-20Wake ForestWon 17–14 vs. Dartmouth+3DartmouthWon 21–18 at Rutgers+3RutgersLost 3–7 vs. Delaware-4DelawareLost 23–31 at East Carolina-8East CarolinaLost 13–24 at Harvard-11HarvardLost 14–26 at Richmond-12Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atNC StateL 0–⁠4223%
Sep 13vsVMIL 10–⁠1356%
Sep 20atVirginia TechL 3–⁠727%
Sep 27atNavyL 6–⁠4524%
Oct 4vsWake ForestL 7–⁠2735%
Oct 11vsDartmouthW 17–⁠1444%
Oct 18atRutgersW 21–⁠1813%
Oct 25vsDelawareL 3–⁠765%
Nov 1atEast CarolinaL 23–⁠3122%
Nov 8atHarvardL 13–⁠2427%
Nov 22atRichmondL 14–⁠2638%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 26–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
117–⁠254
Coach
Jimmye Laycock
Elo
1319 −93 this season
SP+ rating
-12.5 No. 113 of 133; offense No. 117, defense No. 84
SRS
−12.7 No. 119 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ralph Friedgen
Captains
Steve McNamee and Dennis Fitzpatrick