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Central Michigan

MAC · 1980 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–2
0.818 Win %
Conference
1st
7–2 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
52
1975–2026
All-Time Record
315–270–11
0.538 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1979
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 7 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Central Michigan head-to-head · History & Eras

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC6–5W 21–17
4Week 4 · Sep 16Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–6W 15–14
5Week 5 · Sep 23Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 16–0
6Week 6 · Sep 30Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–8W 21–6
7Week 7 · Oct 7Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC4–7W 14–10
8Week 8 · Oct 14Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5L 9–24
9Week 9 · Oct 21Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC7–4L 0–21
10Week 10 · Oct 28NORTHWESTERN STATEUnranked—W 17–0
11Week 11 · Nov 4Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–9W 51–15
12Week 12 · Nov 11Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC4–7W 32–10
13Week 13 · Nov 18Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4W 22–10

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.907
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+25
-9+34
  • Western Michigan +7
  • Ball State +6
  • Miami (OH) +5
  • Illinois State +4
  • Toledo +4
  • Bowling Green +4
  • Kent State +3
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Northern Illinois -4
  • Ohio -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #24Better than 83%
Win % Place 14thBetter than 91%

0.818 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#24Regular Season Final#25Post-Season W1#23Post-Season W2#24Post-Season W3#24Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
+1
+16
+15
+4
-15
-21
+17
+36
+22
+12

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#371975#611976#151977#191978#61979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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