The VMI Keydets were 3-7-1 in 1980.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-2-1 | 6-4-1 | ||
2-4-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
1-4-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
0-5-1 | 2-8-1 | ||
1-4 | 2-9 |
| 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 | 142 | 3,170 | 757 | 4.2 | 1,885 | 544 | 3.5 | 1,285 | 213 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 125th | 109th | 95th | 105th | 76th | 61st | 86th | 97th | 92nd | 97th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 242 | 3,890 | 5.2 | 2,439 | 517 | 4.7 | 1,451 | 235 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 82nd | 94th | 113th | 113th | 64th | 129th | 41st | 48th | 50th | ||||||||||
Net | -100 | -720 | +757 | -1.0 | -554 | +27 | -1.3 | -166 | -22 | -0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 112th | 110th | 95th | 118th | 98th | 58th | 119th | 85th | 81st | 76th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |