1980 Ohio Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1980
| team = Ohio Bobcats
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 5–4
| head_coach = Brian Burke
| hc_year = 2nd
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| stadium = Peden Stadium
}}
{{1980 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=2015 Ohio Football Media Guide|publisher=Ohio University|year=2015|pages=92, 94|accessdate=October 3, 2016|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307053029/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/brian-burke-1.html|title = Brian Burke|website = Sports Reference}} They played their home games in Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.{{cite web |title=Peden Stadium |url=https://ohiobobcats.com/facilities/peden-stadium/8 |website=Ohio University Athletics |accessdate=March 3, 2023}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| score = 14–38
| attend = 35,114
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = w
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 34–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 21–22
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 14–15
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 24–9
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 17–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 24–9
| attend =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 7–13
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 28–20
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-ohio-u-2820/139739557/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Ohio U, 28–20|date=November 9, 1980|accessdate=January 28, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Ball State Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| score = 18–37
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 21–20
| attend =
}}
}}
References
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