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1980 Toledo

4–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Chuck Stobart.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1980, game by game: lost vs. McNeese 17–20; lost at Ball State 7–27; won vs. Eastern Michigan 49–7; lost at Central Michigan 10–14; lost vs. Bowling Green 6–17; lost at Western Michigan 7–17; lost at Ohio 9–24; won vs. Miami (OH) 17–14; won vs. Northern Illinois 13–6; won at Marshall 38–10; lost at Kent State 14–34+42−20Lost 17–20 vs. McNeese-3McNeeseLost 7–27 at Ball State-20Ball StateWon 49–7 vs. Eastern Michigan+42Eastern MichiganLost 10–14 at Central Michigan-4Central MichiganLost 6–17 vs. Bowling Green-11Bowling GreenLost 7–17 at Western Michigan-10Western MichiganLost 9–24 at Ohio-15OhioWon 17–14 vs. Miami (OH)+3Miami (OH)Won 13–6 vs. Northern Illinois+7Northern Illino…Won 38–10 at Marshall+28MarshallLost 14–34 at Kent State-20Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsMcNeeseL 17–⁠2046%
Sep 20atBall StateL 7–⁠2733%
Sep 27vsEastern MichiganW 49–⁠774%
Oct 4atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠1420%
Oct 11vsBowling GreenL 6–⁠1765%
Oct 18atWestern MichiganL 7–⁠1730%
Oct 25atOhioL 9–⁠2430%
Nov 1vsMiami (OH)W 17–⁠1438%
Nov 8vsNorthern IllinoisW 13–⁠648%
Nov 15atMarshallW 38–⁠1066%
Nov 22atKent StateL 14–⁠3469%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kent State 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠190
Coach
Chuck Stobart
Elo
1412 −66 this season
SP+ rating
-4.0 No. 88 of 133; offense No. 107, defense No. 55
SRS
−11.6 No. 112 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.