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Ohio

MAC · 1980 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
5th
5–4 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
334–389–9
0.462 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1968
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB105–6L 14–38
5Week 5 · Sep 23Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–9W 34–6
6Week 6 · Sep 30Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC7–4L 21–22
7Week 7 · Oct 7Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–8L 14–15
8Week 8 · Oct 14Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC9–2W 24–9
9Week 9 · Oct 21Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC5–6W 17–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC4–7W 24–9
11Week 11 · Nov 4Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4L 7–13
12Week 12 · Nov 11Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON2–8–1W 28–20
13Week 13 · Nov 18Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC6–5L 18–37
14Week 14 · Nov 25Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC4–7W 21–20

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
3.399
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-27+25
  • Central Michigan +9
  • Miami (OH) +5
  • Toledo +4
  • Bowling Green +4
  • Marshall +2
  • Eastern Michigan +1
  • Northern Illinois -4
  • Western Michigan -4
  • Ball State -5
  • Minnesota -6
  • Kent State -8

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 #68Better than 51%
Win % Place 59thBetter than 58%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#68Regular Season Final#69Post-Season W1#68Post-Season W2#68Post-Season W3#68Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-24
+28
-1
-1
+15
+10
+15
-6
+8
-19
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#701975#411976#1431977#1131978#721979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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