Bowling Green
MAC · 1980 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Bowling Green head-to-head · History & Eras
1980 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Richmond (RICHMOND)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 17–20 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 1–9 | L 16–18 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2H | IND PCAA | 8–3 | L 21–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 3–8 | L 20–21 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 7–4 | W 17–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Toledo (TOLEDO)H2H | MAC | 4–7 | W 17–6 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H | MAC | 3–8 | W 24–3 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2H | MAC | 5–6 | L 3–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Ball State (BALL STATE)H2H | MAC | 6–5 | W 24–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2H | MAC | 9–2 | L 10–32 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H | MAC | 6–5 | L 20–21 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Western Michigan +7
- Ball State +6
- Toledo +4
- Kent State +3
- Central Michigan -2
- Long Beach State -3
- Ohio -5
- Richmond -6
- Miami (OH) -6
- Kentucky -8
- Eastern Michigan -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.