The Miami Hurricanes were 8-3 in 1980. They emerged victorious over the Virginia Tech Hokies, 20 to 10, in the Peach 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 258 | 3,757 | 778 | 4.8 | 1,855 | 500 | 3.7 | 1,902 | 278 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 45th | 56th | 73rd | 51st | 78th | 89th | 70th | 41st | 47th | 49th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 161 | 2,868 | 3.8 | 1,353 | 485 | 2.8 | 1,515 | 268 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 26th | 13th | 11th | 19th | 40th | 13th | 50th | 89th | 25th | ||||||||||
Net | +97 | +889 | +778 | +1.0 | +502 | +15 | +0.9 | +387 | +10 | +1.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 29th | 27th | 73rd | 17th | 48th | 64th | 32nd | 28th | 61st | 28th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |