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1980 Illinois State

4–⁠7, coached by Charlie Cowdrey.

Schedule and results

Illinois State in 1980, game by game: won vs. Nicholls 28–13; lost vs. Western Michigan 17–31; lost at Central Michigan 0–16; lost vs. SE Louisiana 21–28; lost at Eastern Illinois 14–31; won at Northern Illinois 28–18; lost vs. Southern Illinois 0–42; won vs. Indiana State 9–0; lost at Western Illinois 0–27; won at Eastern Michigan 15–7; lost at Chattanooga 19–27+15−42Won 28–13 vs. Nicholls+15NichollsLost 17–31 vs. Western Michigan-14Western MichiganLost 0–16 at Central Michigan-16Central MichiganLost 21–28 vs. SE Louisiana-7SE LouisianaLost 14–31 at Eastern Illinois-17Eastern IllinoisWon 28–18 at Northern Illinois+10Northern Illino…Lost 0–42 vs. Southern Illinois-42Southern Illino…Won 9–0 vs. Indiana State+9Indiana StateLost 0–27 at Western Illinois-27Western IllinoisWon 15–7 at Eastern Michigan+8Eastern MichiganLost 19–27 at Chattanooga-8Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsNichollsW 28–⁠1372%
Sep 13vsWestern MichiganL 17–⁠3129%
Sep 20atCentral MichiganL 0–⁠169%
Sep 27vsSE LouisianaL 21–⁠2865%
Oct 4atEastern IllinoisL 14–⁠3151%
Oct 11atNorthern IllinoisW 28–⁠1817%
Oct 18vsSouthern IllinoisL 0–⁠4238%
Oct 25vsIndiana StateW 9–⁠032%
Nov 1atWestern IllinoisL 0–⁠2764%
Nov 8atEastern MichiganW 15–⁠745%
Nov 15atChattanoogaL 19–⁠2712%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chattanooga 27–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
151–⁠240
Coach
Charlie Cowdrey
Elo
1258 −36 this season
SP+ rating
-11.1 No. 110 of 133; offense No. 123, defense No. 71
SRS
−17.6 No. 128 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Vic Friedrich