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Iowa

B10 · 1980 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
7th
4–4 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
128
1899–2026
All-Time Record
683–557–34
0.549 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1900
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 29
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–5W 16–7
5Week 5 · Sep 23Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B810–2L 0–57
6Week 6 · Sep 30Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B86–5L 7–10
7Week 7 · Oct 7Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC5–6L 3–5
8Week 8 · Oct 14Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB103–7–1L 14–20
9Week 9 · Oct 21Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB100–11W 25–3
10Week 10 · Oct 28Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB105–6L 6–24
11Week 11 · Nov 4Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–7W 22–13
12Week 12 · Nov 11Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB109–3L 13–58
13Week 13 · Nov 18Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB109–3L 7–41
14Week 14 · Nov 25Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB103–8W 41–0

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
4.735
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-32+13
  • Indiana +6
  • Wisconsin +4
  • Michigan State +3
  • Northwestern 0
  • Nebraska -2
  • Purdue -3
  • Ohio State -3
  • Iowa State -5
  • Arizona -6
  • Minnesota -6
  • Illinois -7

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 #99Better than 28%
Win % Place 91stBetter than 34%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#100Regular Season Final#100Post-Season W1#100Post-Season W2#99Post-Season W3#99Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+9
-57
-3
-2
-6
+22
-18
+9
-45
-34
+41

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

Final Rank by Season
#1011975#811976#941977#1161978#731979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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