1980 Iowa
4–7 (4–4 Big Ten), coached by Hayden Fry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Michigan State 41–0Nov 22
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Indiana | W 16–7 | 36% |
| Sep 20 | at 6Nebraska | L 0–57 | 23% |
| Sep 27 | vs Iowa State | L 7–10 | 58% |
| Oct 4 | vs Arizona | L 3–5 | 52% |
| Oct 11 | vs Illinois | L 14–20 | 68% |
| Oct 18 | vs Northwestern | W 25–3 | 81% |
| Oct 25 | at Minnesota | L 6–24 | 42% |
| Nov 1 | vs Wisconsin | W 22–13 | 55% |
| Nov 8 | at 17Purdue | L 13–58 | 19% |
| Nov 15 | vs 7Ohio State | L 7–41 | 22% |
| Nov 22 | at Michigan State | W 41–0 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Michigan State 41–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1980.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 4–4 4th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 154–238
- Coach
- Hayden Fry
- Elo
- 1471 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- -5.4 No. 95 of 133; offense No. 105, defense No. 70
- SRS
- −0.4 No. 71 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bill Snyder
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Brashier
- Captains
- Kent Ellis, John Harty, Dean McKillip, Matt Petrzelka, Bryan Skradis and Phil Suess
- Most valuable player
- Keith Chappelle
Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 2 | John Harty DT | San Francisco 49ers |
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Keith ChapelleWR- John HartyDLUPI-1
Second team
- Jay HilgenbergCUPI-2
Andre TippettDLAP-2; UPI-2- Pat DeanLBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1980 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1980 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Michigan | 8–0 | 10–2 | 4 |
| Ohio State | 7–1 | 9–3 | 15 |
| Purdue | 7–1 | 9–3 | 17 |
| Iowa | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Minnesota | 4–5 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana | 3–5 | 6–5 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Illinois | 3–5 | 3–7–1 | |
| Michigan State | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Northwestern | 0–9 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.