The Rutgers Scarlet Knights were 7-4 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 | 279 | 3,785 | 802 | 4.7 | 1,840 | 539 | 3.4 | 1,945 | 263 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 32nd | 53rd | 45th | 62nd | 79th | 63rd | 89th | 37th | 57th | 25th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 156 | 3,004 | 4.2 | 1,419 | 469 | 3.0 | 1,585 | 249 | 6.4 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 25th | 23rd | 30th | 25th | 26th | 19th | 63rd | 66th | 63rd | ||||||||||
Net | +123 | +781 | +802 | +0.5 | +421 | +70 | +0.4 | +360 | +14 | +1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 24th | 31st | 45th | 39th | 49th | 44th | 55th | 33rd | 58th | 30th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |