1980 Ohio Bobcats football team

1980 Ohio Bobcats football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–5 (5–4 MAC)
Head coach	Brian Burke (2nd season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium

1980 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan $	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Western Michigan	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ball State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ohio	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Toledo	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kent State	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1980 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (5–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 222 to 196.^[1][2] They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 14–38	35,114
September 20	Eastern Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 34–6
September 27	Northern Illinois	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 21–22
October 4	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 14–15
October 11	Central Michigan	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 24–9
October 18	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 17–7
October 25	Toledo	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 24–9
November 1	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–13
November 8	Marshall*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (rivalry)	W 28–20		[4]
November 15	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 18–37
November 22	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 21–20
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 92, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
2. "Brian Burke". Sports Reference.
3. "Peden Stadium". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
4. "Ohio U, 28–20". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1980 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2016.