The Pittsburgh Panthers were 10-1 in 1980. They emerged victorious over the South Carolina Gamecocks, 37 to 9, in the Gator 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 | 343 | 4,522 | 811 | 5.6 | 1,570 | 433 | 3.6 | 2,952 | 378 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 14th | 39th | 14th | 103rd | 117th | 74th | 4th | 10th | 14th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 121 | 2,260 | 3.0 | 718 | 449 | 1.6 | 1,542 | 304 | 5.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 7th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 12th | 1st | 54th | 120th | 7th | ||||||||||
Net | +222 | +2,262 | +811 | +2.6 | +852 | -16 | +2.0 | +1,410 | +74 | +2.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 5th | 3rd | 39th | 3rd | 29th | 77th | 5th | 3rd | 28th | 5th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 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 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| 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 |