1980 Bowling Green
4–7 (4–4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dennis Stolz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kent State 24–3Oct 18
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Richmond | L 17–20 | 56% |
| Sep 13 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 16–18 | 70% |
| Sep 20 | vsLong Beach State | L 21–23 | 53% |
| Sep 27 | at Kentucky | L 20–21 | 27% |
| Oct 4 | at Western Michigan | W 17–14 | 24% |
| Oct 11 | at Toledo | W 17–6 | 35% |
| Oct 18 | vs Kent State | W 24–3 | 76% |
| Oct 25 | at Miami (OH) | L 3–7 | 33% |
| Nov 1 | vs Ball State | W 24–21 | 51% |
| Nov 8 | at Central Michigan | L 10–32 | 26% |
| Nov 22 | vs Ohio | L 20–21 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio 21–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 4–4 7th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 189–186
- Coach
- Dennis Stolz
- Elo
- 1433 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.1 No. 79 of 133; offense No. 103, defense No. 50
- SRS
- −8.8 No. 100 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Rasmussen
1980 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan | 7–2 | 9–2 | |
| Western Michigan | 6–3 | 7–4 | |
 Northern Illinois | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| Miami (OH) | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| Ohio | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ball State | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
 Bowling Green | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Toledo | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
| Kent State | 3–6 | 3–8 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.