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 |
| Georgia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.8 | 11.4 | 19.48 | 5.64 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
| Alabama | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 29.3 | 8.2 | 23.80 | 7.39 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Mississippi State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 25.1 | 20.6 | 12.92 | 7.25 | 16 | 19 | ||
| Florida | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 21.3 | 15.5 | 13.72 | 8.89 | 18 | |||
| LSU | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 10.78 | 8.32 | ||||
| Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 23.3 | 17.2 | 10.16 | 8.62 | ||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 4.70 | 8.79 | ||||
| Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 15.2 | 25.5 | 0.59 | 8.50 | ||||
| Auburn | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 7.50 | 8.05 | 19 | 18 | ||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 12.7 | 32.0 | -5.66 | 8.43 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama (9) | 30 | Baylor (6) | 2 | Dallas, TX |
| 1981-01-01 | Sugar Bowl | Georgia (1) | 17 | Notre Dame (7) | 10 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1980-12-27 | Sun Bowl | Nebraska (8) | 31 | Mississippi State (17) | 17 | El Paso, TX |
| 1980-12-20 | Tangerine Bowl | Florida | 35 | Maryland | 20 | Orlando, FL |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| SEC Player of the Year | Herschel Walker | Georgia |
| SEC Coach of the Year | Vince Dooley | Georgia |
1980 Conference Leaders