The Mississippi State Bulldogs were 9-2 in 1980. They fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 31 to 17, in the Sun Bowl.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 11 | 284 | 4,189 | 817 | 5.1 | 3,135 | 651 | 4.8 | 1,054 | 166 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 29th | 26th | 30th | 31st | 7th | 5th | 8th | 119th | 126th | 76th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 216 | 3,236 | 4.5 | 1,495 | 442 | 3.4 | 1,741 | 272 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 70th | 33rd | 65th | 28th | 9th | 51st | 88th | 94th | 64th | ||||||||||
Net | +68 | +953 | +817 | +0.6 | +1,640 | +209 | +1.4 | -687 | -106 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 39th | 23rd | 30th | 36th | 7th | 4th | 14th | 124th | 124th | 72nd |
Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Boise State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
2 | Colorado State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Marshall | 7 | 3 | .700 |
2 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | .600 |
Independent | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Notre Dame | 9 | 1 | .900 |
2 | UConn | 7 | 3 | .700 |
Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Ohio | 8 | 3 | .727 |
2 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | .636 |
Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Oregon | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
2 | Ohio State | 9 | 1 | .900 |
Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Washington State | 8 | 2 | .800 |
2 | Oregon State | 4 | 6 | .400 |
Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 3 | .700 |
2 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | .700 |