1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The 1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. The Illini finished in three-way tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 3–7–1 record (3–5 against Big Ten opponents), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 326 to 241. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
In December 1979, Illinois hired Mike White to replace Gary Moeller. Moeller's teams had gone 3-16-3 in the prior two seasons. White had been an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers in 1978 and 1979 and was the head coach for the California Golden Bears from 1972 to 1977. The 1980 season was Illinois' first under coach White.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Dave Wilson with 3,154 passing yards, running back Mike Holmes with 305 rushing yards, wide receiver Mike Martin with 555 receiving yards, and placekicker Mike Bass with 45 points. Wilson was selected as the team's most valuable player.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Several Illinois players also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Pre-season
In December 1979, Illinois hired Mike White to replace Gary Moeller. Moeller's teams had gone 3-16-3 in the prior two seasons. White had been an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers in 1978 and 1979 and was the head coach for the California Golden Bears from 1972 to 1977.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
On September 6, in the first game of the Big Ten season, Illinois defeated Northwestern, 35–9, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. It was Illinois' first game under new head coach Mike White and its first victory at Memorial Stadium since October 1977.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
On September 13, Illinois defeated Michigan State, 20–17, to spoil Muddy Waters debut as the Spartans' head coach. Mike Bass kicked the game-winning field goal as time ran out.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, at Missouri
On September 20, in the Illinois–Missouri football rivalry game, Illinois lost to Missouri (AP No. 15), 52–7, in Columbia, Missouri. The lopsided game was Illinois' first loss under new head coach Mike White. Missouri totaled 486 yards of total offense, including 105 rushing yards by running back James Wilder Sr.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Air Force
On September 27, Illinois and Air Force played to a 20–20 tie before a crowd of 45,638 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. An inadvertent whistle saved the game for Illinois in the fourth quarter. With 6:12 left in the game and Illinois trailing, 20-17, Illinois quarterback fumbled into the arms of a defender, but the play was negated when officials ruled that the play should be replayed as the result of an "inadvertent" whistle blown during the play. Illinois then continued its drive which culminated in a Mike Bass field goal with 3:13 left in the game.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
On October 4, Illinois lost to Mississippi State, 28–21, before a crowd of 60,889 in Champaign. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson set an Illinois single-game record with 23 completions and passed for 283 yards. Mississippi State scored its four touchdowns off two Illinois fumbles, an interception, and a blocked punt.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, at Iowa
On October 11, Illinois defeated Iowa, 20–14, before a crowd of 59,780 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. Illinois led, 20-0, early in the third quarter  when Illinois cornerback Rick George returned a fumble 13 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the second half. Iowa then mounted a comeback that fell short. Keith Chappelle led the comeback effort, catching two touchdown passes in the second half. Chappelle broke an Iowa single-game record with 191 receiving yards and tied another with 11 receptions.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Purdue
On October 18, Purdue defeated Illinois, 45–20, before a crowd of 62,121 in Champaign. In a remarkable passing exhibition, the Big Ten single-game record for passing yardage was broken twice in the same game. Mark Hermann broke the record first with 371 yards, surpassing the mark set two years earlier by Eddie Smith. Hermann went to the bench halfway through the fourth quarter, only to watch his record broken by Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson who tallied 425 passing yards as the Illini passed with abandon through the final minutes. Wilson also broke Big Ten single-game records with 58 passes and 35 completions.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
On October 25, Michigan defeated Illinois, 45–14, before a homecoming crowd of 105,109 in Ann Arbor. The game had special significance, because Michigan assistant coaches Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr had been fired by Illinois after the 1979 season. Rumors spread before the game that coach Schembechler wanted to "make Illinois pay" for the firings. Michigan back Stan Edwards and Lawrence Ricks rushed for 152 and 97 yards, respectively. Anthony Carter caught five passes for 121 yards and a touchdown in the first half. After the game, the Michigan players presented game balls to assistant coaches Moeller and Carr.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
On November 1, Minnesota defeated Illinois, 21–18, before a homecoming crowd of 51,202 in Champaign. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson completed 22 of 59 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns. The game was marred by 12 fumbles and 22 penalties. Minnesota's running backs, Marion Barber, Jr. and Garry White rushed for 162 and 103 yards, respectively.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
On November 8, Ohio State (AP No. 7) narrowly defeated Illinois, 49–42, in Columbus. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson set an NCAA single-season record with 621 passing yards. Art Schlichter threw four touchdown passes and broke the Ohio State career total yards record previously held by Archie Griffin.


1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
On November 15, Indiana defeated Illinois, 26–24, in Bloomington. Indiana tailback Lonnie Johnson rushed for a school record 237 yards on 37 carries. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson kept the game close as he passed for 403 yards and three touchdowns.


1980 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 4, 1980.


1980 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout
Turnout in the primary election was 43.50%, with a total of 2,493,518 ballots cast. 1,321,810 Democratic and 1,171,708 Republican primary ballots were cast.


1980 Illinois elections, Election information, Turnout
Turnout during the general election was 78.14%, with 4,868,623 ballots cast.


1980 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States President
Illinois voted for Republican ticket of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.


1980 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States President
This was the fourth consecutive election in which the state had voted for the Republican ticket in a presidential election.


1980 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States Senate
Incumbent Democrat Adlai Stevenson III, did not seek reelection. Democrat Alan J. Dixon was elected to succeed him.


1980 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
In a January 22, 1980 special election for Illinois's 10th congressional district, Republican John Porter captured what had previously been a Democratic-held seat.


1980 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
All of Illinois' 24 congressional seats were up for reelection in November of 1980.


1980 Illinois elections, Federal elections, United States House
In the November election, none of Illinois' seats switched parties, with there remaining 14 Republican and seats 10 Democratic seats in Illinois' House of Representatives delegation.


1980 Illinois elections, State elections, State Senate
Some seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 1980. Democrats retained control of the chamber.


1980 Illinois elections, State elections, State House of Representatives
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 1980. Republicans flipped control of the chamber.


1980 Illinois elections, State elections, Trustees of University of Illinois
An election was held for three of nine seats for Trustees of University of Illinois system.


1980 Illinois elections, State elections, Trustees of University of Illinois
The election saw the reelection first-term incumbent Democratic Nina T. Shepherd and the election of new members, Republicans Galey S. Day and Dean E. Madden.


1980 Illinois elections, State elections, Trustees of University of Illinois
First-term incumbent Democrats Arthur R. Velasquez and Robert J. Lenz lost reelection.


1980 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures
Illinois voters voted on a two ballot measures in 1980. In order to be approved, the measures required either 60% support among those specifically voting on the measure or 50% support among all ballots cast in the elections.


1980 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures
The two measures were approved, becoming the first amendments to be successfully made following the passage of the 1970 Constitution of Illinois.


1980 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures, Size of State House of Representatives Amendment
Voters approved the Size of State House of Representatives Amendment (also known as "Amendment 1", the "Legislative Article", and the "Cutback Amendment"), which was an initiated constitutional amendment that amended Article IV, Sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Illinois to reduce the size of the Illinois House of Representatives from 177 to 118 members, eliminated cumulative voting, and replace the use of multi-member districts with single-member districts.


1980 Illinois elections, State elections, Ballot measures, Sale of Tax Delinquent Property Amendment
Voters approved the Sale of Tax Delinquent Property Amendment (also known as "Article 2"), which was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that amended Article IX, Section 8 of the Constitution of Illinois to reduce the redemption period on the sale of tax delinquent property.


1980 Independence Bowl
The 1980 Independence Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the McNeese State Cowboys and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.


1980 Independence Bowl, Background
Once again, the Cowboys were champions of the Southland Conference and were thus invited to their third Independence bowl in four years. The Golden Eagles were in their first bowl game since 1958. This was the final year of the agreement between the Bowl and the Southland Conference.


1980 Independence Bowl, Game summary
Winston Walker gave the Golden Eagles a 3-0 lead on his 36-yard field goal. Cleom Terrell made it 10-0 on his 14-yard run for a touchdown. The Cowboys responded in the next two quarters with a Buford Jordan touchdown run and a Stephan Starring touchdown run to give them a 14-10 lead going into the final quarter. Mike Woodard gave Southern Miss the go-ahead lead on his one-yard touchdown plunge as the Golden Eagles held on to win. Despite outgaining Southern Miss on yards, the Cowboys' four turnovers (compared to Southern Miss' two) doomed the team. In an MVP (but losing) effort, Stephen Starring threw 6-of-12 for 129 yards and ran for 82 yards on 23 carries for McNeese State.


1980 Independence Bowl, Aftermath
McNeese State did not win another conference title until 1991, but by this point the conference had dropped below Division I-A (now FBS). This remains their final bowl game. Southern Miss returned to the Independence Bowl in 1988.


1980 Indian Rajya Sabha elections
Rajya Sabha elections were held in 1980, to elect members of the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber.


1980 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections
Elections were held in 1980 to elect members from various states. The list is incomplete.


1980 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Elections, Members elected
The following members are elected in the elections held in 1980. They are members for the term 1980-86 and retire in year 1986, except in case of the resignation or death before the term.


1980 Indian Rajya Sabha elections, Bye-elections
The following bye elections were held in the year 1980.


1980 Indian general election
General elections were held in India on 3 and 6 January 1980 to elect the members of the 7th Lok Sabha. The Janata Party alliance came into power in the 1977 general elections amidst public anger with the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Emergency. However, its position was weak; the loose coalition barely held on to a majority with only 295 seats in the Lok Sabha and never quite had a firm grip on power. Bharatiya Lok Dal leaders Charan Singh and Jagjivan Ram, who had quit the INC, were members of the Janata alliance but were at loggerheads with Prime Minister Morarji Desai. The tribunals the government had set up to investigate human rights abuses during the Emergency appeared vindictive.


1980 Indian general election
The Janata Party, an amalgam of socialists and nationalists, split in 1979 when several coalition members including the Bharatiya Lok Dal and several members of the Socialist Party withdrew support for the government. Subsequently, Desai lost a vote of confidence in parliament and resigned. Charan Singh, who had retained some partners of the Janata alliance, was sworn in as Prime Minister in June 1979. the INC promised to support Singh in parliament but later backed out just two days before the Govt was scheduled to prove its majority on the floor of Lok Sabha.


1980 Indian general election
Charan Singh, forced to resign, called for elections in January 1980 and is the only Prime Minister of India never to have obtained the confidence of Parliament. In the run up to the general elections, Indira Gandhi's leadership faced a formidable political challenge from a galaxy of regional satraps  and prominent leaders of Janata party like Satyendra Narayan Sinha and Karpuri Thakur in Bihar, Ramakrishna Hegde in Karnataka, Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra, Devi Lal in Haryana & Biju Patnaik in Orissa. Janata Party contested the election with Jagjivan Ram as its Prime Ministerial candidate. However, internal feud  between Janata Party leaders and the political instability in the country worked in favour of Indira Gandhi's Congress (I), that reminded voters of the strong government of Indira Gandhi during campaigning.


1980 Indian general election
In the ensuing elections, the INC won 353 seats and the Janata Party just 31 seats, with Charan Singh's Janata Party (Secular) taking 41. The Janata Party alliance continued to split over the subsequent years.


1980 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh
The 1980 Indian general election polls in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (Indira) which won 41 out of 42 seats.


1980 Indian general election in Gujarat
India held general elections to the 7th Lok Sabha in January 1980. The Janata Party alliance came into power after the elections to the 6th Lok Sabha held in 1977, riding the public anger against the Congress and the Emergency but its position was weak. The loose coalition barely held on to a majority with only 295 seats in the Lok Sabha and never quite had a firm grip on power.


1980 Indian general election in Gujarat
INC(I) wins 25 seats out of 26 seats in Gujrat. Only the Mehsana seat is won by Janata Party.


1980 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir
The 1980 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir to the 7th Lok Sabha were held for 6 seats. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 3 seats, Indian National Congress (I) won 1, Indian National Congress (U) won 1 seat and an independent candidate Phuntsog Namgyal of Ladakh constituency won 1 seat.


1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
The 1980 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu saw elections for all 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (Indira) and its ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who won 37 out of 39 seats. Many observers considered it an upset defeat for the ruling state party, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and its general secretary M. G. Ramachandran, which only won 2 seats—Gobichettipalayam and Sivakasi. Prior to the election, INC leader Indira Gandhi had formed an alliance with the DMK, resulting in an important part of her victory in the nationwide election that returned her to the office of Prime Minister of India.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington in the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth season under head coach Lee Corso, the Hoosiers finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 6–5 (3–5 against Big Ten opponents), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 255 to 235. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tim Clifford with 1,391 passing yards, Lonnie Johnson with 1,075 receiving yards and 66 points scored, and Nate Lundy with 459 receiving yards. Several Indiana players also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, Iowa
On September 13, Indiana opened its season with a 16–7 loss to Iowa. Jeff Brown rushed for 176 yards and caught five passes in his first start as Iowa's tailback.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, Bourbon Barrel rivalry
On September 20, the Hoosiers played the annual Bourbon Barrel rivalry game. Indiana defeated Kentucky, 36–30, at Lexington, Kentucky. The game was tied at 30–30 when Indiana intercepted a Kentucky pass at midfield with 1:01 remaining in the game. Indiana took the lead on a touchdown pass to Steve Corso (the son of Indiana head coach Lee Corso); Corso called the play the "old pine tree slant".


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, at Colorado
On September 27, Indiana defeated Colorado, 49–7, before a crowd of 40,219 at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. Flanker Nate Lundy shattered Indiana's single game receiving record (previously 178 yards) with five catches for 256 yards and three touchdowns. After the game, coach Lee Corso said: "Nate Lundy had a great game. ' Doctor Deep' can run on anyone." Quarterback Tim Clifford also tied the school's single game passing yardage record (set in 1943 by Robert Hoernschemeyer), completing 11 of 14 passes for 345 yards and five touchdowns. Clifford also broke the school's career record with 262 completions. Mike Harkrader also became the school's career rushing leader with 2,791 yards.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, Duke
On October 4, Indiana defeated Duke, 31–21, before a crowd of 43,120 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Running back Lonnie Johnson tied Indiana's single game rushing record (set by Courtney Snyder in 1974) with 211 rushing yards against Duke. After the game, coach Lee Corso called Johnson "the best all-around back in the Big Ten."


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Indiana defeated Wisconsin, 24–0, in front of a homecoming crowd of 51,029 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Indiana's defense held Wisconsin to 204 yards of total offense (only 65 in the second half) and had seven tackles for loss. Quarterback Tim Clifford completed 17 of 25 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
On October 18, Indiana lost to #9 Ohio State, 27–17, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. Ohio State running back Calvin Murray rushed for 224 yards, the fourth highest single-game tally in Ohio State history to that time, on 35 carries and scored two touchdowns on his 22nd birthday. Indiana running back Mike Harkrader rushed for 117 yards on 18 carries. Harkrader became the seventh leading rusher in Big Ten history with 3,034 yards.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
On October 25, Indiana defeated Northwestern, 35–20, in Evanston. Lonnie Johnson rushed for 160 yards on 22 carries, and Mike Harkrader added 102 rushing yards.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
On November 1, #18 Michigan defeated Indiana, 35–0, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Michigan totaled 349 rushing yards, including 152 by Butch Woolfolk and 123 by Lawrence Ricks. Ricks scored two touchdowns in a span of 28 seconds, running 29 yards for the first, then scoring again after Indiana fumbled the ensuing kickoff. Anthony Carter caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Wangler, and Woolfolk added a 64-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Michigan also intercepted four of Tim Clifford's passes.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, at Minnesota
On November 8, Minnesota defeated Indiana, 31–7, in Minneapolis. Quarterback Tim Clifford was knocked out of the game in the first half by "a savage blindside tackle" by Jeff Schuh. Minnesota running back Garry White rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, Illinois
On November 15, Indiana defeated Illinois, 26–24, in Bloomington. Indiana tailback Lonnie Johnson rushed for a school record 237 yards on 37 carries. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson kept the game close as he passed for 403 yards and three touchdowns.


1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Game summaries, Old Oaken Bucket game
On November 22, in the annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue defeated Indiana, 24–23, in West Lafayette. Purdue led, 24–17, with 21 seconds left when Tim Clifford threw a touchdown pass to Steve Corso (Indiana coach Lee Corso's son). Rather than kick an extra point to tie the game, Indiana coach Corso called for a pass play to win the game; the pass was knocked down, and Purdue preserved a one-point margin of victory.


1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team
The 1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in MVC play to finish in third place.


1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team
The roster included such standout performers as:  Quarterback Reggie Allen, the 1979 MVC Offensive MVP; Safety John Allman; and Craig Shaffer the 1981 MVC Defensive MVP. Allman was the first Sycamore to be named to consecutive "all-conference" honors. Shaffer spent three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals


1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Allman would be named ‘All-Conference’ for the third consecutive season, finish his career second in career tackles, (12th today), third in career interceptions (fourth today) and sign a free agent deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.


1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Four Sycamores led the Missouri Valley Conference in different statistical categories:  Kirk Wilson in Receive Yards per Reception, Joe Stellern in Field Goals Made, Lester Byrd in Kickoff Return Yardage/Return and John Allman in Interception Return Yardage.


1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Six Sycamores would be named to 'All-Conference' teams:Hubert Moore, TE; Eddie Ruffin, WR; Mark Gradkowski, OG; John Gaunt, DT; Craig Shaffer, LB and John Allman, DB


1980 Indiana gubernatorial election
The 1980 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980 in all 92 counties in the state of Indiana. Otis Bowen, the state's incumbent governor was ineligible for a third consecutive term due to term limits set forth in the Indiana Constitution. Robert D. Orr, the state's incumbent Republican lieutenant governor, was elected to his first term, defeating John A. Hillenbrand II, and a minor party challenger.


1980 Indiana gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Candidates, Declined
Two candidates emerged to contest the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1980. These were John A. Hillenbrand, a businessman from Batesville, Indiana, and Wayne Townsend, who had previously served three terms in the Indiana State Senate. Hillenbrand defeated Townsend by a relatively narrow margin of 26,403 votes, or less than five percent of all votes cast. Townsend would go on to win the Democratic nomination for governor in 1984.


1980 Indianapolis 500
The 64th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 25, 1980. Johnny Rutherford won the pole position, led 118 laps, and won the race by a commanding 29.92 second margin. After failing to finish the race the year before (with Al Unser behind the wheel), Jim Hall's radical new Chaparral 2K ground effects chassis was a heavy favorite entering the month, and drove a flawless race. Rutherford, the winner in 1974 and 1976, became the sixth driver to win the Indy 500 three times.


1980 Indianapolis 500
Tom Sneva broke an Indy 500 record by becoming the first driver to start last (33rd) and lead the race. Sneva led two times for 16 laps, and finished the race in second position. Sneva likewise became the first driver in Indy history to start last and finish second (a feat tied by Scott Goodyear in 1992). It was Sneva's third runner-up finish in four years, matching Bill Holland's achievement exactly 30 years earlier in 1947, 1948 and 1950. Sneva's efforts were often branded afterwards with a "bridesmaid" reference, until he would finally go on to win the race in 1983.


1980 Indianapolis 500
The starting lineup featured 10 rookies, a sharp contrast from 1979, which had only one.


1980 Indianapolis 500
For the first time in Indy history, the three drivers that started in the eleventh and final row finished in the top eight — Tom Sneva 2nd, Gary Bettenhausen 3rd, and Tom Bigelow 8th.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Background
After the tumultuous and controversial month of May at Indy in 1979, the landscape of Indy car racing was starting to settle into a more civilized fashion. During the offseason, USAC published their 1980 schedule, which featured such races as the Indianapolis 500, Ontario, Talladega, and Charlotte. Meanwhile, CART released their own schedule. Before the season began, the leaders of USAC and CART jointly formed the new Championship Racing League (CRL) to co-sanction the season of events. Several of the USAC-planned events were scrapped, including Talladega, Charlotte, Mosport, and Road Atlanta, and the two schedules were instead merged.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Background
A major change for 1980 designated the Indianapolis 500 now as an "Invitational" event, rather than an "Open" type event. This was done, in part, to prevent the uproar of denied entries as happened in 1979. Originally the plan was to grant automatic invitations to the teams that competed in all three 500-mile "Triple Crown" races in 1979 (Indianapolis, Pocono, and Ontario). However, that plan was scuttled when only one car (Danny Ongais) fulfilled those conditions, and furthermore when Ontario switched alliances to the CART series.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Background
In January 1980, the criteria for receiving an invitation to the Indianapolis 500 was announced, and essentially included any certified team in USAC or CART that was judged to have a realistic intent of making a qualifying attempt. Brand new teams were subject to review, and required written documentation of the operational plans. In general, the new invitational rules would exclude few, if any, teams in Indy car racing, whether they were part of the USAC Trail or the CART series.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Background
The 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series began in April, and Indianapolis was the second race of the season. CART awarded points for Indianapolis towards their championship. After Indianapolis, Speedway officials became unhappy with the CRL arrangement. In the middle of July, after a total of five races had been run, USAC would pull out of the CRL.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Background, Rule changes
Going into the month USAC dropped turbocharger "boost" levels to 48 inHG across the board. Previously the levels were 50 inHG, and before that 80 inHG. The rule change slowed cars down by as much as 8-10 mph, and drew the ire of many competitors. Outspoken critics included A. J. Foyt who referred to it as "taxicab racing," and Johnny Rutherford who said it made it difficult to pass other cars.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race schedule
* Includes days where trackactivity was significantlylimited due to rain


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 10
The first day of time trials opened with cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 70s (°F). Scattered rain showers were in the forecast. The favorites for the pole included Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, and rookie Tim Richmond. A. J. Foyt was also a dark horse for the front row. Richmond had set the fastest lap of the month (193.507 mph) in practice, but a crash on pole day morning sidelined him for the weekend.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 10
Defending champion and defending pole winner Rick Mears was the first driver out to qualify at 11:00 a.m., and he set the early pace at 187.490 mph. An hour later, Spike Gehlhausen (188.344 mph) knocked Mears off the top spot. At 12:45 p.m., Mario Andretti took over the provisional pole with a speed of 191.012 mph.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 10
A short rain shower closed the track for 20 minutes.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 10
At 2:08 p.m., Johnny Rutherford in the Jim Hall Chaparral 2K chassis (nicknamed the "Yellow Submarine" due to its bright yellow Pennzoil paint job) took to the track. Rutherford secured the pole position with a four-lap average speed of 192.256 mph.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 10
The next car out was Bobby Unser, who squeezed on to the front row with a speed of 189.994 mph. A. J. Foyt, took to the track twice – the first attempt he waved off before taking the green flag, and the second attempt was aborted due to a rain shower. After a rain and hail delay of over an hour and a half, Foyt got one last chance to qualify. His speed of 185.500 mph was good enough only for 12th starting position.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Pole Day – Saturday May 10
At the end of the first day of time trials, the field was filled to 16 cars.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Second Day – Sunday May 11
Three cars completed runs, with Danny Ongais (186.606 mph) the fastest of the afternoon. Gordon Johncock, who broke his ankle in a practice crash on Thursday, got in a back-up car to qualify for 18th starting position.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Third Day – Saturday May 17
The third day of time trials was rained out. With a starting spot at Indy secured for the middle of the front row, Mario Andretti flew to Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix. Andretti would finish 3 laps down in 7th, then would return to Indy on Carburetion Day.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Third Day – Saturday May 17
Tom Sneva, who had qualified 14th, wrecked his primary car during the second week of practice. His team obtained a back-up car, and Sneva arranged to drive that car in the race. According to the rules, Sneva would move to the rear of the field, and start the race in last (33rd) position.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day – Sunday May 18
The final day of time trials opened with 14 spots open. There were roughly 38 cars in the garage area prepared to qualify, and the day was expected to be busy and hectic.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day – Sunday May 18
Non -stop qualifying took place when the track opened at noon. The field was filled to 33 cars by 2:40 p.m. Rookie Tim Richmond was the fastest of the day at 188.334 mph, the 5th-fastest car overall in the field. Tony Bettenhausen (176.410 mph) was on the first driver on the bubble.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day – Sunday May 18
The bumping began with John Martin bumping out Bettenhausen. In total, seven drivers were bumped by 4 p.m. Eventually, Martin was bumped himself.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Bump Day – Sunday May 18
With weather starting to enter the area at 4 o'clock, time was running out for qualifying. Gary Bettenhausen (Tony's brother) was now on the bubble. Bettenhausen survived three attempts over the next 15 minutes. At 4:20 p.m., Ron Shuman was lined up to make an attempt, but rain began to fall before he pulled away. Bettenhausen held on to make the field, and the track was closed for the day.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carburetion Day – Thursday May 22
The final practice session before race day saw Mario Andretti set the best lap at 189.954 mph. Tom Bagley spun and crashed in turn 3, but he was uninjured. Bill Vukovich blew his engine. A total of 31 of the 33 qualified cars took laps.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carburetion Day – Thursday May 22
Later on, Tom Bigelow's AMI Racing/Sherman Armstrong team won the Miller Pit Stop Contest.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Time trials, Carburetion Day – Thursday May 22
Tragedy struck in the infield during the session. Timothy Scott Vail, 19, of Indianapolis, was killed in the infield when his jeep overturned in the notorious "Snake Pit" area of the turn 1 infield. He suffered a fractured skull.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Pre-race
Mary F. Hulman gave the command to start engines shortly before 11:00 a.m. With Janet Guthrie failing to qualify, the command reverted to the traditional "Gentlemen, start your engines!" for the first time since 1976.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Pre-race
While sitting on the starting grid, polesitter Johnny Rutherford claims that a lady bug landed on his uniform — and considered it a fortuitous good luck omen.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
At the start, polesitter Johnny Rutherford and Bobby Unser went into turn one side-by-side, with Rutherford taking the lead. Mario Andretti settled into third. Larry "Boom Boom" Cannon and Mike Mosley were both out with engine problems in the first 5 laps.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
The first of several cautions came out on lap 4, for a tow-in for Cannon. On lap 9, the yellow was out again for a crash between Bill Whittington and Dick Ferguson. Ferguson hit the inside wall in the southchute hard, sustaining a broken toe. Whittington needed assistance out of his car and suffered a broken right leg. The race was restarted, and after only one lap of green, Spike Gehlhausen crashed in turn 1.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
During the sequence of pit stops and yellows, the lead changed hands several times in the first 60 laps. Rookie Tim Richmond led lap 73, then on lap 74, Tom Sneva set an Indy 500 record by leading the race after starting last (33rd). Sneva led the next 11 laps.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
After leading 10 laps during the race, and being in contention, Mario Andretti dropped out with engine trouble.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
At the halfway point, 20 cars were still running. Bobby Unser led at the halfway point. Johnny Rutherford, Rick Mears, and Tom Sneva were all in the top five.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
Bobby Unser dropped out with turbo failure after 126 laps. Jerry Sneva crashed in turn one on lap 132 while two laps down, suffering a bruised knee. With Unser out, Johnny Rutherford dominated most of the second half, but Tom Sneva and Rick Mears both managed to lead laps, and were far from out-of-contention.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
On lap 172, Rick Mears took the lead, with Sneva second, Rutherford third. One final scheduled pit stop remained for the leaders. Rutherford was the first to pit, under green. A. J. Foyt brought out the yellow on lap 177 for stalling in turn 3. Mears held a 20-second lead. Tom Sneva ducked into the pits under the yellow for tires and fuel. One lap later, leader Mears was in the pits. Mears gambled with track position, and took on only fuel. Still under the yellow, Johnny Rutherford assumed the lead, and Mears' strategy failed and he dropped to third.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Finish
In the final 20 laps, Johnny Rutherford held a comfortable lead over Tom Sneva, and was pulling away at will. Third place was now being dueled out between Gary Bettenhausen and Gordon Johncock. In the final stages, Rick Mears ducked into the pits for an unscheduled stop to change a punctured tire, which dropped him from contention.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Finish
With Rutherford cruising to a certain victory, and second-place Sneva also unchallenged, the attention began to focus on the battle for third place. Gordon Johncock was tucked right behind Gary Bettenhausen. Danny Ongais (7th place) was right with them, albeit a lap down. On the final lap, Bettenhausen held a car-length advantage as they approached turn 4. Suddenly, Ongais smacked the outside wall exiting turn four. Johncock attempted a slingshot pass at the line, but Bettenhausen held him off for third place by 0.27 seconds.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Finish
Rutherford won his third Indy 500 by a margin of 29.92 seconds over Tom Sneva. Sneva was lauded for charging from last starting position (33rd) to a second-place finish. He became the first driver in Indy history to do so. He missed, by 29 seconds, becoming the first driver in history to win the Indy 500 after starting dead last. Sneva was disappointed by the defeat stating: "The car was good but it looks like no matter how good I am or how good the car is, I will always just be finishing second."


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Finish
As Rutherford was pulling into the pits off his victory lap, rookie Tim Richmond ran out of fuel and stopped at the head of the mainstretch. Richmond, the future NASCAR star and "hot shot" personality on the circuit, led one lap during the race, was credited with 9th place, and won the rookie of the year. Rutherford stopped next to Richmond's car, and signaled for Richmond to hop on board and ride back to the pits. With much applause from the crowd, Richmond rode in on the sidepod of the winner's machine and the two exchanged congratulatory waves and handshakes.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Finish
The race was slowed by a then-record 13 cautions for 65 laps - race records that would stand until 1988 and 1992, respectively.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Box score
‡ Pancho Carter was penalized one lap for passing the pace car under yellow on lap 58. At the end of the race, Carter was running approximately 20 seconds behind Rutherford; the penalty reduced his standing from 2nd to 6th. Carter's team protested the ruling, claiming he was waved past the pace car, but USAC upheld the penalty.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The race was carried live on the IMS Radio Network. Paul Page served as anchor for the fourth year. Lou Palmer reported from victory lane. Rodger Ward, who previously served as a commentator for ABC Sports, joined the crew as "Driver Expert." It was the first time that a former winner served as the expert. This was the last year of Bob Jenkins on the Backstretch. This would be the final year for Darl Wibel on the crew.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The reporting location for turn one was located atop the Southwest Vista grandstand, whereas in other years it was normally in the upper deck of the E Stand.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Chief Announcer: Paul PageDriver expert: Rodger WardStatistician: John DeCampHistorian: Donald Davidson


1980 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Turn 1: Ron CarrellTurn 2: Howdy BellBackstretch: Bob JenkinsTurn 3: Doug ZinkTurn 4: Darl Wible


1980 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Jerry Baker (north pits)Chuck Marlowe (north-center pits)Luke Walton (south-center pits)Lou Palmer (south pits)Bob Forbes (garages/hospital)


1980 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The race was carried in the United States on ABC Sports on a same-day tape delay basis. For the first time, the broadcast was expanded to three-hours. Chris Schenkel rode along and reported live from inside one of the pace cars at the start of the race.


1980 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The broadcast has re-aired on ESPN Classic since May 2011.


1980 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
The 1980 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship was the 15th edition of the World Championship  The Championship was held on 23/24 February 1980 in Kalinin in the Soviet Union.


1980 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship
The winner was Anatoly Bondarenko of the Soviet Union for the second time.


1980 Individual Long Track World Championship
The 1980 Individual Long Track World Championship was the tenth edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. The event was held on 14 September 1980 at Scheeßel in West Germany.


1980 Individual Long Track World Championship
The World title was won by Karl Maier of West Germany. The Championship consisted of four qualifying rounds at Harsewinkel, Korskro, Hamburg-Farmsen, Pfarrkirchen won by Bruce Penhall, Ivan Mauger, Egon Müller and Georg Hack respectively and two semi finals in Jübek and Gornja Radgona won by Ole Olsen and Josef Aigner.


1980 Individual Long Track World Championship, Final Classification
+ Alois Wiesböck finished third but was disqualified because his engine was found to be over the prescribed limit. Bronze medals were awarded to both Betzl and Aigner.


1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The 1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship was the fourth edition of the European Under-21 Championships.


1980 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, European final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1980 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 35th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
With 1979 World Champion Ivan Mauger failing to qualify for a World Final for the first time since 1966, and Ole Olsen only qualifying as a reserve, the 1980 World Final at the Ullevi Stadium in Göteborg, Sweden was seen as an open final with a number of potential winners. Michael Lee, Bruce Penhall, Dave Jessup and Billy Sanders considered the favourites with Jan Andersson (the only Swedish rider in the World Final), John Davis, Hans Nielsen, Zenon Plech, Intercontinental Final winner Chris Morton and 1976 World Champion Peter Collins all expected to challenge.


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
Twenty-one-year-old English ace Lee who had only finished 7th in the Intercontinental Final at White City, won his only World Championship with 14 points from his 5 rides. Dave Jessup finished second after defeating Billy Sanders in a runoff when both riders finished on 12 points to give England a 1-2 finish in a World Final.


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship
Michael Lee became only the fifth rider from Great Britain to win Motorcycle speedway's ultimate individual prize, joining Welshman Freddie Williams (1950), and fellow Englishmen Tommy Price (1949), Peter Craven (1955 and 1962) and Peter Collins (1976) as a Speedway World Champion.


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship, Swedish Qualification, Swedish Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship, Intercontinental Round, Austral-Asian Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship, Intercontinental Round, Commonwealth Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship, Intercontinental Round, Intercontinental Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship, Continental Round, Continental Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1980 Individual Speedway World Championship, World Final
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1980 Intercontinental Cup
The 1980 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 11 February 1981 between Nacional of Uruguay, winners of the 1980 Copa Libertadores, and Nottingham Forest of England, winners of the 1979–80 European Cup. The match was played for the first time at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo in front of 62,000 fans. Waldemar Victorino scored the only goal and was named as man of the match.


1980 Intercontinental Cup, Venue
The National Stadium in Tokyo was the venue that hosted this first edition of the Cup, and would also be the usual venue for the rest of the editions held in Tokyo until 2002 Intercontinental Cup, when the final moved to Nissan Stadium in Yokohama. The stadium was also known as "Olympic Stadium" due to it had served as the main stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as being the venue for track and field events at the 1964 Summer Olympics,


1980 Intercontinental Cup, Venue
The Japan national football team's home matches and major football club cup finals (such as J1 League) were usually held at the stadium. The National Stadium was demolished in 2014 to make way for a larger stadium that hosted matches of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Summer Olympics.


1980 Intercontinental Final
The 1980 Intercontinental Final was the sixth running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1980 Speedway World Championship. The 1980 Final was run on 3 August at the White City Stadium in London, England, and was the last qualifying stage for riders from Scandinavia, the United States and from the Commonwealth nations for the World Final to be held at the Ullevi stadium in Göteborg, Sweden.


1980 Intercontinental Final
England's Chris Morton won his only Intercontinental Final after defeating star American rider Bruce Penhall in a runoff when both riders finished on 12 points from their five rides. Reigning Australian Champion Billy Sanders defeated Finland's Kai Niemi in a runoff for third place with each rider scoring 11 points.


1980 Intercontinental Final
Triple World Champion Ole Olsen defeated American Scott Autrey in a runoff to claim one of the reserve spots for the World Final. Nearing the end of his record-breaking career, six time and defending World Champion Ivan Mauger finished in a disappointing 13th place having scored just 5 points from his five rides and would not ride in a World Final for the first time since 1966.


1980 Intercontinental Final
The failures of Olsen and Mauger to reach the World Final was seen as a changing of the guard as the pair had dominated the sport for ever a decade, between them winning nine of the twelve World Championships since 1968. The next generation of riders such as Morton, Penhall, Sanders, Michael Lee and Hans Nielsen, as well as others such as Erik Gundersen, Shawn Moran, Dennis Sigalos, Kenny Carter and Tommy Knudsen, were expected to lead sport into the 1980s.


1980 Intercontinental Final
Michael Lee would go on to win the World Final in Göteborg, Sweden


1980 Intercontinental Final, Classification
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1980 International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organisations
In 1980, an International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organisations was organized by communist groups dissatisfied with the new leadership in China after the death of Mao Zedong and the overthrow of the Gang of Four. Participants were:


1980 International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organisations
The conference constituted a 'Revolutionary International Committee' (precursor to the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement).


1980 International Conference of Marxist–Leninist Parties and Organisations, Sources
This article about politics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .


1980 Intertoto Cup
In the 1980 Intertoto Cup no knock-out rounds were contested, and therefore no winner was declared.


1980 Intertoto Cup, Group stage
The teams were divided into nine groups of four teams each.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Hayden Fry, the Hawkeyes finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against Big Ten opponents), and were outscored by their opponents, 238 to 154. The team played its home games in Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The team's statistical leaders included Phil Suess with 1,031 passing yards, Jeff Brown with 673 rushing yards, and Keith Chappelle with 1,037 receiving yards and 36 points scored. Several Iowa players also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Indiana
On September 13, Iowa opened its 1980 season with a 16–7 victory over Indiana. Jeff Brown rushed for 176 yards and caught five passes in his first start as Iowa's tailback.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
On September 20, in the Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry, Iowa was "humiliated" by Nebraska (AP No. 6) by a 57–0 score in front of a crowd of 76,029 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 57-point loss was the worst football defeat for Iowa in 30 years. Nebraska's Jarvis Redwine rushed for 153 yards on 12 carries.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Iowa State
On September 27, Iowa played Iowa State in the fourth modern edition of the Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry, a game dubbed "Sic Em IV". Iowa lost by a 10–7 score before a crowd of 60,145 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. Iowa quarterback Phil Suess threw a 20-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, but he was unavailable to play in the second half after sustaining a sprained shoulder on his throwing arm. With less than a minute to go, Iowa drove to Iowa State's nine-yard line, but opted to go for the win rather than kick a game-tying field goal.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Arizona
On October 4, Iowa lost to Arizona, 5–3, before a crowd of 59,950 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. After fans booed the Hawkeyes during the game, Iowa coach Hayden Fry noted that "Iowa fans have more experience at booing than anybody else in the country." Iowa's only points came on a Reggie Roby field goal in the fourth quarter. Roby then missed a 48-yard attempt with 2:28 remaining in the game. Iowa also gave up two points on a safety when Arizona blocked a punt out of the end zone.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Illinois
On October 11, Illinois defeated Iowa, 20–14, before a crowd of 59,780 at Kinnick Stadium. Illinois led, 20-0, early in the third quarter  when Illinois cornerback Rick George returned a fumble 13 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the second half. Iowa then mounted a comeback that fell short. Keith Chappelle led the comeback effort, catching two touchdown passes in the second half. Chappelle broke an Iowa single-game record with 191 receiving yards and tied another with 11 receptions.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
On October 18, Iowa defeated Northwestern, 25–3, before a homecoming crowd of 59,990 in Iowa City. In his first game as Iowa's starting tailback, Phil Blatcher rushed for 148 yards on 19 carries, including a 51-yard gain on a Statue of Liberty play, and also caught a touchdown pass.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Minnesota
On October 25, in the annual battle for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, Minnesota defeated Iowa, 24–6, before a crowd of 58,158 in Minneapolis. Iowa fumbled eight times, gave up eight sacks, and managed to score only two field goals. Marion Barber, Jr. scored three rushing touchdowns for Minnesota.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
On November 1, Iowa defeated Wisconsin, 22–13, in Iowa City. In his first game as Iowa's starting quarterback, Pete Gales completed nine of 22 passes for 161 yards and rushed for 41 yards. One of Gales' completions was good for 54 yards and a touchdown to Keith Chappelle. Iowa scored another touchdown when Iowa linebacker Andre Tippett forced a fumble by Wisconsin quarterback John Josten, and Mark Bortz recovered the ball in the end zone.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Purdue
On November 8, #17 Purdue defeated Iowa, 58–13, at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette. Mark Herrmann set a Purdue single-game record with 439 passing yards. Hermann also set an NCAA career record with 1,151 pass completions.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, Ohio State
On November 15, Ohio State easily defeated Iowa, 41–7, in Iowa City. Art Schlichter threw two touchdown passes, and Calvin Murray rushed for 183 yards to lead the Buckeyes.


1980 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State
On November 22, Iowa shut out Michigan State, 41–0, before a disappointed crowd of 55,123 fans at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. After the game, Iowa coach Hayden Fry called it a "real fine victory," while Michigan State coach Muddy Waters said: "You saw it – rotten, lousy flat. It was about the worst game I ever saw. We were afraid it would happen, scared to death it would happen with an inexperienced team like we have."


1980 Iowa Senate election
The 1980 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1980 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in half of the state senate's districts--the 25 even-numbered state senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa State Senate, with half of the seats up for election each cycle. A statewide map of the 50 state Senate districts in the year 1980 is provided by the Iowa General Assembly


1980 Iowa Senate election
The primary election on June 3, 1980 determined which candidates appeared on the November 4, 1980 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here. General election results can be obtained here.


1980 Iowa Senate election
Following the previous elections in 1978, Republicans had control of the Iowa state Senate with 28 seats to Democrats' 22 seats. In 1979, Democratic Senator Earl Willits resigned and Republican Gary Baugher won a special election to fill the seat, thereby increasing Republicans' seats to 29.


1980 Iowa Senate election
To take control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 5 Senate seats.


1980 Iowa Senate election
Republicans maintained their control of the Iowa State Senate following the 1980 general election  with the balance of power remaining unchanged with Republicans holding 29 seats and Democrats having 21 seats after the election.


1980 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1980 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They participated as members of the Big Eight Conference. The team was coached by head coach Donnie Duncan.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction
Beginning in 1979 and lasting through the early 1980s, a series of agreements between the Iowa Department of Transportation and individual county boards of supervisors led to a mass transfer of jurisdiction of several state highways in Iowa. County boards of supervisors were asked to convene functional classification boards in order to review the classification all of the highway miles within each respective county. Control of roads that were classified as trunk roads or trunk collector roads were transferred to the counties, while roads classified as arteries or arterial collectors were transferred to the state department of transportation. The vast majority of transfers took place in 1980.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
The 67th Iowa General Assembly passed a bill in 1978 that changed how the state department of transportation (DOT) classified highways and how they were funded throughout the state. The bill enacted an existing framework for county boards of supervisors to create reclassification boards that could appeal to a state board if certain changes to the road network were not satisfactory. The state's road use tax fund, which is the mechanism for allocating funds to the different levels of government for different levels of road, had both its inputs and outputs modified.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
The general fuel tax was raised from 7 to 8+1⁄2 cents per US gallon (1.8 to 2.2 ¢/l) for 1978 (equivalent to 28 to 34 cents per US gallon (7.4 to 9.0 ¢/l) in 2020), and to 10 ¢/US gal (2.6 ¢/l) for 1979 (equivalent to 36 ¢/US gal (9.5 ¢/l) in 2020).


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
The state was attempting to offset the effects the 1970s energy crisis and the 1973–75 recession which strained state budgets by reducing income due to reduced demand for gasoline and increasing inflation. The idea was for the DOT to save operational money by offloading minor highways to the respective counties. In 1979, Iowa had the 9th largest public road system in the United States with over 113,000 miles (182,000 km) of roadways, 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of which were primary highways, comprising Interstate Highways, U.S. Highways, and state highways. State planners sought to offload nearly one-third of the primary system. Naturally, county officials, whose road budgets were similarly strained, balked at the idea.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
The Iowa Code provided a manner for determining the class of a particular highway. Each county was to appoint a three-member board, one of whom was to be a state DOT employee, one a county engineer or supervisor, and the other a municipal leader chosen by a majority of mayors in the county. The board was to classify each mile of roads and streets in the county into one of twelve categories. Only three categories applied to primary highways–freeways and expressways, arterials, and arterial connectors.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
The freeway-expressway and arterial systems had limits on total mileage, 2,660 and 3,500 miles (4,280 and 5,630 km), respectively. The only other requirement of the reclassification boards was to ensure network continuity between counties. Ultimately, these boards found about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of minor highways that were on the primary system and 400 miles (640 km) of major highways on the secondary system.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
County officials were not keen on the idea of taking over more highway miles from the state when their own road budgets were tight. Clarke County officials sued the state classification board when it suggested the county take over an 11-mile (18 km) portion of U.S. Highway 69 (US 69). They felt the DOT was attempting to dump unwanted highway miles, which were also in poor condition, on a county unwilling to accept them. Some counties felt pressure to accept roads from the state that the DOT had not maintained adequately.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
Grundy County had some success by reclassifying some roads slated for transfer, such as Iowa Highway 214 (Iowa 214) into Wellsburg. That highway was reclassified as an arterial collector extension, keeping in spirit with an agreement it had with the DOT to maintain the highway until "Interstate 520" was built. Other counties had appeals heard at the DOT headquarters in Ames.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
Construction of new highways, such as Interstate 380 (I-380) would cause a chain reaction in other state highways. It was predicted in 1979 that opening I-380 in the Cedar Rapids area would cause Iowa 150 to lose its status as a primary highway because the route ran roughly parallel to the planned Interstate Highway's corridor. Indeed, when I-380 opened to traffic in 1984, Iowa 150 was rerouted away from Cedar Rapids over Iowa 101 to Vinton. One section of Iowa 150 along Collins Road in Cedar Rapids was still classified as an arterial connector; it became Iowa 100.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
One provision in the Iowa Code required whichever agency maintained a section of highway previously to either repair the highway in question or to pay an appropriate amount of money equal to the costs of repairing the road to the agency receiving the road. In Johnson County, state and county officials had difficulty reaching an agreement on a former segment of Iowa 1, by then renumbered Iowa 979. County officials wanted the state to take over County Road W66 (CR W66) from I-80 to the west overlook of Coralville Lake.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Background
The state countered with an offer to pay to upgrade Iowa 979 as well as have the county take over three other highways in the county. The two sides were not any closer 18 months later when the DOT was ready to open a new four-lane US 218 south of Iowa City. The routes for which no agreement could be made were ultimately kept by the DOT and assigned new route numbers, as was the case with Iowa 979.


1980 Iowa highway transfer of jurisdiction, Routes removed
Lengths represent the distances removed from the state highway system


1980 Ipswich Borough Council election
The 1980 Ipswich Borough Council election was the first election to the Ipswich Borough Council under the  system of electing by thirds, whereby a third of the councillors were to stand for election, each time. These new arrangements had been determined by the Local Government Boundary Commission as laid out in their Report 280.


1980 Ipswich Borough Council election
It took place as part of the 1980 United Kingdom local elections.


1980 Ipswich Borough Council election
There were 16 wards each returning one councillor. The Labour Party retained control of the Council. It took place as part of the 1980 United Kingdom local elections.


1980 Iranian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 13 March 1980, with a second round on 9 May. They were the first elections to the Majlis since the overthrow of the Shah, and were contested to a considerable degree on a party basis.


1980 Iranian legislative election
It resulted in a victory for the Islamic Republican Party, which won 85 of the 270 seats, whilst its allies won a further 45. The party, joined by smaller Islamist groups in the Grand coalition was a highly organized force and put up candidates in most constituencies and dominated the campaigns, especially in the provinces.


1980 Iranian legislative election
President Abolhassan Banisadr and his followers, presented dozens of candidates in Tehran and provinces under the list Office for the Cooperation of the People with the President.


1980 Iranian legislative election
The Freedom Movement of Iran which failed to organize effectively, fielded at most only 40 candidates under the banner of Eponym Group and won about 20 seats.


1980 Iranian legislative election
Among National Front candidates, four won the election but their credentials was rejected on the grounds such as being "landlord" or "American agent" and they were not allowed to take their seat. Its leader Karim Sanjabi withdrew in the run-off because of the alleged "irregularities".


1980 Iranian legislative election
Under the name Progressive Revolutionary Candidates list, People's Mujahedin of Iran endorsed 127 nominees nationwide and the official counts gave them as much as 20% of the votes in some constituencies, however they failed to win any seats. Its leader Massoud Rajavi received 531,943 votes in Tehran but was defeated in the run-offs.


1980 Iranian legislative election
Tudeh Party lacked popularity and did poorly, with their highest ranked candidate in Tehran receiving only some 100,000 votes. The party was unable to persuade other left-wing groups to unite.


1980 Iranian legislative election, Electoral system
The constitution approved in a December 1979 referendum provided for a 270-seat Majlis, with five seats reserved for minority groups including Jews, Zoroastrians, Armenians from the north and south of the country and one jointly elected by Assyrians and Chaldeans.


1980 Iranian legislative election, Electoral system
As there was no electoral law at the time of the elections, they were held in accordance with a proposal from the Ministry of the Interior and approved by the Council of the Revolution. However, the elections were postponed in 23 constituencies in Kurdistan Province and Sistan and Balochistan Province.


1980 Iranian presidential election
Presidential elections were held for the first time in Iran on 25 January 1980, one year after the Iranian Revolution when the Council of the Islamic Revolution was in power. Abolhassan Banisadr was elected president with 76% of the vote.


1980 Iranian presidential election, Candidates
The number of the candidates registered to run for the presidency was 124, but only 96 of them were allowed to run. There were only 8 candidates with ballot access and the rest of candidates were write-in.


1980 Iranian presidential election, Election results, Nationwide
Sources: Nohlen et al and Iran Social Science Data Portal


1980 Iraqi parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 20 June 1980, the first since 1958. The elections were contested by around 860 candidates  and saw the Ba'ath Party win 187 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was approximately 80%.


1980 Irish Greyhound Derby
The 1980 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 26 July 1980.


1980 Irish Greyhound Derby
The winner Suir Miller won £22,500 and was trained by Michael Barrett, owned and bred by Elizabeth Flood. The competition was sponsored by Carrolls.


1980 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Indian Joe topped the ante-post list after his 1980 English Greyhound Derby win and Ger McKenna's Knockrour Slave and Nameless Pixie were considered major contenders. English derby finalist Fred Flinstone lined up for the event and English Derby runner-up Hurry on Bran would compete for England. Another English hound Dodford Bill was put with Jack Murphy for the competition.


1980 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The opening round featured many stars and Indian Joe recorded a very fast 28.98 win. Fred Flinstone and newcomer Suir Miller both sealed victories whilst Knockrour Slave had to settle for second place behind Flying Marble.


1980 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The second round saw Kilkenny track record holder Lax Law win in 28.94 and all the favourites progressed. The fancied runners continued to do well and eased through the quarter finals safely resulting in some very strong semi-final heats.


1980 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
The first semi was won by Knockrour Slave and he made the final by virtue of beating Suir Miller in 29.30. In the second decider Another Trail recorded 29.21 with Nameless Pixie making his second consecutive Irish Derby final in second place. The final semi was ended with Hurry On Bran beating Hidden Shadow in 29.13. Indian Joe, Fred Flinstone, Dodford Bill and Lax Law all crashed out.


1980 Irish Greyhound Derby, Competition Report
Another Trail was first out of the traps in the final and by the third bend Knockrour Slave was on the tail of the leader. The pair came around the fourth bend together but were overtaken by the orange jacket of Suir Miller and he drew clear for an impressive win. His young trainer Michael Barrett had sealed his second Derby crown.


1980 Irish Masters
The 1980 Irish Masters was the sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 13 to 16 February 1980. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured eight professional players.


1980 Irish Masters
Terry Griffiths won the title for the first time, beating Doug Mountjoy 10–9 in the final.


1980 Irpinia earthquake
The 1980 Irpinia earthquake (Italian: Terremoto dell'Irpinia) took place in Italy on November 23 with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). It left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, and 250,000 homeless.


1980 Irpinia earthquake, Event
The quake struck at 18:34 UTC (19:34 local), centered on the village of Castelnuovo di Conza, Campania, Southern Italy. The first jolt was followed by 90 aftershocks. There were three main shocks, each with epicenters in a different place, within 80 seconds. The largest shock registered a peak acceleration of 0.38g, with 10 seconds of motion greater than 0.1g. The three main shocks combined produced 70 seconds of shaking greater than 0.01g. Thus the shaking was severe and lasted a long time. Towns in the province of Avellino were hit the hardest.


1980 Irpinia earthquake, Event
In Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, 300 were killed, including 27 children in an orphanage, and eighty percent of the town was destroyed and many historical buildings were left in ruins as the town never fully recovered as of 2021. One hundred were killed in Balvano when a medieval church collapsed during Sunday services. The towns of Lioni, Conza di Campania (near the epicenter), and Teora were destroyed, and dozens of structures in Naples were levelled, including a 10-story apartment building. Damage was spread over more than 26,000 km2, including Naples and Salerno.


1980 Irpinia earthquake, Rebuilding
The Italian government spent 59 trillion lire on reconstruction, while other nations sent contributions. West Germany contributed 32 million United States dollars (USD) and the United States US$70 million.


1980 Irpinia earthquake, Rebuilding
However, in the early 1990s a major corruption scandal emerged. Of the billions of lire that were earmarked for aid to the victims and rebuilding, the largest part disappeared from the earthquake reconstruction funds in the 1980s. Of the $40 billion spent on earthquake reconstruction, an estimated $20 billion went to create an entirely new social class of millionaires in the region, $6.4 billion went to the criminal Camorra, whereas another $4 billion went to politicians in bribes. Only the remaining $9.6 billion, a quarter of the total amount, was actually spent on people's needs.


1980 Island Holidays Classic
The 1980 Island Holidays Classic, also known as the Hawaii Open, was a men's tennis tournament played an outdoor hard courts in Maui, Hawaii, in the United States that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from September 29 through October 5, 1980. Fourth-seeded Eliot Teltscher won the singles title.


1980 Island Holidays Classic, Finals, Doubles
John McEnroe /  Peter Fleming defeated  Victor Amaya /  Hank Pfister 7–6, 6–7, 6–2


1980 Ispaster attack
The 1980 Ispaster attack was a gun and grenade attack by the Basque separatist organisation ETA which occurred on 1 February 1980 near the Basque town of Ispaster. The targets were a convoy of civil guards who were escorting workers and weapons from the nearby Esperanza y Cia Arms factory to Bilbao. A total of six civil guards were killed, while two ETA members were killed by hand grenades that they had thrown. The attack was the deadliest of 1980, the year when ETA killed more people than any other.


1980 Ispaster attack, The attack
The attack occurred on a Friday morning. ETA had observed similar convoys from the factory and planned their ambush based on information that they had gathered. The convoy consisted of four vehicles, the first carrying technicians, the third mortar devices produced by the factory and the second and fourth vehicles carrying three civil guards each. The vehicle left the factory at 7:30 am and at approximately 8:15 am, had to slow down at a part of the road which consisted of numerous bends.


1980 Ispaster attack, The attack
The ETA members had chosen a spot near a small hill, where they were hidden from view by dense vegetation. After allowing the vehicle carrying the factory workers to pass, ETA launched a grenade at the second vehicle, causing it to be stuck in a layby and then attacked the civil guard's vehicles with assault rifles, machine guns and grenades, firing over 100 shots. In order to ensure that no civil guards survived, the ETA members approached the vehicles and threw a hand grenade into the first civil guard's vehicle.


1980 Ispaster attack, The attack
When they repeated this with the second vehicle, two ETA members, Gregorio Olabarría Gorrotxategui Bengoa and Javier Argote, were killed as a result of injuries suffered when they failed to escape in time before the grenades exploded. One of these was subsequently found 6 kilometres away from the attack, having apparently been moved there by his comrades. At 8:45 am, a man had approached a bar near the scene and had asked in Basque for medical assistance.


1980 Ispaster attack, The attack
The drivers of the third vehicle, which had been trapped between the civil guard's vehicles, were allowed to go free and ordered to go down the hill by the ETA members, where they eventually reached a main road. The weapons in the third vehicle were seized by the ETA team.


1980 Ispaster attack, The attack
Having been alerted by a local resident who had heard the gunfire and explosions, the police arrived on the scene at 9:00 am and found a large quantity of grenades, 9 millimetre ammunition and guns of Belgian origin.


1980 Ispaster attack, Reactions
The attack took place at a time when devolution of power to the Basque autonomous region was imminent, with the first elections taking place one month later. The attack was condemned by the Basque General Council, the forerunner of the modern Basque government, and most of the region's main parties like the Basque Nationalist Party, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), Euskadiko Ezkerra and the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD).


1980 Ispaster attack, Reactions
During the funeral of one of the ETA members killed in the attack, Gregorio Olabarría, the priest gave a homily attacking ETA violence. For this he was heckled by some of those attending the funeral who shouted slogans in support of the group such as "Gora ETA!"


1980 Ispaster attack, Reactions
There were also disturbances at the funeral of the six civil guards. Protestors shouted insults at Government ministers, who had to be protected by a police cordon. Members of the press and the PSOE were not allowed to attend the funerals, though members of the UCD and Popular Alliance were in attendance.


1980 Ispaster attack, Arrests and judicial processes
On 25 June 1982, five people, Francisco Esquisavel, Angel Recalde, Jesús Trocaola, Juan Ramón Ibarlueca, Ana Guerenabarrena and María Isabel Mendiola appeared in court accused of having participated or cooperated in the attack. Esquisavel and Recalde were accused of direct participation while Trocaola was accused of having sheltered ETA fugitives who had taken part. Mendiola was accused of having driven a get away car for one of those involved in the attack while Ibarlueca and Guerenabarrena were accused of having cleaned away blood stains from a car used.


1980 Ispaster attack, Arrests and judicial processes
In 1984, Jaime Rementería Beotegui was found guilty of participation in the attack, fined 60 million pesetas, and sentenced to prison. Having been in prison since August 1983, he was released in January 2004. Francisco Esquisavel was also found guilty of participation and was released from prison in 2002 after 22 years incarceration.


1980 Ispaster attack, Arrests and judicial processes
In 1999, the only outstanding case was settled. Jose Luis Ansola Larranaga ("Peio the Elder") was acquitted of involvement in the attack on the basis of lack of evidence. The Chief Prosecutor, Eduardo Fungairiño, and the Association of Victims of Terrorism had alleged that Ansola had been the author of the operation and had requested 174 years in prison for him.


1980 Ispaster attack, Subsequent attacks
On 13 July 1980, ETA attempted to repeat the tactics of the Ispaster attack with an ambush at Orio. However, after killing 2 civil guards, the ETA unit was counter-attacked by civil guards, resulting in the deaths of two ETA members.


1980 Israel Super Cup
The 1980 Israel Super Cup was the 10th Israel Super Cup (15th, including unofficial matches, as the competition wasn't played within the Israel Football Association in its first 5 editions, until 1969), an annual Israel football match played between the winners of the previous season's Top Division and Israel State Cup.


1980 Israel Super Cup
The match was played between Maccabi Netanya, champions of the 1979–80 Liga Leumit and Hapoel Kfar Saba, winners of the 1979–80 Israel State Cup.


1980 Israel Super Cup
This was Maccabi Netanya's 4th Israel Super Cup appearance and Hapoel Kfar Saba's second. At the match, played at Kfar Saba, Maccabi Netanya won 2–1.


1980 Italian Athletics Championships
The 1980 Italian Athletics Championships was the 70th edition of the Italian Athletics Championships and were held in Turin (track & field events).


1980 Italian Championship Group 6 season
The 1980 Campionato Italiano di Grouppo 6 season was the fifth season of the Italian Championship Group 6 series.


1980 Italian Championship Group 6 season, Results
Races in bold, when also rounds of the World Championship for Makes.


1980 Italian Grand Prix
The 1980 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 September 1980 at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It was the twelfth race of the 1980 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors.


1980 Italian Grand Prix
This was the first Formula One World Championship race to be held at Imola (the circuit having hosted the non-championship Dino Ferrari Grand Prix the previous year). It was the only Italian Grand Prix since 1948 not to be held at Monza, which was undergoing refurbishment at the time. The event would return to Monza in 1981, but Imola would remain on the F1 calendar until 2006, hosting the San Marino Grand Prix, and since 2020, the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.


1980 Italian Grand Prix
The race was held over 60 laps of the 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) circuit for a total race distance of 300 kilometres (186.4 mi).


1980 Italian Grand Prix
The race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-Ford. Piquet won by nearly half a minute from Australian driver Alan Jones, driving a Williams-Ford, with Jones' Argentinian team-mate Carlos Reutemann third. The win was Piquet's third of the season and second in succession, and it gave him the lead of the Drivers' Championship by one point from Jones.


1980 Italian Grand Prix
Manfred Winkelhock made his debut, substituting for the injured Jochen Mass at Arrows. A collision with Nigel Mansell's Lotus during qualifying resulted in both drivers failing to make the grid. Ferrari debuted their first turbo car, the 126C, but Gilles Villeneuve started the race in his regular 312T5. Regardless, after a heavy crash in practice at the flat-out right hander before Tosa, reigning World Champion Jody Scheckter announced his retirement from the sport.


1980 Italian Grand Prix
The front row of the grid was occupied by the Renaults of René Arnoux and Jean-Pierre Jabouille, although Piquet led by lap 4 and was never headed. On lap 6, Villeneuve crashed his Ferrari heavily at the corner which now bears his name, following a puncture. Villeneuve escaped unhurt, but the incident also caused the retirement of Bruno Giacomelli, who ran over some of the debris in his Alfa Romeo. Jones moved up to second on lap 29 after running as low as seventh. Behind Reutemann, Elio de Angelis finished fourth in his Lotus, with Keke Rosberg fifth in his Fittipaldi and Didier Pironi sixth in his Ligier.


1980 Italian Grand Prix
Jones' and Reutemann's podium finishes enabled the Williams team to secure their first Constructors' Championship with two races remaining.


1980 Italian Open (tennis)
The 1980 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts. For the first time in the history of the tournament the men and women competed in different locations. The men's event was held at the traditional location of Foro Italico in Rome, while the women played in Perugia. It was the 37th edition of the tournament. The men's tournament was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix while the women's tournament was part of the Colgate Series (Category AA).


1980 Italian Open (tennis)
The women's event was played from 5 May through 11 May 1980 while the men's event was organized from 19 May through 25 May 1980. First-seeded Guillermo Vilas, runner-up in 1976 and 1979, won the men's singles title and the accompanying $28,000 first-prize money. The women's singles title was won by first-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd, her third Italian Open title after 1974 and 1975.


1980 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Men's doubles
Mark Edmondson /  Kim Warwick defeated  Balázs Taróczy /  Eliot Teltscher 7–6, 7–6


1980 Italian Open (tennis), Finals, Women's doubles
Hana Mandlíková /  Renáta Tomanová defeated  Ivanna Madruga /  Adriana Villagrán 6–4, 6–4


1980 Italian local elections
The 1980 Italian local elections were held on 8 and 9 June. The elections were held in 6,575 municipalities and 86 provinces.


1980 Italian local elections, Municipal elections
Summary of the results of all the provincial capital municipalities except Novara, Genoa, Pavia, Belluno, Trieste, Pordenone, Ravenna, Siena, Ancona, Ascoli Piceno, Rome, Bari and Foggia.


1980 Italian local elections, Provincial elections
Summary of the results of all the provinces except Aosta, Pavia, Trento, Bolzano, Gorizia, Ravenna, Rome, Viterbo and Foggia.


1980 Italian regional elections
The Italian regional elections of 1980 were held on 8 and 9 June. The fifteen ordinary regions, created in 1970, elected their third assemblies.


1980 Italian regional elections, Electoral system
The pure party-list proportional representation had traditionally become the electoral system of Italy, and it was adopted for the regional vote too. Each Italian province corresponded to a constituency electing a group of candidates. At constituency level, seats were divided between open lists using the largest remainder method with Droop quota. Remaining votes and seats were transferred at regional level, where they were divided using the Hare quota, and automatically distributed to best losers into the local lists.


1980 Italian regional elections, Results summary
The election confirmed that the post-war growing march of the Italian Communist Party, which previously seemed unlimited, had been stopped. The Christian Democrats obtained a plurality in Piedmont, even if the ruling leftist alliance maintained its overall majority. Conversely, even if remaining the first party in Ligury, the Communists lost this region because the local Socialists chose to change side, joining a centrist alliance with the DC and its minor allies. In Latium, where an assembly majority change, happened in 1977, had restored a centrist administration, the final ouster of the Communists from the government was confirmed by the polls.


1980 Italy rugby union tour of the United States, New Zealand and the South Pacific
The 1980 Italy rugby union tour of the United States, New Zealand and the South Pacific was a series of matches played from 11 June—8 July 1980 in the United States, South Pacific Islands and New Zealand by the Italian rugby union team.


1980 Italy rugby union tour of the United States, New Zealand and the South Pacific
It was the first Italian team tour to New Zealand and followed 7 years after the tour in South Africa in 1973.


1980 Ivorian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 9 November 1980, with a second round on 23 November. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Unlike previous elections in which voters approved a single list of PDCI-RDA candidates, this election saw 649 PDCI-RDA candidates contest the 147 seats (up from 120 at the previous election) on a two-round absolute majority basis. 74 candidates were elected in the first round, with the remainder requiring a second round of voting. Only 27 of the incumbent MPs retained their seats. Voter turnout was just 42.6%.


1980 Ivorian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast on 12 October 1980, the first time a presidential election had been held separately to National Assembly elections. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party. Its leader, long-term President Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was 82.3%.


1980 JSL Cup, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Nippon Kokan won the championship.


1980 JSL Cup Final
1980 JSL Cup Final was the 5th final of the JSL Cup competition. The final was played at Osaka Nagai Stadium in Osaka on August 24, 1980. Nippon Kokan won the championship.


1980 JSL Cup Final, Overview
Nippon Kokan won their 1st title, by defeating Hitachi 3–1.


1980 Jack Kramer Open
The 1980 Jack Kramer Open, also known as the Pacific Southwest Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Caballeros Tennis Club in Fountain Valley, California in the United States. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 54th edition of the Pacific Southwest tournament and was held from April 14 through April 20, 1980. First-seeded Gene Mayer won the singles title and the corresponding $27,500 first-prize money.


1980 Jack Kramer Open, Finals, Doubles
Brian Teacher /  Butch Walts defeated  Anand Amritraj /  John Austin 6–2, 6–4


1980 Jackson State Tigers football team
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by BeanieFan11 (talk | contribs) at 21:45, 12 October 2021 (BeanieFan11 moved page Draft:1980 Jackson State Tigers football team to 1980 Jackson State Tigers football team: per WP:AFCPURPOSE. This would be kept). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the .


1980 Jackson State Tigers football team
The 1980 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


1980 Jamaican general election
General elections were held in Jamaica on 30 October 1980. The balance of power in the 60-seat Jamaican House of Representatives was dramatically-shifted. Prior to the vote, the People's National Party (PNP), led by Prime Minister Michael Manley, had a 47 to 13 majority over the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Edward Seaga. With the loss by 38 PNP incumbents to their JLP challengers, Seaga's party captured a 51 to 9 majority and Seaga replaced Manley as Prime Minister of Jamaica. Voter turnout was 86.9%.


1980 Jamaican general election, Conduct
The elections were marked by gun violence, exacerbated by economic pressure related to IMF austerity, lay-offs of public workers, and blackouts due to a national electric strike. 153 elderly women died in the Eventide Home fire on 20 May, which was suspected, but not proven, to have been started by politically-motivated arsonists.


1980 James Madison Dukes football team
The 1980 James Madison Dukes football team was an American football team that represented James Madison University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an independent. In their ninth year under head coach Challace McMillin, the team compiled a 4–6 record.


1980 Japan Series
The 1980 Japan Series was the 31st edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp against the Pacific League champion Kintetsu Buffaloes. The Carp defeated the Buffaloes in seven games to capture their second consecutive Japan Series championship.


1980 Japan Soccer League
Statistics of Japan Soccer League for the 1980 season. For the first time ever, automatic promotion and relegation was introduced for the first and last places of the Second Division, which means that the last place in the First Division went down.


1980 Japan Soccer League, First Division
Nissan, who had saved itself from relegation in the playout the previous season, went down after the bottom place was granted automatic relegation, while Yamaha saved itself by beating Fujitsu in the playout.


1980 Japan Soccer League, Second Division
Honda was finally promoted on the second attempt after the 1978 debacle.


1980 Japan Soccer League, Second Division
Kofu Club saved itself from relegation by defeating Furukawa Electric Chiba, Furukawa's B-team. Cosmo Oil Yokkaichi fell through and went back to the Tokai regional league.


1980 Japan national football team
This page records the details of the Japan national football team in 1980.


1980 Japanese House of Councillors election
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 22 June 1980. On 16 May the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) brought no-confidence motion before the Diet relating to corruption issues, proposing more defense spending and rises in public utility charges as reasons for the House of Representatives to withdraw its backing from the government. Unexpectedly, 69 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members of the Diet from the Fukuda Takeo, Miki Takeo and Hidenao Nakagawa factions abstained from voting on the motion. The government was defeated by 56 votes in total of 243 and resigned. For the first time elections for both the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives were elected at the same time. In the elections of both the houses the LDP gained a majority.


1980 Japanese Super Cup
This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Monkbot (talk | contribs) at 00:22, 8 January 2020 (→top: Task 15:  language icon template(s) replaced (1×);). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.


1980 Japanese Super Cup
1980 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at Osaka Nagai Stadium in Osaka on April 6, 1980. Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.


1980 Japanese general election
General elections were held in Japan on 22 June 1980. They were the result of a vote of no confidence brought by the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) on 16 May regarding corruption and rises in public utility charges as reasons for the House of Representatives of Japan (lower house) to withdraw its backing from the government.


1980 Japanese general election
Unexpectedly, 69 Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) members of the Diet from the Fukuda Takeo, Miki Takeo and Hidenao Nakagawa factions abstained from voting on the motion. The government was defeated by 56 votes in total of 243 and resigned.


1980 Japanese general election
For the first time, elections for the both houses of the Diet were called in June 1980. During the election, Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party died during the campaign. Ōhira had expected the vote of no confidence to fail, and was visibly shaken when it passed by a margin of 243–187. Sixty-nine members of his own LDP, including Fukuda, abstained. Given the choice of resigning or calling new elections, Ōhira chose the latter and began campaigning for LDP candidates. He was hospitalized for exhaustion on 31 May and died of a massive heart attack 12 days later.


1980 Japanese general election
Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Ito acted in Ōhira's place as deputy after his death. In the elections of both the houses LDP gained a majority. The election results for the lower house are shown in the table below. Yoshio Sakurauchi, the Secretary General of LDP, led the LDP to its greatest victory in fifteen years, capitalizing on the "sympathy vote" generated by Ōhira's death. The Prime Minister was succeeded by Zenkō Suzuki after the election.


1980 John Anderson vice presidential candidate selection
This article lists running mates considered by John B. Anderson during his 1980 independent candidacy for President of the United States. Anderson, a Republican congressman from Illinois, launched an independent candidacy after dropping out of the Republican primaries. On August 26, 1980, Anderson announced his selection of former Democratic Governor Patrick Lucey of Wisconsin as his running mate. Anderson had previously stated that he wanted to choose a liberal Democrat such as Arizona Representative Mo Udall as his running mate. Anderson also seriously considered naming a black or female candidate, but ultimately went with the safer choice of Lucey. The Anderson-Lucey ticket took 6.6% of the popular vote in the 1980 presidential election.


1980 John Player League
The 1980 John Player League was the twelfth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Warwickshire County Cricket Club.


1980 KFK competitions (Ukraine)
The 1980 KFK competitions in Ukraine were part of the 1980 Soviet KFK competitions that were conducted in the Soviet Union. It was 16th season of the KFK in Ukraine since its introduction in 1964. The winner eventually qualified to the 1981 Soviet Second League.


1980 Kalamazoo tornado
The Kalamazoo Tornado of 1980 struck downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Tuesday, May 13, 1980. The tornado, which touched down at 4:09 pm, was rated F3 on the Fujita scale. The tornado killed 5 people and injured 79. Damage was estimated at $50,000,000.


1980 Kalamazoo tornado
The tornado left a path of destruction 11 miles (18 km) long during its approximately 20-minute duration. It was notable for having struck the heart of downtown, damaging or destroying many notable buildings, parks, and landmarks. The massive F3 caused a power outage so extensive, phone companies pleaded for people to only use phones for emergencies. In total, the storm caused 5 deaths, 79 injuries, and about 1,200 people were left homeless.


1980 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand
The 1980 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played seven matches on tour, including a two test series against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 1 June and finished on 17 June.


1980 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand, Leadership
As he had been since 1978, Frank Stanton was the coach of the Australian team. Canterbury-Bankstwon hooker, Greek born George Peponis, was the tour captain.


1980 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand, Touring squad
The squad was made up mostly of those playing in the Sydney Premiership. Although not the only Queenslander in the squad, Chris Close was the sole player selected from Queensland after his Man of the Match performance in the experimental 1980 State of Origin game.


1980 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand, Tour
The Australian's played seven games on the tour, winning five, losing one with one drawn game.


1980 Kano riot
The Kano 1980 riot was a riot in Kano, Nigeria led by Maitatsine and his followers and the first major religious conflict in postcolonial Kano.


1980 Kano riot
Over 4,177 civilians, 100 policemen and about 35 military personnel were killed, including Maitatsine himself, and is generally regarded as marking the beginning of the Yan Tatsine insurgency. Because of this, there was widespread impression that Nigeria's security and economy was threatened by illegal aliens and this belief was fueled  by the fact that other West African nationals had aided in armed robberies. Illegal aliens from Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso along with over 6,000 Nigerian Muslim fanatics killed over 100 policemen while injuring 100 policemen. The army was called and alleviated the situation before the fanatics could overrun the country. However, official sources state that illegal aliens did not cause the trouble.