1980 Northwestern
0–11 (0–9 Big Ten), coached by Rick Venturi. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Illinois | L 9–35 | 30% |
| Sep 13 | at 11Michigan | L 10–17 | 9% |
| Sep 20 | at 16Washington | L 7–45 | 9% |
| Sep 27 | at Syracuse | L 21–42 | 13% |
| Oct 4 | vs Minnesota | L 21–49 | 30% |
| Oct 11 | vs 9Ohio State | L 0–63 | 12% |
| Oct 18 | at Iowa | L 3–25 | 19% |
| Oct 25 | vs Indiana | L 20–35 | 17% |
| Nov 1 | vs 20Purdue | L 31–52 | 11% |
| Nov 8 | at Michigan State | L 10–42 | 18% |
| Nov 15 | vs Wisconsin | L 19–39 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 39–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 132nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 0–11
- Conference
- 0–9 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 151–444
- Coach
- Rick Venturi
- Elo
- 1187 −114 this season
- SP+ rating
- -25.5 No. 129 of 133; offense No. 93, defense No. 133
- SRS
- −16.4 No. 125 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Chuck Kern and Todd Sheets
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Todd SheetsWRAP-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.