The Tennessee Volunteers were 5-6 in 1980.
| 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 | 256 | 3,229 | 723 | 4.5 | 1,888 | 527 | 3.6 | 1,341 | 196 | 6.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 46th | 101st | 118th | 84th | 74th | 74th | 77th | 90th | 108th | 48th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 189 | 3,371 | 4.5 | 1,875 | 537 | 3.5 | 1,496 | 215 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 43rd | 51st | 55th | 64th | 78th | 61st | 46th | 23rd | 95th | ||||||||||
Net | +67 | -142 | +723 | 0.0 | +13 | -10 | +0.1 | -155 | -19 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 40th | 81st | 118th | 74th | 71st | 74th | 69th | 83rd | 78th | 75th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |