Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Pitt | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 31.7 | 10.8 | 24.46 | 7.63 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Florida State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 30.8 | 8.6 | 23.78 | 9.53 | 13 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Penn State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 26.8 | 13.2 | 19.78 | 9.44 | 18 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| Notre Dame | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 20.7 | 10.7 | 18.29 | 8.71 | 11 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Miami (FL) | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 23.2 | 14.3 | 14.27 | 7.27 | 13 | 18 | ||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 24.2 | 15.3 | 9.86 | 0.94 | 20 | |||||||
| Navy | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 6.23 | 0.23 | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 29.0 | 16.7 | 12.49 | 5.99 | 14 | |||||||
| Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 20.8 | 10.8 | 6.48 | -1.69 | ||||||||
| Boston College | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 4.80 | 1.62 | ||||||||
| Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 26.9 | 24.3 | -3.19 | -7.64 | ||||||||
| Nevada-Las Vegas | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 34.9 | 23.4 | 4.00 | -1.73 | ||||||||
| Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 25.4 | 14.2 | 5.36 | -3.46 | ||||||||
| Tulane | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 23.3 | 20.3 | 6.88 | 3.38 | ||||||||
| Colgate | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 24.3 | 20.7 | -7.47 | -10.07 | ||||||||
| North Texas | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 24.1 | 22.9 | 2.05 | 0.96 | ||||||||
| Villanova | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 18.7 | 12.5 | -3.00 | -7.64 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 25.4 | 24.1 | 4.65 | 3.82 | ||||||||
| Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 14.7 | 18.5 | 2.90 | 4.17 | ||||||||
| Richmond | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 19.8 | 23.2 | -4.88 | -2.24 | ||||||||
| Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 18.8 | 20.2 | 5.33 | 5.88 | ||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 17.5 | 28.4 | -4.97 | 2.03 | ||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 13.7 | 21.8 | -17.13 | -10.95 | ||||||||
| Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 15.5 | 23.8 | -6.99 | 0.65 | ||||||||
| Army | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 18.5 | 26.8 | -5.45 | 1.19 | ||||||||
| Holy Cross | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 14.8 | 20.7 | -17.48 | -10.85 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 11.1 | 24.6 | -12.21 | -0.39 | ||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 10.5 | 23.2 | -9.39 | 0.98 | ||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 10.6 | 23.1 | -12.71 | -3.07 | ||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | 10.3 | 23.6 | -2.01 | 10.26 | ||||||||
8 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-01-02 | Peach Bowl | Miami (FL) (20) | 20 | Virginia Tech | 10 | Atlanta, GA |
| 1981-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Oklahoma (4) | 18 | Florida State (2) | 17 | Miami, FL |
| 1981-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Georgia (1) | 17 | Notre Dame (7) | 10 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1980-12-29 | Gator Bowl | Pittsburgh (3) | 37 | South Carolina (18) | 9 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1980-12-27 | Hall of Fame Classic | Arkansas | 34 | Tulane | 15 | Birmingham, AL |
| 1980-12-26 | Fiesta Bowl | Penn State (10) | 31 | Ohio State (11) | 19 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1980-12-14 | Garden State Bowl | Houston | 35 | Navy | 0 | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 1980-12-13 | Independence Bowl | Southern Mississippi | 16 | McNeese State | 14 | Shreveport, LA |
1980 Conference Leaders