American college football season
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records Conf Overall Team W L T W L T No. 2 Pittsburgh – – 11 – 1 – 0 No. 5 Florida State – – 10 – 2 – 0 No. 8 Penn State – – 10 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Notre Dame – – 9 – 2 – 1 No. 18 Miami (FL) – – 9 – 3 – 0 Southern Miss – – 9 – 3 – 0 Navy – – 8 – 4 – 0 South Carolina – – 8 – 4 – 0 Virginia Tech – – 8 – 4 – 0 Boston College – – 7 – 4 – 0 Northeast Louisiana – – 7 – 4 – 0 Rutgers – – 7 – 4 – 0 UNLV – – 7 – 4 – 0 Tulane – – 7 – 5 – 0 Colgate – – 5 – 4 – 1 North Texas State – – 6 – 5 – 0 Villanova – – 6 – 5 – 0 West Virginia – – 6 – 6 – 0 Louisville – – 5 – 6 – 0 Richmond – – 5 – 6 – 0 Syracuse – – 5 – 6 – 0 East Carolina – – 4 – 7 – 0 Illinois State – – 4 – 7 – 0 Temple – – 4 – 7 – 0 Army – – 3 – 7 – 1 Holy Cross – – 3 – 8 – 0 Cincinnati – – 2 – 9 – 0 Memphis State – – 2 – 9 – 0 William & Mary – – 2 – 9 – 0 Georgia Tech – – 1 – 9 – 1 Rankings from AP Poll
The 1980 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis ) as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its fifth and final season under head coach Richard Williamson , the team compiled a 2–9 record and was outscored by a total of 255 to 115.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee .
The team's statistical leaders included Darrell Martin with 888 passing yards, Richard Williams with 438 rushing yards, Jerry Knowlton with 470 receiving yards, and Rusty Bennett with 35 points scored.[3]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result September 6 Mississippi State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN L 7–34September 13 at Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry) L 7–61September 27 at Georgia Tech L 8–17October 4 Arkansas State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry) W 24–3October 11 at Louisville Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry) L 14–38October 18 North Texas State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN L 10–29October 25 Florida State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN L 3–24November 1 Vanderbilt Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN L 10–14November 8 at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (rivalry) L 10–14November 15 at Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA L 16–21November 22 Wichita State Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN W 6–0 Homecoming
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