1980 Miami Redskins football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1980
| team = Miami Redskins
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Tom Reed
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Tim Rose
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Miami Field
}}
{{1980 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1980 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Tom Reed, the team compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 241 to 192.{{cite web|title=1980 Miami (OH) RedHawks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 26, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-oh/1980-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2005 Miami University Football Media Guide|year=2005|access-date=September 26, 2016|pages=119, 122|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/113-150_History.pdf|archive-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927063151/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mioh/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/113-150_History.pdf|url-status=dead}}
The team's statistical leaders included Mark Kelly with 517 passing yards, Greg Jones with 952 rushing yards, and Don Treadwell with 661 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1980 Miami (OH) RedHawks Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 26, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/miami-oh/1980.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1980
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = l
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 14–15
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| score = 24–36
| attend = 50,564
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Ball State Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| score = 42–9
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| score = 3–28
| attend = 69,889
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 34–6
| attend = 15,814
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-treadwell-keys-m/139739410/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Treadwell keys Miami explosion|date=October 12, 1980|accessdate=January 28, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–17
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 7–3
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 14–17
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 34–24
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 49–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–23
| attend =
}}
}}
References
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