The North Carolina Tar Heels were 10-1 in 1980. They emerged victorious over the Texas Longhorns, 16 to 7, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0 | 11-1 | |
5-1 | 8-4 | ||
2-4 | 6-5 | ||
3-3 | 6-5 | ||
2-4 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 281 | 4,018 | 800 | 5.0 | 2,977 | 633 | 4.7 | 1,041 | 167 | 6.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 31st | 39th | 49th | 36th | 10th | 9th | 12th | 121st | 125th | 85th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 123 | 2,821 | 3.8 | 1,380 | 477 | 2.9 | 1,441 | 258 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 8th | 11th | 13th | 20th | 34th | 17th | 38th | 74th | 19th | ||||||||||
Net | +158 | +1,197 | +800 | +1.2 | +1,597 | +156 | +1.8 | -400 | -91 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 15th | 17th | 49th | 11th | 8th | 13th | 8th | 105th | 117th | 48th |
| 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 |