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1980 Miami (OH)

5–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tom Reed.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1980, game by game: lost vs. Central Michigan 14–15; lost at Syracuse 24–36; won at Ball State 42–9; lost at Purdue 3–28; won vs. Marshall 34–6; lost at Ohio 7–17; won vs. Bowling Green 7–3; lost at Toledo 14–17; won vs. Western Michigan 34–24; won vs. Kent State 49–14; lost at Cincinnati 13–23+35−25Lost 14–15 vs. Central Michigan-1Central MichiganLost 24–36 at Syracuse-12SyracuseWon 42–9 at Ball State+33Ball StateLost 3–28 at Purdue-25PurdueWon 34–6 vs. Marshall+28MarshallLost 7–17 at Ohio-10OhioWon 7–3 vs. Bowling Green+4Bowling GreenLost 14–17 at Toledo-3ToledoWon 34–24 vs. Western Michigan+10Western MichiganWon 49–14 vs. Kent State+35Kent StateLost 13–23 at Cincinnati-10Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsCentral MichiganL 14–⁠1546%
Sep 20atSyracuseL 24–⁠3645%
Sep 27atBall StateW 42–⁠937%
Oct 4atPurdueL 3–⁠2841%
Oct 11vsMarshallW 34–⁠684%
Oct 18atOhioL 7–⁠1752%
Oct 25vsBowling GreenW 7–⁠367%
Nov 1atToledoL 14–⁠1762%
Nov 8vsWestern MichiganW 34–⁠2452%
Nov 15vsKent StateW 49–⁠1486%
Nov 22atCincinnatiL 13–⁠2375%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 23–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠192
Coach
Tom Reed
Elo
1507 −41 this season
SP+ rating
3.5 No. 59 of 133; offense No. 73, defense No. 59
SRS
−3.0 No. 80 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Tim Rose

1980 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan7–⁠29–⁠2
Western Michigan6–⁠37–⁠4
Northern Illinois4–⁠37–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠46–⁠5
Ball State5–⁠46–⁠5
Bowling Green4–⁠44–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠64–⁠7
Kent State3–⁠63–⁠8
Eastern Michigan1–⁠71–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.