1980 Western Michigan
7–4 (6–3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Elliot Uzelac. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Michigan 37–0Sep 6
By 37 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 37–0 | 79% |
| Sep 13 | at Illinois State | W 31–17 | 71% |
| Sep 20 | at Northern Illinois | W 35–6 | 54% |
| Sep 27 | at Michigan State | L 7–33 | 57% |
| Oct 4 | vs Bowling Green | L 14–17 | 76% |
| Oct 11 | at Kent State | W 28–21 | 69% |
| Oct 18 | vs Toledo | W 17–7 | 70% |
| Oct 25 | at Ball State | W 17–15 | 46% |
| Nov 1 | vs Ohio | W 13–7 | 61% |
| Nov 8 | at Miami (OH) | L 24–34 | 48% |
| Nov 15 | vs Central Michigan | L 10–22 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 22–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 6–3 2nd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 233–179
- Coach
- Elliot Uzelac
- Elo
- 1510 +1 this season
- SP+ rating
- 2.8 No. 60 of 133; offense No. 80, defense No. 51
- SRS
- −6.2 No. 91 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jim Hinkle and Bud Sitko
- Most valuable player
- George Bullock
1980 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan | 7–2 | 9–2 | |
 Western Michigan | 6–3 | 7–4 | |
| Northern Illinois | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| Miami (OH) | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| Ohio | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Ball State | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Bowling Green | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| Toledo | 3–6 | 4–7 | |
| Kent State | 3–6 | 3–8 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 1–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.