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1980 Ohio

6–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Brian Burke.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 1980, game by game: lost at Minnesota 14–38; won vs. Eastern Michigan 34–6; lost vs. Northern Illinois 21–22; lost at Kent State 14–15; won vs. Central Michigan 24–9; won vs. Miami (OH) 17–7; won vs. Toledo 24–9; lost at Western Michigan 7–13; won vs. Marshall 28–20; lost at Ball State 18–37; won at Bowling Green 21–20+28−24Lost 14–38 at Minnesota-24MinnesotaWon 34–6 vs. Eastern Michigan+28Eastern MichiganLost 21–22 vs. Northern Illinois-1Northern Illino…Lost 14–15 at Kent State-1Kent StateWon 24–9 vs. Central Michigan+15Central MichiganWon 17–7 vs. Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)Won 24–9 vs. Toledo+15ToledoLost 7–13 at Western Michigan-6Western MichiganWon 28–20 vs. Marshall+8MarshallLost 18–37 at Ball State-19Ball StateWon 21–20 at Bowling Green+1Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atMinnesotaL 14–⁠3841%
Sep 20vsEastern MichiganW 34–⁠671%
Sep 27vsNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠2262%
Oct 4atKent StateL 14–⁠1562%
Oct 11vsCentral MichiganW 24–⁠928%
Oct 18vsMiami (OH)W 17–⁠748%
Oct 25vsToledoW 24–⁠970%
Nov 1atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠1339%
Nov 8vsMarshallW 28–⁠2084%
Nov 15atBall StateL 18–⁠3745%
Nov 22atBowling GreenW 21–⁠2048%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bowling Green 21–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
222–⁠196
Coach
Brian Burke
Elo
1490 +32 this season
SP+ rating
-1.7 No. 76 of 133; offense No. 86, defense No. 68
SRS
−9.3 No. 103 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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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.