1980 Illinois State Redbirds football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1980
| team = Illinois State Redbirds
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| short_conf =
| record = 4–7
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| head_coach = Charlie Cowdrey
| hc_year = 4th
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| mvp = Vic Friedrich
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| stadium = Hancock Stadium
}}
{{1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records}}
The 1980 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charlie Cowdrey, the Redbirds compiled a record of 2–7.{{cite web |title=2021 Redbird Football Media Guide |url=https://goredbirds.com/documents/2021/9/3/2021_Online_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=Illinois State University Athletics Department |page=68 |access-date=December 18, 2021 }} Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| w/l = w
| opponent = Nicholls State
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| score = 28–13
| attend = 8,182
| source ={{cite news |title=Nicholls Loses Opener to Ill. St. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90802523/the-town-talk/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=The Town Talk |agency=United Press International |date=September 7, 1980 |page=C2 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = l
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| score = 17–31
| attend = 6,127
| source ={{cite news |last1=Kroner |first1=Fred |title=Second-half surge carries Western Michigan over ISU |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90802643/the-pantagraph/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=September 14, 1980 |page=B1 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Perry Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| score = 0–16
| attend = 20,028
| source ={{cite news |title=Big plays doom ISU |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90802736/the-pantagraph/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=September 21, 1980 |page=B1 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| score = 21–28
| attend = 6,622
| source ={{cite news |title=Southeastern Wins |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90802852/the-crowley-post-signal/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=The Crowley Post-Signal |agency=United Press International |date=September 28, 1980 |page=2A |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| score = 14–31
| attend = 10,500
| source ={{cite news |last1=Tupper |first1=Mark |title=Slaughter, like Sims, knows the way to victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90802963/herald-and-review/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=Herald and Review |date=October 5, 1980 |page=B1 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Huskie Stadium
| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
| score = 28–18
| attend = 18,020
| source ={{cite news |last1=Kay |first1=Linda |title=Illinois State upsets Northern |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90803067/chicago-tribune/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 12, 1980 |page=4:11 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| score = 0–42
| attend = 13,369
| source ={{cite news |last1=Chamness |first1=Mike |title='Old' Salukis return to paste Illinois St. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90803208/southern-illinoisan/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=The Southern Illinoisan |date=October 19, 1980 |page=11 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| opponent = Indiana State
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| score = 9–0
| attend = 10,017
| source ={{cite news |title=Illinois State upsets Indiana State, 9-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90803275/the-kokomo-tribune/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=Kokomo Tribune |agency=Associated Press |date=October 26, 1980 |page=27 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1980|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| score = 0–27
| attend = 3,631
| source ={{cite news |last1=Kroner |first1=Fred |title=Western Illinois stops punchless Redbirds |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90803354/the-pantagraph/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=November 2, 1980 |page=B3 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| score = 15–7
| attend = 5,038
| source ={{cite news |title=Illinois State tops Eastern Michigan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90803431/the-rock-island-argus/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=The Rock Island Argus |agency=Associated Press |date=November 9, 1980 |page=30 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, Tennessee
| score = 19–27
| attend = 5,200
| source ={{cite news |title=Chattanooga tips Redbirds, 27-19 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90803510/the-pantagraph/ |access-date=December 18, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=November 16, 1980 |page=B3 |via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=1980 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois-state/1980-schedule.html |publisher=Sports Reference |work=SR/College Football |access-date=November 29, 2022 }}
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