1980 Minnesota
5–6 (4–5 Big Ten), coached by Joe Salem. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 49–21Oct 4
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs Ohio | W 38–14 | 59% |
| Sep 20 | at 2Ohio State | L 0–47 | 22% |
| Sep 27 | vs 5USC | L 7–24 | 24% |
| Oct 4 | at Northwestern | W 49–21 | 70% |
| Oct 11 | at Purdue | L 7–21 | 27% |
| Oct 18 | vs Michigan | L 14–37 | 37% |
| Oct 25 | vs Iowa | W 24–6 | 58% |
| Nov 1 | at Illinois | W 21–18 | 54% |
| Nov 8 | vs Indiana | W 31–7 | 50% |
| Nov 15 | vs Michigan State | L 12–30 | 69% |
| Nov 22 | at Wisconsin | L 7–25 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 25–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 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
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–5 5th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 210–250
- Coach
- Joe Salem
- Elo
- 1447 −22 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.7 No. 73 of 133; offense No. 73, defense No. 74
- SRS
- 1.8 No. 61 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Marion Barber Jr.
- Most valuable player
- Marion Barber Jr.
Drafted in 1981
The 1981 draft| Rd 2 | Marion Barber RB | New York Jets |
| Rd 7 | Jeff Schuh LB | Cincinnati Bengals |
All-Big Ten
3 first teamFirst team
Marion Barber Jr.RBAP-1; UPI-2- Garry WhiteRBUPI-1
- Jeff SchuhDLAP-1; UPI-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.