1980 Memorial Cup, Teams, Peterborough Petes
In the Leyden Division semi-finals, the Petes were forced to a game seven before defeating the Sudbury Wolves four games to three. The Petes had an easier time in the Leyden Division finals, sweeping the Ottawa 67's in four games to advance to the OMJHL finals. In the J. Ross Robertson Cup finals, Peterborough stayed hot and swept the Windsor Spitfires in four games to win their third consecutive OMJHL championship and earn a berth into the 1980 Memorial Cup.


1980 Memorial Cup, Teams, Peterborough Petes
Bill Gardner led the Petes offense, scoring a team high 43 goals and 106 points in 59 games. Defenseman Larry Murphy had a breakout season, scoring 21 goals and 89 points in 68 games to rank second in team scoring. Murphy won the Max Kaminsky Trophy awarded to the Top Defenseman in the OMJHL. Murphy was a top prospect heading into the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, where he would be drafted fourth overall by the Los Angeles Kings. Mark Reeds had a very solid season, registering 34 goals and 79 points in 54 games. Rick LaFerriere was the Petes starting goaltender, as in 55 games, he earned a 38-13-1 record with a 3.27 GAA and a .893 save percentage. LaFerriere and his back-up, Terry Wright, won the Dave Pinkney Trophy as the goaltenders with the lowest GAA in the league.


1980 Memorial Cup, Teams, Peterborough Petes
The 1980 Memorial Cup was the Petes fifth appearance in team history. At the 1959, 1972 and 1978 Memorial Cups, the Petes lost in the finals. At the 1979 Memorial Cup, Peterborough won the championship for the first time in team history.


1980 Memorial Cup, Teams, Regina Pats
The Regina Pats represented the Western Hockey League at the 1980 Memorial Cup. The Pats were the top club in the East Division during the 1979-80 season, earning a record of 47-24-1, getting 95 points. Regina had a potent offense, scoring a league high 429 goals. The Pats allowed 311 goals, which ranked them fourth in the WHL in fewest goals allowed. In the post-season, the Pats swept the Lethbridge Broncos in four games in the East Division quarter-finals.


1980 Memorial Cup, Teams, Regina Pats
In the East Division semi-finals, which was done in a round-robin format, the Pats earned a record of 2-2, good enough to earn a berth into the East Division finals. In the division finals, the Pats defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers four games to one, advancing to the President's Cup finals. In the league finals, the Pats faced the Victoria Cougars, as Regina defeated the Cougars four games to one to win the title and earn a berth into the 1980 Memorial Cup.


1980 Memorial Cup, Teams, Regina Pats
The club was led offensively by Doug Wickenheiser, as he led the league with 89 goals and 170 points in 71 games, winning the Bob Clarke Trophy as the top scorer in the WHL. Wickenheiser was also named the Most Valuable Player in the league. In the playoffs, Wickenheiser earned a league high 40 points in 18 games. After the season, Wickenheiser was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens with the first overall selection at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Ron Flockhart scored 54 goals and 130 points, finishing sixth in WHL scoring.


1980 Memorial Cup, Teams, Regina Pats
Defenseman Darren Veitch scored 29 goals and 122 points in 71 games, ranking him eighth in league scoring and becoming a top prospect for the upcoming 1980 NHL Entry Draft. Veitch was drafted fifth overall by the Washington Capitals. Brian Varga scored 39 goals and 118 points, ranking him ninth in WHL scoring. Mike Blaisdell was another top prospect on the Pats, as he scored 71 goals and 109 points in 63 games. Blaisdell led Regina with 16 playoff goals. He would be drafted by the Detroit Red Wings with the eleventh overall selection at the 1980 NHL Entry Draft. The Pats starting goaltender was Bart Hunter, who played in 69 games, earning a record of 45-21-1 with a 4.06 GAA and a .884 save percentage.


1980 Memorial Cup, Teams, Regina Pats
The 1980 Memorial Cup was the Pats fourteenth appearance in team history. Regina had won the Memorial Cup four other times, most recently at the 1974 Memorial Cup. Other seasons in which the Pats won were 1925, 1928 and 1930.


1980 Memorial Cup, Controversy
The 1980 Memorial Cup is remembered as one of the most controversial in the tournament's history. Going into the final game of the round-robin, Peterborough (the defending champs, having won their first Cup in 1979) had clinched first place overall, and, with a win over Cornwall, would have faced Regina in the Cup final.


1980 Memorial Cup, Controversy
Many in Saskatchewan believed that the Petes deliberately threw the final game of the round-robin in order to face the Royals (a team that was perceived as weaker, despite having future superstar Dale Hawerchuk) again in the final.


1980 Memorial Cup, Controversy
In the contest, Peterborough took a 4-1 lead in the second period; Cornwall scored late in the second to cut the lead to 4-2. Confident of victory, the Petes pulled starting goaltender Rick LaFerriere (who made the tournament all-star team and later played in the NHL) and put in his back-up; Cornwall proceeded to storm back with three tallies to take a 5-4 lead. With 1:26 to play, partisan Saskatchewan fans began chanting "throw the game" and "Petes, go home." Soon, the fans began throwing toilet paper, programs, soft drinks and other things at the Petes, causing a fifteen-minute delay and the arrival of some Regina city policemen. The game ended 5-4, thus clinching Cornwall's berth in the Cup final.


1980 Memorial Cup, Controversy
The allegations were never proven; Peterborough coach (and future NHL skipper) Mike Keenan hotly denied the rumours, calling them "garbage" whipped up by the media. Even if the Petes did lose on purpose, it quickly backfired on them, as the Royals upended Peterborough on Robert Savard's goal in overtime, 3-2, to take the trophy. The game had been interrupted on sixteen occasions as fans threw eggs—and even a live chicken—on the ice. After Savard's game-winning goal, things got even uglier as the Peterborough bench was pelted with eggs, tomatoes, garbage and debris.


1980 Memphis State Tigers football team
The 1980 Memphis State Tigers football team represented Memphis State University (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Richard Williamson, the team compiled a 2–9 record and was outscored by a total of 255 to 115. The team played its home games at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.


1980 Memphis State Tigers football team
The team's statistical leaders included Darrell Martin with 888 passing yards, Richard Williams with 438 rushing yards, Jerry Knowlton with 470 receiving yards, and Rusty Bennett with 35 points scored.


1980 Men's British Open Squash Championship
The 1980 Avis British Open Championships was held at the Wembley Squash Centre and the Wembley Conference Centre in London from 4–13 March 1980. Geoff Hunt won his seventh title defeating Qamar Zaman in the final. This seventh win equalled the record previously set by Hashim Khan of Pakistan. The squash world was still recovering from the sudden deaths of Torsam Khan and Kim Bruce-Lockhart who both died from heart attacks whilst playing squash. Torsam Khan died during November 1979 and Kim Bruce-Lockhart died in January 1980.


1980 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 1980 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 2nd edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy, an international men's field hockey tournament. It took place from 3–11 January 1980 in Karachi, Pakistan.


1980 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 1980 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1980 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Adelaide in Australia from 4 October until 10 October 1980. Geoff Hunt won his fourth consecutive World Open title, defeating Qamar Zaman in the final for the third successive year.


1980 Mercedes Cup
The 1980 Mercedes Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts and held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, West Germany that was part of the 1980 Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 14 July until 20 July 1980. First-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis won the singles title.


1980 Mercedes Cup, Finals, Doubles
Frew McMillan /  Colin Dowdeswell defeated  Chris Lewis /  John Yuill, 6–3, 6–4


1980 Mestaruussarja, Overview
Preliminary Stage is performed in 12 teams, and higher 8 teams go into Championship Group. Lower 4 teams fought in Promotion/Relegation Group with higher 4 teams of Ykkönen.


1980 Mestaruussarja, Championship group
The points were halved (rounded upwards in uneven cases) after the preliminary stage.


1980 Mestaruussarja, Promotion and relegation group
The teams obtained bonus points on the basis of their preliminary stage position.


1980 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28–March 2 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.


1980 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Top-seeded Louisville defeated Florida State in the championship game, 81–72, to win their second Metro men's basketball tournament.


1980 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Cardinals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament, which they would go on to win. Fellow Metro Conference members Florida State and Virginia Tech also qualified for the NCAA field.


1980 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.


1980 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 6th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1980.


1980 Metro Manila Film Festival
Fernando Poe, Jr. had his first Panday film, the undisputed top grosser of the festival; Nora Aunor had two entries: Lino Brocka's Bona and Laurice Guillen's Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo; Vilma Santos came up with Danny Zialcita's Langis at Tubig; Amy Austria in Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Brutal. Other entries were Basag with Alma Moreno, Taga sa Panahon with Christopher de Leon and Bembol Roco, and three comedy films: Tembong with Niño Muhlach, Kape't Gatas with Chiquito and Julie Vega, and Dang-Dong with Andrea Bautista (daughter of Ramon Revilla, Sr.).


1980 Metro Manila Film Festival
The Festival's Best Picture was awarded to Premiere Productions' Taga sa Panahon. The awards were spread equally and the category for Best Child Performer was first introduced in this year received by Julie Vega.


1980 Metro Manila Film Festival, Winners and nominees, Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.


1980 Metro Manila Film Festival, Commentary, Second Golden Age of Philippine film
The period of the Philippine film's artistic accomplishment begins in 1975 (three years after the dictator Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of Martial Law) and ending in the February 1986 People Power Revolution where the dictator Marcos lost his power. Nora Aunor's Bona and Himala in 1980 and 1982 respectively (both official entries of MMFF) achieves to represent the period where the accomplishments of two government institutions contributed to the emergence of New Cinema in the 1970s and 1980s. Her films are cinematically accomplished despite being politically engaged films, and the MMFF is able to make these films flourish during this period.


1980 Miami Dolphins season
The 1980 Miami Dolphins season was the 15th year of existence for the Miami Dolphins franchise. Quarterback Bob Griese retired after the season, following a 14-year career with the Dolphins. However, in Griese's final season the Dolphins would only play mediocre football finishing in third place with an 8-8 record. This was also the first season since 1969 that the Dolphins lost to the Buffalo Bills.


1980 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season
The 1980 NFL season would see the Dolphins drop to an 8–8 record, from their AFC East division winning 10–6 showing the previous year.


1980 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season
Quarterback Bob Griese, who struggled with leg problems during 1979, lost the starting job to longtime backup Don Strock, but he did poorly in two games, leading the Dolphins to return to Griese for Week 3. In Week 5, however, Griese suffered a career-ending shoulder injury against the Baltimore Colts and was succeeded by David Woodley, a rookie fresh from LSU.


1980 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season
Their week 1 loss to the Buffalo Bills was the Dolphins' first loss to that team since 1969, snapping a 20 game winning streak for Miami in the Bills-Dolphins rivalry. After the win, Bills fans rushed the field and tore down the goalposts. This was also Don Shula's first loss to Buffalo in 21 career games against them.


1980 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season
The final game of the season was played against the New York Jets on December 20. NBC tried a novel experiment by broadcasting the game with no commentators, and with none of the players or staff wearing microphones. The effect was to give television viewers the feel of actually being in the stadium. To date, this was the only NFL game ever aired on TV without commentaries. The Jets won by a score of 24–17, though both teams had already been eliminated from playoff contention.


1980 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season
It was during the ABC broadcast of the Monday Night Football game on December 8, 1980, against the Patriots that Howard Cosell announced that John Lennon had been shot and killed.


1980 Miami Dolphins season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New England Patriots
The Dolphins got revenge from their 34-0 shellacking in Foxborough back in October. The Patriots clawed to a 13–6 lead in the fourth quarter, then the Dolphins forced overtime with a David Woodley throw to Nat Moore in the fourth. John Smith attempted to kick the game-winning field goal, but had the kick blocked, then Uwe von Schamann of the Dolphins won it with a 23-yard field goal in the extra quarter. The game, though, became overshadowed by Howard Cosell's announcement that John Lennon had been shot and killed.


1980 Miami Hurricanes baseball team
The 1980 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 18th season at Miami.


1980 Miami Hurricanes baseball team
The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they were eliminated in the semifinals after recording wins against Clemson and Michigan and losses to eventual runner-up Hawaii and third-place California.


1980 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1980 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Howard Schnellenberger, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season with a record of 9–3. They were invited to the Peach Bowl ,where they defeated Virginia Tech, 20–10.


1980 Miami Hurricanes football team, Season summary, Florida
Jim Kelly threw for two touchdowns and halfbacks Mark Rush and Smokey Roan each ran for one as Miami upset Florida on their way to a Peach Bowl berth. Dan Miller had attempted a field goal as time expired with one official signaling the kick was good, while the other did not. Both teams left the field with the score 28-7 before minutes later it was changed to 31-7 as it was explained the official that appeared to wave the kick "no good" was signaling that the clock had run out.


1980 Miami Redskins football team
The 1980 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Tom Reed, the team compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 241 to 192.


1980 Miami Redskins football team
The team's statistical leaders included Mark Kelly with 517 passing yards, Greg Jones with 952 rushing yards, and Don Treadwell with 661 receiving yards.


1980 Miami riots
The 1980 Miami riots were race riots that occurred in Miami, Florida, starting in earnest on May 18, 1980, following an all-white male jury acquitting four Dade County Public Safety Department officers in the death of Arthur McDuffie (December 3, 1946 – December 21, 1979), a Black insurance salesman and United States Marine Corps lance corporal. McDuffie was beaten to death by four police officers after a traffic stop.


1980 Miami riots
After the officers were tried and acquitted on charges including manslaughter and evidence tampering, a riot broke out in the Black neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City on the night of May 17. Riots continued until May 20, resulting in at least 18 deaths and an estimated $100 million in property damage.


1980 Miami riots
In 1981 Dade County settled a civil lawsuit filed by McDuffie's family for $1.1 million. The 1980 Miami riots were the deadliest since the 1960s and remained such until the 1992 Los Angeles riots twelve years later.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Death of Arthur McDuffie
In the early morning hours of December 17, 1979, a group of six white police officers stopped thirty-three-year-old McDuffie, who was riding a black-and-orange 1973 Kawasaki Z1 motorcycle. McDuffie had accumulated traffic citations and was riding with a suspended license. According to the initial police report, he had led police on an eight-minute high-speed chase through residential streets at speeds of over 80 miles per hour (130 km/h).


1980 Miami riots, Background, Death of Arthur McDuffie
In that initial report, four of the officers involved in the chase claimed McDuffie had run a red light or stop sign and subsequently led police on an eight-minute chase. Sgt . Herbert Evans (who was not at the scene) added that McDuffie lost control of his motorcycle while making a left turn and, according to Officer Charles Veverka, McDuffie subsequently struck his head on the ground, after which he attempted to flee on foot. The officers caught him and a scuffle ensued in which McDuffie allegedly kicked Sgt. Ira Diggs, who wrote "the subject was observed to be fighting violently." Police drove a squad car over the motorbike to make the incident look like an accident.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Death of Arthur McDuffie
McDuffie was transported to a nearby hospital where he died four days later of his injuries. McDuffie's ex-wife, who was planning to re-marry him on February 7, 1980, was on duty as a nurse's aide when he was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital. The coroner's report concluded that he had suffered multiple skull fractures, one of which was 10 inches (250 mm) long.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Death of Arthur McDuffie
The medical examiner, Dr. Ronald Wright, said McDuffie's injuries were not consistent with a motorcycle crash, and that if McDuffie had fallen off the motorcycle, as the police claimed, it did not make sense that its gauges would be broken. Wright said that it seemed that he had been beaten to death.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Frank investigation
"In the process of arresting and handcuffing him, McDuffie's helmet was removed and he was thrown to the ground. Officers Ira Diggs, Michael Watts, William Hanlon and Alex Marrero proceeded to strike McDuffie in and around the head and chest with flashlights and nightsticks no less that five times. "During this time, the defendants used their flashlights and nightsticks to repeatedly strike the motorcycle upon which McDuffie had been riding and which, at the time he was initially apprehended, was undamaged. "At the instructions of Sergeant Herb Evans, the defendants subsequently reported that the injuries to McDuffie and damage to his motorcycle were the result of a motorcycle accident. There was no accident."


1980 Miami riots, Background, Frank investigation
— Capt. Marshall Frank, Metropolitan Dade County Department of Public Safety, Sworn affidavit, quoted in The New York Times (1979)


1980 Miami riots, Background, Frank investigation
Officer Veverka made a sworn statement on December 26 that he had lied in the initial report. According to Veverka's statement, after McDuffie stopped, Veverka pulled him off his motorcycle, and McDuffie responded by taking a swing at Veverka. More officers arrived shortly afterward and, according to Veverka, "six to eight" of them began beating McDuffie with nightsticks and heavy Kel-Lite flashlights. Veverka said he tried to pull McDuffie out of the fracas, but was unable to. Captain Marshall Frank investigated the cover-up, and made a sworn affidavit which led to criminal charges against four officers.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Frank investigation
Officer William Hanlon later testified that he had choked McDuffie to the ground with his nightstick before he managed to handcuff McDuffie. Hanlon testified that after McDuffie was restrained, Officer Alex Marrero struck McDuffie on the head with Marrero's Kel-Lite "at least three times. It was very strong and very powerful blows. His entire face was covered with blood." Hanlon added he was the officer who had driven over McDuffie's motorcycle; Hanlon also gouged the pavement with a tire iron to simulate skid marks and threw McDuffie's watch into the gutter. A patrol car had been used to deliberately run over the motorcycle to break its gauges and make it seem that McDuffie crashed.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Frank investigation
Officer Mark Meier testified the high-speed chase had slowed to 25 miles per hour when McDuffie shouted, "I give up" and stopped. Meier said that between three and eight officers then surrounded McDuffie, pulled off his helmet and proceeded to beat him with nightsticks. He said that the officer struck him at least twice.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Frank investigation
By the end of the struggle, the officers had, in the words of medical examiner Dr. Ronald Wright, cracked McDuffie's skull "like an egg" using "long, heavy blunt objects. This was a melee."


1980 Miami riots, Background, Trial
The acting director of the Dade County Public Safety Department, Bobby Jones, suspended three officers on December 27. Diggs, Hanlon, Marrero, and Watts were charged with manslaughter and tampering with physical evidence on December 28; Evans was charged with being an accessory after the fact, and four other officers were suspended with pay. Marrero was charged with second-degree murder on February 1, 1980. Jones said that since 1973, the four accused of manslaughter had been cited in 47 citizen complaints and 13 internal affairs probes.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Trial
Ubaldo Del Toro later was charged with being an accessory to the crime, as well as fabricating evidence; neither Evans nor Del Toro were involved in the stop. Another officer was charged with tampering with evidence. The eight officers involved were all dismissed from the force and five of them would go on to stand trial in March 1980 on various charges:


1980 Miami riots, Background, Trial
Because of the volatile atmosphere in Miami, which presiding judge Lenore Carrero Nesbitt had termed a "time bomb," the trial was shifted to Tampa. Jury selection began on March 31, 1980. The lead prosecutor of the case was Janet Reno, later U.S. Attorney General during the Clinton presidency.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Trial
The defense said that the police were violently attacked by McDuffie, an ex-Marine they called a karate expert, and that only "necessary force" was used to subdue him. The chief assistant state attorney disagreed: "Somebody beat this man's brains in." The defense also attacked the credibility of the three witnesses (Veverka, Meier, and Hanlon) who had been immunized in exchange for their testimony. In her instructions to the jury, Judge Nesbitt said, "a witness who realizes he must procure his own freedom by incriminating others has a motive to falsify." The three men who gave sworn statements were Veverka, Hanlon, and Meier. Hanlon was the only defendant to take the stand. After their testimony, Marerro was given a new charge of second-degree murder. Hanlon was charged with felonies, while Veverka was charged with a civil rights violation, but was acquitted.


1980 Miami riots, Background, Trial
On May 8, Del Toro was acquitted on a directed verdict after the prosecution rested. Judge Nesbitt said the state had failed to prove its case. Nine days later, the all-white six-man jury acquitted the remaining officers on all counts of the indictment after less than three hours of deliberation because of inconsistent witness testimony. One juror called McDuffie's death "a tragedy" but felt "the Dade County Public Safety Department and the state attorney's office were in such a hurry to appease everybody they blew [their case]."


1980 Miami riots, Riots
The May 17 verdict resulted in protests in the Miami streets that night; approximately 5,000 people attended a protest at the Downtown Miami Metro Justice Building. By 6:00 p.m. that night, the protest had turned into a riot. While driving home after a day of fishing, three white men were dragged from their car and beaten to death in northwestern Miami. A butcher driving home from work that night was ambushed by a stone-throwing mob; he drove into a wall while trying to get away, and the crowd set his car on fire, burning him to death inside it.


1980 Miami riots, Riots
In other incidents that night, at least 23 were injured, some critically. The driver of a car with three white people lost control after it was surrounded and stoned; after the car struck and injured two Black pedestrians, the occupants were pulled out and beaten, and one of the men in the car would die from his injuries 26 days later.


1980 Miami riots, Riots
Florida governor Bob Graham ordered 500 National Guard troops into the area; despite his doubling their number the next day, the riot continued. Twelve more people were killed and 165 injured as violence spread to the Black Grove, Overtown, Liberty City, and Brownsville sections of the city. In one incident, a Black man who had driven to a convenience store was shot in the chest with a shotgun from a passing pickup truck while his family watched. In addition, fires, burglaries, and looting increased, with police reluctant to enter some areas for fear of sniper fire.


1980 Miami riots, Riots
By the third day, the violence declined as the city imposed a curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., coupled with a temporary ban on the sale of firearms and liquor. Governor Graham sent in 2,500 National Guardsmen in addition to the 1,000 already in the city.


1980 Miami riots, Riots
Local police barricaded parts of Coconut Grove to warn motorists away from the area, as drivers had reported having rocks thrown at them. The city came to a standstill. Reports of sniper fire at freeway drivers also stopped traffic until the military could restore order.


1980 Miami riots, Riots
In total, 18 people were killed over the three days of rioting, while 370 people, some of them children, were hurt and 787 were arrested. Property destruction exceeded $100 million.


1980 Miami riots, Riots, Analysis
On the one-year anniversary of the riots, Florida International University professor Marvin Dunn and journalism instructor Bruce Porter released The Miami Riot of 1980, a report which concluded that unlike prior riots in 1967 and 1968, the "one purpose [of the riot was] beating and killing whites." The demographics of those arrested for rioting were different, as well; the majority of those arrested in Miami were "not poor or unemployed or members of the criminal class."


1980 Miami riots, Riots, Analysis
In addition, the authors observed that "Blacks in Miami seemed willing to give the criminal justice system an opportunity to apply itself"; in previous riots, the delay between an unjust killing and the riot was usually hours or days, much shorter than the five-month gap between McDuffie's death (December 1979) and the riots (May 1980).


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath
The federal government declared Miami a disaster area, and authorized the release of funds to allow the city to rebuild. The Miami Fraternal Order of Police had threatened a walkout unless the officers were reinstated. The following day, the five officers who had been acquitted were reinstated in their jobs.


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Civil rights trial
Days after the verdict, the U.S. Justice Department said it would seek indictments of the policemen for federal civil rights violations. On July 28, 1980, a federal grand jury indicted Charles Veverka, despite his having received immunity from the original charges filed by the state during the first trial.


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Civil rights trial
The federal trial was held in San Antonio, Texas. It had been moved initially from Miami to Atlanta and then to New Orleans; each city asked that it be moved from their venues due to its controversial racial aspects. Journalists referred to the case as "The Trial That Nobody Wants."


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Civil rights trial
On December 17, Veverka was acquitted in the week-long trial after the jury deliberated for more than 16 hours. The jury foreman cited Veverka's voluntary sworn statement contradicting initial police reports as the biggest factor in the acquittal. Minor incidents of violence were reported in Miami after the verdict was announced. Veverka's attorney, Denis Dean predicted that no further indictments would be forthcoming from the case and none were issued.


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Further legal developments
On November 17, 1981, Dade County commissioners agreed to a $1.1 million settlement with McDuffie's family in exchange for their dropping a $25 million civil lawsuit against the county. Of that amount, the family's legal team received $483,833, while McDuffie's two children each received $202,500, and his mother, $67,500.


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Ex-officers
Herbert Evans earned a master's degree from the University of Miami and stated he may apply to law school.


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Ex-officers
In the immediate aftermath of the trial, William Hanlon worked part-time as a chauffeur and real estate agent. On April 20, 2006, Hanlon, who had trained as a lawyer, was permanently denied admittance to the bar by Florida's state Supreme Court.


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Ex-officers
Alex Marrero's wife petitioned for divorce the day after the acquittal. Marrero became a private detective, and was later indicted for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and commit bribery in 1989.


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Ex-officers
Eric Seymen was never charged criminally, but was dismissed from the police for complicity with the cover-up.


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Ex-officers
Charles Veverka resumed his job as a security guard after his December 1980 acquittal on the charges he had violated McDuffie's civil rights.


1980 Miami riots, Aftermath, Ex-officers
On May 22, 1980, Michael Watts was rushed to the hospital after attempting to commit suicide by breathing carbon monoxide. The police said that his attempt was related to a romantic breakup and not his trial.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team
The 1980 Michigan State Spartans football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State University in the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. The Spartans finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 3–8 overall record (2–6 against Big Ten opponents), and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 278 to 221. The team's .217 winning percentage was the worst in program history since the winless 1917 season. The team played its home games at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team
In January 1980, Michigan State hired Frank "Muddy" Waters as its new head football coach after Darryl Rogers resigned to take over as Arizona State's head coach. Waters had played for Michigan State from 1946 to 1949 and had been a head coach at Hillsdale College (1954–1973) and Saginaw Valley State (1975–1979).


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback John Leister with 1,559 passing yards, Steve Smith with 667 rushing yards, Ted Jones with 568 receiving yards, and placekicker Morten Andersen with 57 points. Punter Ray Stachowicz was selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI) as a first-team player on the 1980 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Several Michigan State players also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:


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


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, at Oregon
On September 20, Michigan State lost to Oregon, 35–7, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. After the game, Michigan State coach Muddy Waters said, "They just beat our face off."


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
On September 27, Michigan State defeated Western Michigan, 33–7, before a crowd of 75,12 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. The victory was the first of the Muddy Waters era at Michigan State. The Spartans were assisted by five Western Michigan fumbles and two interceptions. The Spartans scored three touchdowns off Western Michigan turnovers. Michigan State tailback Tony Ellis scored three touchdowns. Morten Andersen kicked two field goals for the Spartans.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
On October 4, Michigan State lost to Notre Dame (ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll), 26–21. Notre Dame running back Phil Carter rushed for 254 yards in the game.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
Michigan State honored former head coach Duffy Daugherty at halftime.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
On October 11, in the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game, Michigan State lost to Michigan, 27-23, before a crowd of 105,263 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Michigan took an early 10-0 lead, but Michigan State rallied back, aided by three Morten Andersen field goals, including a 57-yard conversion that set a Michigan State record.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
In the third quarter, with the score tied 13-13, Michigan State was penalized for roughing the kicker on a field goal attempt The penalty gave Michigan a first down at the nine-yard line, and three plays later John Wangler threw a touchdown pass to Anthony Carter. Stan Edwards rushed for 139 yards for Michigan. Michigan scored its final touchdown on a pass from Wangler to Craig Dunaway. Michigan intercepted a pass in the final minute-and-a-half of the game to stop the Spartans' final drive.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
On October 18, Michigan State lost to Wisconsin, 17–7, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Wisconsin fullback Dave Mohapp rushed for 138 yards and scored a touchdown. Wisconsin's second touchdown followed a fumbled punt that was recovered in the end zone by Mark Subach.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, at Purdue
On October 25, Purdue defeated Michigan State, 36–25, in West Lafayette. Purdue quarterback completed 24 of 46 passes for 340 yards to break the NCAA career record for passing yardage. Hermann passed the prior record of 7,747 yards set by Jack Thompson from 1976 to 1978. Michigan State quarterback John Leister threw more passes (54) than Hermann, but completed only 18, had five interceptions, and lost a fumble. After the game, Michigan State coach Muddy Waters said, "John is pretty disgusted with himself."


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Ohio State
On November 1, Ohio State (AP No. 9) defeated Michigan State, 48–16, in front of a crowd of 77,153 persons at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Ohio State tallied 603 total yards in the game, and the Buckeyes' 48 points was the most allowed by Michigan State since 1976.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Northwestern
On November 8, Michigan State defeated Northwestern, 42–10, before a crowd of 60,157 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Michigan State tailback Steve Smith rushed for 229 yards and a school record with four touchdowns. The Spartans totaled 571 yards of total offense.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, at Minnesota
On November 15, Michigan State defeated Minnesota, 30–12, before a crowd of 30,329 in Minneapolis. Michigan State quarterback John Leister passed for 209 yards and three touchdowns. Minnesota quarterback Tim Salem completed only 5 of 15 passes, threw two interceptions, and fumbled twice.


1980 Michigan State Spartans football team, Game summaries, Iowa
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 Michigan Wolverines baseball team
The 1980 Michigan Wolverines baseball team represented the University of Michigan in the 1980 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Bud Middaugh, serving his 1st year. The Wolverines finished the season in 5th place in the 1980 College World Series.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 1980 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their 12th season under head coach Bo Schembechler, the Wolverines compiled a 10–2 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Ten Conference championship, defeated Washington in the 1981 Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 322 to 129. The Rose Bowl victory was Schembechler's first in a bowl game, following seven bowl games losses. After falling out of the rankings for four weeks, the 1980 Wolverines ended up being ranked No. 4 in both the AP and UPI polls.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team
After starting the season 1–2 with losses to Notre Dame (on a last-second field goal) and South Carolina (featuring Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers), the defense gathered strength, scored three consecutive shutouts, and did not allow a touchdown in the final 22 quarters of the season. The defense was led by linebacker and co-captain Andy Cannavino and defensive linemen Mike Trgovac and Mel Owens.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback John Wangler with 1,522 passing yards, running back Butch Woolfolk with 1,042 rushing yards, and wide receiver and All-Americans Anthony Carter with 818 receiving yards and 84 points scored.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team
Two Michigan players (Anthony Carter and center George Lilja) received first-team honors on the 1980 All-America college football team, and nine, including all five interior offensive linemen (Lilja, Ed Muransky, Bubba Paris, Kurt Becker, and John Powers), received first-team honors on the 1980 All-Big Ten Conference football team.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Preseason
The 1979 Michigan Wolverines football team compiled an 8–4 record, including a loss to unranked North Carolina in the 1979 Gator Bowl. It was the first time Michigan was not ranked in the top 10 since Bo Schembechler took over as coach in 1969.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Preseason
The 1980 season saw turnover among coach Schembechler's assistant coaches. Three assistant coaches from the 1979 team left prior to the 1980 season. In December 1979, Don Nehlen was hired as the head coach at West Virginia. In January 1980, Dennis Brown, who coached linebackers at Michigan, left to join Nehlen's staff. And in March 1980, Jack Harbaugh, Schembechler's defensive backs coach, left to become Stanford's defensive coordinator.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Preseason
In March 1980, Michigan hired Gary Moeller to rejoin Schembechler's staff. Moeller had been a Schembechler assistant for years before serving as Illinois' head coach from 1977 to 1979. He was fired by Illinois after the 1979 season. Michigan also hired two of Moeller's assistant coaches from Illinois: Lloyd Carr and Tim Davis.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Preseason
In the AP's 1980 preseason poll, Michigan was picked to finish third in the Big Ten. The AP picked Ohio State (led by Art Schlichter) as the No. 1 team in the country, and Purdue (led by Mark Herrmann) at No. 9, with Michigan ranked No. 12.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Preseason
Linebacker Andy Cannavino and center George Lilja were selected as co-captains of the 1980 team.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
On September 13, Michigan defeated Northwestern, 17–10, before a crowd of 100,824 at Michigan Stadium. The game began in a heavy rain that turned into a downpour for most of the first half.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
On the first play from scrimmage, Northwestern fumbled the ball, and Mike Trgovac recovered the ball for Michigan at the Northwestern 34-yard line. Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked a 33-yard field goal to give Michigan an early lead. However, Michigan's next two drives ended with fumbles, and in the second quarter Northwestern tied the game on a 35-yard field goal by Jay Anderson.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
Michigan's next drive stalled, but as Michigan punted on fourth down, Northwestern was penalized for having an extra player on the field. After the penalty, quarterback Rich Hewlett threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Carter. When the Wolverines got the ball back with 1:21 remaining the first half, coach Schembechler put John Wangler into the game in place of Hewlett. Wangler led the Wolverines 45 yards down the field to Northwestern's 35-yard line, but Haji-Sheikh missed a 52-yard field goal.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
In the third quarter, Northwestern mounted a seven-minute drive that was stopped only when Brian Carpenter intercepted a pass at the five-yard line. Michigan was forced to punt after three plays, and Northwestern again drove the ball down the field, this time scoring on a one-yard run by Dave Mishler.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
Northwestern, in the midst of a 34-game losing streak, dominated a third quarter in which Michigan ran only three plays and had the ball for two minutes and thirty seconds. As Michigan's offense stalled, Michigan fans began booing Hewlett, a sophomore who had won the starting job from John Wangler, a popular veteran who had been injured at the end of the prior season. With the game tied, 10-10, the Michigan fans began chants of "We Want Wangler."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
Michigan was finally able to score after Andy Cannavino fell on a Northwestern fumble at the Wildcats' 23-yard line. Hewlett threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Carter in the left corner of the end zone, and Michigan led, 17-10. In the final three minutes of the game, Northwestern drove the ball from its own 27 to the Michigan 7, converting five times on fourth down, but Cannavino intercepted a pass on fourth down.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Northwestern
After the game, Hewlett said he tried not to pay attention to the chants calling for Wangler, and Bo Schembechler said, "I don't care who they call for. You know that won't dictate what I do."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Notre Dame
In the second week of the season, Michigan played Notre Dame in South Bend. After a scoreless first quarter, Notre Dame took a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. John Wangler replaced Rich Hewlett in the second quarter, and threw two touchdown passes in the span of 1:19 to tie the game, 14-14, at halftime. In the second half, Anthony Carter returned the opening kickoff 67 yards to the Notre Dame 32-yard line, and Michigan scored on a two-yard run by Stanley Edwards.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Notre Dame
Notre Dame scored a touchdown (but missed the extra point) with 1:03 left in the third quarter on a 49-yard interception return of a Wangler pass. The last three minutes of the game proved to be one of the most exciting finishes in the Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry. With 3:03 left in the game, Notre Dame scored to take a 26-21 lead (an attempted two-point conversion failed). On the next drive, Butch Woolfolk ran 36 yards on a trap play, taking the ball to the Notre Dame four-yard line with less than a minute to play.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Notre Dame
Wangler threw a pass to Woolfolk in the end zone that was tipped and caught by Michigan tight end, Craig Dunaway, to give the Wolverines a 27-26 lead with 41 seconds left. After a touchback, Notre Dame took over on its own 20-yard line with 40 seconds left. In five plays, Notre Dame moved the ball to the Michigan 41-yard line. Notre Dame's drive was aided by a controversial pass interference call against Michigan of which Coach Schembechler said after the game, "It was the key play, without it, they wouldn't have scored at all."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Notre Dame
And on the final play of the game, Notre Dame placekicker Harry Oliver kicked an improbable 51-yard field into a strong wind to give Notre Dame the 29-27 victory. Notre Dame coach Dan Devine performed the sign of the cross as Oliver's kick left his foot, and Oliver said, "This is by far the greatest moment of my life. I have to thank God and Our Lady, God had to be with me." Schembechler said after the game, "I'm proud of the way we came back. We had as much right to win as they did. But they hung in there and they had the last shot. Time just ran out."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, South Carolina
Michigan faced South Carolina and 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers in the third week of the season. The press deemed South Carolina to be a heavy underdog going into the game. One writer noted, "Opponents like South Carolina are expected to be patsies. No trouble to beat." Consistent with expectations, Michigan took a 14-3 lead into halftime on a pair of touchdown passes from John Wangler to Anthony Carter. On the first drive of the second half, Michigan drove the ball to South Carolina's 8-yard line and appeared to be poised to take a 21-3 lead.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, South Carolina
However, on first and goal, Stan Edwards fumbled the ball into the endzone, and South Carolina recovered. South Carolina drove the ball 80 years for a touchdown to tighten the score to 14-10. On the ensuing drive, Michigan faced a fourth down with one yard to go at its own 29-yard line. Michigan faked the punt, but Stan Edwards was stopped for no gain. South Carolina responded with its second touchdown on the short field and took a 17-14 lead. After the game, Coach Schembechler blamed himself for the loss and the fake punt call.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, South Carolina
He said, "It was that a coach didn't have confidence in his defense. Hey, I've got to start realizing our defense isn't that bad. We should have punted ..." Late in the fourth quarter, Michigan had a chance to tie the game with a field goal, but opted to go for the touchdown on a pass play that was tipped off the hands of Anthony Carter. On not kicking the field goal, Schembechler said, "My players wouldn't want a tie in a non-conference game." South Carolina's offense was led by its tailback (and Heisman Trophy winner) George Rogers, who gained 142 yards on 36 carries.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, South Carolina
With the loss to South Carolina, Michigan was 1-2 and had lost 5 of its last 6 games. It was the first time Michigan had lost consecutive non-conference games since 1967.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, California
On October 4, Michigan defeated California, 38-13, in front of 104,621 spectators at Michigan Stadium. The game was close for the first three quarters, as Cal's Heisman Trophy candidate, quarterback Rich Campbell, completed 22 of 34 passes (including 15 for 15 in the second half) for 249 yards. But three fourth-quarter touchdowns gave Michigan a 25-point margin of victory. Michigan gained 388 rushing yards in the game, including 184 yards by Lawrence Ricks and 127 yards by Stan Edwards.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, California
After the game, Schembechler noted that respect for Cal quarterback Campbell led Michigan to emphasize the run: "Our intention was to control the ball and keep our defense off the field. You won't see that kind of running much more this season. . . . Campbell dictated our offense. Our strategy was to keep him off the field. You're never out of the woods with Campbell."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Michigan State
On October 11, Michigan defeated Michigan State, 27–23, before a crowd of 105,263 at Michigan Stadium. Michigan State was led by first-year head coach Muddy Waters.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Michigan State
In the first quarter, John Wangler led Michigan on a 50-yard, 10-play drive, but the Wolverines stalled at the Michigan State seven-yard line. Michigan settled for a 25-yard field goal from Ali Haji-Sheikh. On the next play from scrimmage, Andy Cannavino tipped a John Leister pass, and Marion Body grabbed it for an interception. Michigan took over on the Spartans' 23-yard line, and Wangler threw a 22-yard completion to Anthony Carter at the one-yard line. Lawrence Ricks ran for the touchdown, and Michigan led, 10–0. In the closing minutes of the first quarter, Leister led the Spartans on a 49-yard drive ending with a 49-yard field goal by Morten Andersen.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Michigan State
In the second quarter, Leister threw a long bomb to Ted Jones at Michigan's 22-yard line, but Cannavino forced a Spartan fumble on the next play and Michigan recovered the ball. Later in the second quarter, Leister ran seven yards on fourth down for a touchdown to tie the score at 10–10. With two minutes left in the half, Wangler passed to tight end Craig Dunaway for a 55-yard gain. When Michigan stalled, Haji-Sheikh kicked his second field goal of the game. With less than a minute left in the half, Michigan State moved the ball on two quick passes to Michigan's 40-yard line, and Morten Andersen kicked a school record 57-yard field goal. Leister passed for 160 yards in the first half.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Michigan State
In the third quarter, Haji-Sheikh kicked a 26-yard field goal, but the officials called a personal foul for roughing the kicker. Michigan accepted the penalty for a first down at the nine-yard line, and three plays later, Wangler threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Carter in the corner of the end zone. When questioned about the call after the game, Schembechler grinned and said, "So old Bo isn't too dumb is he?"


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Michigan State
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Carl Williams intercepted a Wangler pass at the Michigan 27-yard line. Michigan's defense held, and Andersen kicked his third field goal, a 35-yarder. Michigan then drove 80 yards led by two runs totaling 49 yards from Stan Edwards. Wangler concluded the drive with an eight-yard touchdown pass to Craig Dunaway. The Spartans responded with their own 73-yard drive, Anthony Ellis scoring on a four-yard run with seven minutes to play. Later in the quarter, Michigan called a fake field goal, but Rich Hewlett was tackled for a loss. The Spartans, trailing by four points, had a final opportunity to score with less than two minutes remaining, but Cannavino intercepted a Leister pass (on a tip from Jim Herrmann) to seal the victory.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Michigan State
Michigan out-gained Michigan State by a total of 374 yards to 334. Running back Butch Woolfolk led Michigan's backs with 136 yards on 29 carries. Edwards added 93 yards on 16 carries. Craig Dunaway caught two passes for 63 yards.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
On October 18, Michigan defeated Minnesota, 37–14, on homecoming day at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. The crowd of 56,297 was the largest at Memorial Stadium since 1973. Minnesota crowded the line of scrimmage to stop Michigan's run game, opening up the passing game. Quarterback John Wangler completed 16 of 22 passes for 227 yards.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
In the first quarter, Michigan drove 80 yards on 11 plays, ending with a 27-yard touchdown run by Butch Woolfolk. The Golden Gophers tied the game early in the second quarter on a one-yard run by Marion Barber. Ali Haji-Sheikh put Michigan back in the lead with a 45-yard field goal.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
With less than five minutes remaining in the first half, Wangler threw an interception at Minnesota's 15-yard line. Two plays later, Barber fumbled, and Cedric Coles recovered the ball for Michigan at the five-yard line. Woolfolk followed with his second touchdown on a one-yard run.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
After a defensive hold, Haji-Sheikh kicked his second field goal with 25 seconds remaining in the half. Minnesota fumbled again on its next play from scrimmage, and Coles recovered at the eight-yard line. Haji-Sheikh kicked his third field goal of the quarter. Michigan scored 13 points in the last three-and-a-half minutes of the half, including two field goals in the last 30 seconds, to take a 23–7 lead at halftime. After the game, Minnesota coach Joe Salem said: "It was unbelievable. Everything in the world that you could imagine going wrong happened to us in those last few minutes of the second quarter. The roof caved in."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
In the second half, Wangler threw two touchdown passes to Anthony Carter -- a 27-yarder in the third quarter and a five-yarder in the fourth quarter. Carter, who faced man-to man-coverage for much of the game, caught nine passes for 142 yards in the game. After the game, coach Schembechler boasted that "Anthony Carter is the best receiver I've ever had. He's dynamite." Carter added, "my eyes kind of light up when I see man-to-man coverage."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Minnesota
Minnesota scored a fourth-quarter touchdown after Rich Hewlett turned the ball over on a fumble at Michigan's 20-yard line. Barber scored on a one-yard run.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Illinois
Michigan defeated Illinois, 45–14, before a homecoming crowd of 105,109 in Ann Arbor. Michigan assistant coaches Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr had been fired by Illinois after the 1979 season and were rehired by Michigan. 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 first-half touchdown. After the game, the Michigan players presented game balls to assistant coaches Moeller and Carr.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Indiana
The Michigan defense scored its first of three straight shutouts in week eight, as Michigan defeated Indiana, 35-0. Michigan running backs Butch Woolfolk and Lawrence Ricks ran for 152 and 123 yards respectively. The game's most unusual moment came when Ricks scored two touchdowns in a span of only 28 seconds in the first quarter. Ricks ran 29 yards for a touchdown, and on the ensuing kickoff, Indiana fumbled on its own 22 yard-line. Ricks ran the ball twice, scoring on the second carry after the fumble recovery. Anthony Carter caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Wangler, and Woolfolk added a 64-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Wisconsin
On November 8, Michigan defeated Wisconsin, 24–0, before a crowd of 69,560 at a cold and windy Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Wisconsin
Michigan's offense struggled early, failing to make a first down in its first six possessions. Wisconsin's Tim Stracka then fumbled a punt, which was recovered by Michigan's Rich Strenger at the Badgers' 24-yard line. Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked a 23-yard field goal with 2:33 remaining in the half. After the Michigan defense held, Dave Greenwood punted for only 16 yards, and Michigan got the ball back at the Wisconsin 42-yard line. Wangler led the Wolverines quickly down the field on a 24-yard pass to Alan Mitchell, a nine-yard pass to Stan Edwards, and a Wisconsin penalty. With 13 seconds remaining in the half, Wangler threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Carter, the only catch of the day for Michigan's top receiver.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Wisconsin
In the third quarter, Michigan drove to Wisconsin's four-yard line. On fourth-and-one, crowd noise prevented the Wolverines from hearing Wangler's signals, and Wangler repeatedly backed away from the line of scrimmage. After two official crowd warnings, the noise continued, and the Badgers were stripped of a timeout, then another timeout, then a third timeout, and were finally charged with two delay of game penalties that gave Michigan a first down and ultimately advanced the ball to the one-yard line. Wangler then quickly handed off to Woolfolk who ran for the touchdown. Wisconsin linebacker Dave Levenick expressed frustration with the fans: "When we tried to quiet them down, they just got louder. You couldn't hear anything."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Wisconsin
Stan Edwards scored a final touchdown on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter. The drive came at the end of an 80-yard, 19-play Wolverine drive. Michigan's defense held Wisconsin's quarterback, Jess Cole, to four completions on 11 passes for 43 yards.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Purdue
On November 15, No. 11 Michigan defeated No. 16 Purdue by a 26–0 score on national television and before a crowd of 105,831 at Michigan Stadium. Prior to the game, Michigan, Purdue, and Ohio State were tied for first place in the Big Ten. Purdue, ranked fourth in the nation in total offense and second in passing offense, was led by senior quarterback Mark Herrmann who entered the game as the all-time NCAA career leader in pass yardage and completions. Michigan defensive coordinator Bill McCartney used six defensive backs to contain Herrmann, a formation Michigan had never employed before. The shutout extended Michigan's streak to 14 quarters without allowing a point.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Purdue
On the game's opening possession, Purdue drove to Michigan's 21-yard line before Mel Owens sacked Herrmann for an 11-yard loss. Purdue went for it on fourth-and-sixteen, but Herrmann's pass was broken up by Marion Body.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Purdue
On Michigan's opening possession, the Wolverines drove 68 yards for a touchdown. John Wangler completed passes of 19 and 23 yards to Anthony Carter, and Stan Edwards scored on a three-yard run behind a strong block of Jim Looney by Kurt Becker.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Purdue
Michigan held Purdue to a three-and-out on the Boilermakers' second possession, and a short punt gave Michigan the ball at the 50-yard line. Michigan drove 50 yards in 1:18, scoring on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Wangler to Carter. After Ali Haji-Sheikh's extra point kick was blocked (Haji-Sheikh's first miss of the season after converting 34 straight), Michigan took a 13–0 with 3:35 remaining in the first quarter.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Purdue
Purdue's third possession was another three-and-out as Herrmann was sacked by Mel Owens on third down. On its fourth possession, Purdue drove to Michigan's 14-yard line but Michigan defensive back Tony Jackson ripped a pass from the arms of Bart Burrell for an interception in the end zone. Purdue's fifth possession started at midfield after an Anthony Carter fumble, but Marion Body intercepted Herrmann at the 20-yard line. With two minutes remaining in the first half, Tony Jackson intercepted a third Herrmann pass at Michigan's 25-yard line.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Purdue
After converting 12 first downs in the first half, Purdue failed to convert any first downs in the second half. The Wolverines held Purdue in the second half to drives of six yards, five yards, one yard, six yards, seven yards, and minus three yards. On Purdue's final possession, Andy Cannavino intercepted a fourth Herrmann pass with 1:54 remaining. Coach Schembechler was effusive in his praise of the defense: "Unbelievable. We've never shut any body down since I've been here like we did Purdue in the second half."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Purdue
Michigan's offense struggled in the second and third quarters, then came back to life in the fourth quarter. After Haji-Sheikh missed a field goal early in the fourth quarter, the Wolverines drove 60 yards in eight plays for a touchdown on its next possession. The drive featured a 30-yard run by Stan Edwards, and Butch Woolfolk dove over the line from two yards out for the touchdown. Wangler's pass to Norm Betts for the two-point conversion fell incomplete. Michigan's final scoring drive went 46 yards capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass from Wangler to Carter with 2:37 remaining.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Purdue
Wangler completed 12 of 20 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Edwards rushed for 164 yards on 29 carries, and Carter caught eight passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Ohio State
In the final game of the regular season, Michigan faced Ohio State in front of a record crowd of 88,827 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State, which started the season ranked No. 1 in the country, had lost a non-conference game to UCLA and came into the game ranked No. 5. The Buckeyes were led by senior quarterback Art Schlichter who became the third player in Big Ten history to surpass 6,000 yards in total offense (Mark Herrmann and Rick Leach were the first to accomplish the feat).


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Ohio State
Michigan's only touchdown came late in the third quarter on a pass from John Wangler to Anthony Carter. Butch Woolfolk rushed for 142 yards. Placekicker Ali-Haji-Sheikh kicked a 43-yard field goal in the first half, though he missed a 38-yarder. However, the game was close due to Michigan mistakes, including three interceptions, two missed field goals, and an extra-point kick that hit the left upright and bounced back on the field. The errors led coach Schembechler to say, "It may not be the prettiest win and its wasn't the most explosive offensive show you've ever seen, but we won it."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Ohio State
Ohio State had a chance to win late in the fourth quarter, as Schlichter completed a 28-yard pass to the Michigan 32-yard line with less than a minute to play. On the ensuing drive, Schlichter was penalized for intentional grounding and was sacked on the next play with 13 seconds left on the clock. The Michigan defense held Schlichter to 8-of-25 passing and extended its streak of not having allowed a touchdown to 18 quarters and 274 minutes.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, at Ohio State
After the game, coach Schembechler paid tribute to his Big Ten championship team: "This was a great group in terms of never giving up. I enjoy this championship more than any of the previous ones because of the way we came back."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, 1981 Rose Bowl
As the Big Ten Conference champion, Michigan advanced to the 1981 Rose Bowl game in which it defeated the Pac-10 Conference champion Washington Huskies by a score of 23–6. Coach Bo Schembechler, who had gone winless in seven prior bowl games (five Rose Bowls, an Orange Bowl, and a Gator Bowl), was the focus of much of the pre-game press coverage. Michigan center George Lilja noted before the game, "We want to win for our coach as much as for ourselves." Michigan scored on a six-yard touchdown run by Butch Woolfolk to take a 7-6 lead at halftime.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, 1981 Rose Bowl
Michigan drove the ball 83 yards to start the second half, scoring on a 25-yard field goal by Ali Haji-Sheikh. In the third quarter, Wangler completed a seven-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Carter,  and added another touchdown in the fourth quarter on a one-yard run by Stan Edwards. After the game, Michigan players carried Schembechler off the field on their shoulders as the coach held his arms above his head in victory. In the post-game press conference, Schembechler said, "I stood here five times before a loser. Now I'm smoking a cigar and smiling. ... Right now, I'm on top of the world. I feel great about everything."


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, 1981 Rose Bowl
Michigan finished the season ranked No. 4 in both the AP and UPI polls.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Award season
Two Michigan players were selected as first or second-team players on the 1980 All-America college football team:


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Season summary, Award season
Nine Michigan players, including all five interior offensive linemen, were selected by the Associated Press and/or United Press International (coaches) as first-team players on the 1980 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Anthony Carter at wide receiver/split end (AP-1, UPI-1), George Lilja at center (AP-1, UPI-1),  Mike Trgovac at defensive line (AP-1, UPI-1), Andy Cannavino at linebacker (AP-1, UPI-1), Ed Muransky at offensive tackle (AP-1, UPI-1), Bubba Paris at offensive tackle (AP-1, UPI-1), Mel Owens at defensive line (AP-2, UPI-1), Kurt Becker at offensive guard (AP-1, UPI-2), and John Powers at offensive guard (AP-2, UPI-1). Three others received second-team honors: Stan Edwards at running back (AP-2, UPI-2), Keith Bostic at defensive back (UPI-2), and Tony Jackson at defensive back (UPI-2).


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Professional football
Twenty-five (25) members of the 1980 Michigan football team went on to play professional football.


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Professional football
They are: Kurt Becker (Chicago Bears, 1982–88, 1990, Los Angeles Rams, 1989), Marion Body  (Michigan Panthers, 1983), Keith Bostic (Houston Oilers, 1983–88, Cleveland Browns, 1990), Don Bracken (Green Bay Packers, 1985–90, Los Angeles Rams, 1992-93), Andy Cannavino (Michigan Panthers, 1983, Chicago Blitz, 1984), Brian Carpenter (New York Giants, 1982, Washington Redskins, 1983-84, Buffalo Bills, 1984), Anthony Carter (Michigan Panthers, 1983–84, Oakland Invaders, 1985, Minnesota Vikings, 1985–93, Detroit Lions, 1994-95), Milt Carthens (Indianapolis Colts, 1987), Evan Cooper (Philadelphia Eagles, 1984–87, Atlanta Falcons, 1988-89), Jerry Diorio (Detroit Lions, 1987), Tom Dixon (Michigan Panthers, 1984), Craig Dunaway (Pittsburgh Steelers, 1983), Stanley Edwards (Houston Oilers, 1982–86, Detroit Lions, 1987), Paul Girgash (Michigan Panthers, 1984), Ali Haji-Sheikh (New York Giants, 1983–85, Atlanta Falcons, 1986, Washington Redskins, 1987), Stefan Humphries (Chicago Bears, 1984–86, Denver Broncos, 1987-88), George Lilja (Los Angeles Rams, 1982, New York Jets, 1983–84, Cleveland Browns, 1984–86, Dallas Cowboys, 1987), Ed Muransky (Los Angeles Raiders, 1982–84, Orlando Renegades, 1985), Mel Owens (Los Angeles Rams, 1981–89), Bubba Paris (San Francisco 49ers, 1983–90, Indianapolis Colts, 1991, Detroit Lions 1991), Lawrence Ricks (Kansas City Chiefs, 1983–84), Carlton Rose (Washington Redskins, 1987), Rich Strenger (Detroit Lions, 1983–87), Robert Thompson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1983–84, Detroit Lions, 1987), and Butch Woolfolk (New York Giants, 1982–84, Houston Oilers, 1985-86, Detroit Lions, 1987–88).


1980 Michigan Wolverines football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
Michigan's assistant coaches in 1980 included six individuals who went on to success as head coaches -- Miles (who won the 2007 national championship with LSU), Carr (who won the 1997 national championship with Michigan), McCartney (who led Colorado to a national title in 1990), Vanderlinden (head coach at Maryland for four years), Moeller (who led Michigan to three Big Ten championships and a No. 5 ranking in 1992), and Schudel (head coach at Ball State from 1985–1994).


1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 1980 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season


1980 Midlothian District Council election
Elections to Midlothian Council were held in May 1980, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.


1980 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 29 – March 2 at Roberts Municipal Stadium in Evansville, Indiana. This was the first edition of the tournament.


1980 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Oral Roberts topped Loyola–Chicago in the inaugural championship game, 103–93, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.


1980 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Golden Eagles, however, did not receive a bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.


1980 Midwestern City Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All six conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top two teams were given byes into the semifinal round while the remaining four teams were placed into the initial quarterfinal round.


1980 Milan Indoor
The 1980 Milan Indoor, also known by its sponsored name Ramazzotti Cup, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 24 March through 30 March 1980. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.


1980 Milan Indoor, Finals, Doubles
Peter Fleming /  John McEnroe defeated  Andrew Pattison /  Butch Walts 6–4, 6–3


1980 Milan–San Remo
The 1980 Milan–San Remo was the 71st edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 16 March 1980. The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Pierino Gavazzi of the Magniflex team.


1980 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 1980 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing third in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses. The Brewers led MLB in home runs (203), grand slams (8), runs batted in (774), slugging percentage (.448), on-base plus slugging (.777) and OPS+ (114).


1980 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1980 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1980 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1980 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1980 Milwaukee Brewers season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1980 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1980. The Holyoke Millers won the Eastern League championship, and the Stockton Ports won the California League championship.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Minnesota in the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second year under head coach Joe Salem, the Golden Gophers finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 5–6 record (4–5 against Big Ten opponents), and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 250 to 210.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The team's statistical leader included quarterback Tim Salem (son of head coach Joe Salem) with 887 passing yards, fullback Garry White with 959 rushing yards, Chester Cooper with 210 receiving yards, and tailback Marion Barber Jr. with 66 points scored. Several Minnesota players also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Marion Barber was the team captain and received the team's Most Valuable Player award. Barber, fullback Garry White, and defensive end Jeff Schuh were named All-Big Ten first team. Offensive guard Ken Dallafoir, free safety Mike Robb, linebacker Jeff Schuh, and defensive tackle Dana Noel were named All-Big Ten second team. Defensive lineman Brent Harms, defensive lineman Fred Orgas and free safety Mike Robb were named Academic All-Big Ten.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Total attendance for the season was 265,105, which averaged to 44,184. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Ohio
On September 13, Minnesota defeated the Ohio Bobcats, 38–14, at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. Freshman quarterback Tim Salem, the son of Minnesota head coach Joe Salem, passed for 162 yards in his college debut. Marion Barber, Jr. also rushed for 127 yards, and Garry White scored three touchdowns to lead the Golden Gophers.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
On September 20, in its first game against a Big Ten opponent, Minnesota lost to Ohio State (AP No. 2), 47–0, before the largest crowd (87,916) in Ohio Stadium history. Ohio State led, 33–0, at halftime in the one-sided contest. Minnesota running back Garry White fumbled twice, and quarterback Tim Salem threw three interceptions to help the Buckeyes' cause.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, USC
On September 27, Minnesota lost to USC (AP No. 5), 24–7, in Minneapolis. The game drew a crowd of 55,115, the largest to attend a Minnesota football game in seven years. 1981 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Allen rushed for 216 yards on 42 carries and scored two touchdowns for USC.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
On October 4, the week's only conference game matched Minnesota against Northwestern at Dyche Stadium (Evanston, Illinois). Minnesota won, 49–21, led by running backs Marion Barber, Jr. (118 rushing yards, three touchdowns) and Garry White (129 rushing yards, two touchdowns).


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, at Purdue
On October 11, Purdue defeated Minnesota, 21–7, in West Lafayette. In the first half, Purdue took a 21-0 lead, as Mark Hermann completed 14 of 19 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Purdue was shut out in the second half, and Hermann had only 28 passing yards in the second half, but Purdue's 21 points in the first half were enough for the victory.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
On October 18, Minnesota lost to Michigan, 37–14, on homecoming day at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. The crowd of 56,297 was the largest at Memorial Stadium since 1973. Minnesota crowded the line of scrimmage to stop Michigan's run game, opening up the passing game. Michigan quarterback John Wangler completed 16 of 22 passes for 227 yards.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
In the first quarter, Michigan drove 80 yards on 11 plays, ending with a 27-yard touchdown run by Butch Woolfolk. The Golden Gophers tied the game early in the second quarter on a one-yard run by Marion Barber. Ali Haji-Sheikh put Michigan back in the lead with a 45-yard field goal.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
With less than five minutes remaining in the first half, Wangler threw an interception at Minnesota's 15-yard line. Two plays later, Barber fumbled, and Michigan recovered at the five-yard line. Woolfolk followed with his second touchdown on a one-yard run.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
After a defensive hold, Haji-Sheikh kicked his second field goal with 25 seconds remaining in the half. Minnesota fumbled again on its next play from scrimmage, and Michigan recovered at the eight-yard line. Haji-Sheikh kicked his third field goal of the quarter. Michigan scored 13 points in the last three-and-a-half minutes of the half, including two field goals in the last 30 seconds, to take a 23–7 lead at halftime. After the game, Minnesota coach Joe Salem said: "It was unbelievable. Everything in the world that you could imagine going wrong happened to us in those last few minutes of the second quarter. The roof caved in."


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
In the second half, Wangler threw two touchdown passes to Anthony Carter -- a 27-yarder in the third quarter and a five-yarder in the fourth quarter. Carter, who faced man-to man-coverage for much of the game, caught nine passes for 142 yards in the game. After the game, coach Schembechler boasted that "Anthony Carter is the best receiver I've ever had. He's dynamite." Carter added, "my eyes kind of light up when I see man-to-man coverage."


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Minnesota scored a fourth-quarter touchdown after Rich Hewlett turned the ball over on a fumble at Michigan's 20-yard line. Barber scored on a one-yard run.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Iowa
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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, at Illinois
On November 1, Minnesota defeated Illinois, 21–18, before a homecoming crowd of 51,202 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. 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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Indiana
On November 8, Minnesota defeated Indiana, 31–7, in Minneapolis. Indiana 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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, Michigan State
On November 15, Michigan State defeated Minnesota, 30–12, before a crowd of 30,329 in Minneapolis. Michigan State quarterback John Leister passed for 209 yards and three touchdowns. Minnesota quarterback Tim Salem completed only 5 of 15 passes, threw two interceptions, and fumbled twice.


1980 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin
On November 22, in the annual battle for Paul Bunyan' Axe, Wisconsin defeated Minnesota, 25–7, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Wisconsin quarterback, Jess Cole, in his second start, scored four touchdowns.


1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The 1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1980, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 72nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 9, 1980.


1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1981.


1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Background
The last election resulted in the DFL and Independent-Republicans winning an equal number of seats. Under an agreement reached between the two parties, the Republicans would be given the speakership, the chairs of the divisions of the appropriations and tax committees, and a one-vote majority on the divisions of the tax committee. The DFL would be given the chairs and a one-vote majority on the rules and tax committees as well as the chair of the appropriations committee. The chairs and membership of the remaining committees would be equally divided.


1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Background
This arrangement would last until the end of the legislative session in May 1979, when the DFL obtained a majority after the House removed Republican member Bob Pavlak from office on a straight party-line vote, declaring that he violated the Minnesota Fair Campaign Practices Act and therefore was not legally elected. Pavlak was legally barred from casting their vote on matters relating to his contested election, allowing the motion to remove him to pass. Pavlak ran in the resulting special election for his former seat held on June 19, 1979, losing to DFL candidate Frank Rodriguez.


1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Background
After obtaining a majority, the DFL caucus voted to support caucus leader Irv Anderson to be speaker. However, some DFL members who felt were punished by Anderson "for prior policy disagreements or for personal reasons by denying them the committee positions in 1979 that they had expected by virtue of experience and geography" were opposed to electing him speaker. A group of 26 DFL members, led by Gordon Voss and Fred Norton, formed a coalition with the Republicans, electing Norton speaker in 1980.


1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Aftermath
Although Irv Anderson was the leader of the DFL caucus, DFL representative Harry Sieben sought the support of the DFL caucus to be speaker. Believing that Anderson would have trouble leading a divided caucus following the election of Fred Norton as speaker, Sieben convinced Anderson to support him. Sieben and Norton tied on the first ballot, each receiving 35 votes. After two more ballots, Sieben won the unanimous support of the caucus.


1980 Minnesota Senate election
The 1980 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1980, to elect members to the Senate of the 72nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 9, 1980.


1980 Minnesota Senate election
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1981.


1980 Minnesota Twins season
The 1980 Minnesota Twins season was a season in American baseball. The Twins finished 77–84, third in the American League West. 769,206 fans attended Twins games, the lowest total in the American League.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
On May 31, outfielder Ken Landreaux went 0 for 4, ending his hitting streak at 31 games. This set a Minnesota Twins record that has yet to be topped.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Landreaux tripled three times July 3, in a 10-3 win over the Texas Rangers, to tie an American League record. This Twins record remained untouched until Denard Span matched it on June 29, 2010.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Landreaux, a Los Angeles native, is the only Twins player to make the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
One of the club's most unusual games was played in Toronto on Thursday, August 28, a game in which one player was replaced after being injured in a car crash during the game and that featured a rare save by a Twins starting pitcher. A game that ended with the Blue Jays' mound ace playing left field. The Canadian National Exhibition (like a state fair) was set up adjacent to Exhibition Stadium.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Because of a schedule evening concert by the rock group The Cars, no inning would be able to start past 5:00 PM; the game was begun at 1:00 PM to avoid the curfew. However, the game went into extra innings and was suspended in the 15th inning, to be finished the following afternoon. During the evening hours Thursday, Bombo Rivera was injured in a car crash with Toronto's Otto Velez and neither could resume playing Friday.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Friday's scheduled starter Dave Stieb played left field for the final inning of the Thursday game when the Jays ran out of position players (he'd go on to lose the Friday game). Minnesota's John Verhoeven got the win, and starter Albert Williams, who faced four batters in the fifteenth inning, got the save.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
September 18: At Milwaukee for a double-header, outfielder Gary Ward hit a double, single, homer and triple in the first game, becoming the sixth Twin to hit for the cycle. It came, however, in a losing effort as the 9-8 win by the Brewers was the only time -- of the ten Minnesota cycles -- that Minnesota has lost the game in which a Twin cycled. Ward became part of history in 2004 when, on May 26, his son Daryle Ward hit for the cycle for Pittsburgh, and they became the only father-son duo to accomplish the feat.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Infielder John Castino led the team in most of the major offensive categories, batting .302 with 13 HR and 64 RBI. Shortstop Roy Smalley hit 12 HR and collected 63 RBI. Ken Landreaux batted .281 with 7 HR and 62 RBI.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Regular season
Reliever Doug Corbett replaced Mike Marshall as manager Gene Mauch's all-purpose reliever, racking up 8 relief wins along with 23 saves. His saves total set a major league rookie record. Only veterans Jerry Koosman (16-13) and Geoff Zahn (14-18) had double digit wins.


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1980 Minnesota Twins season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1980 Minnesota Vikings season
The 1980 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 20th in the National Football League and their 14th under head coach Bud Grant. The Vikings finished with a 9–7 record, equal to that of the Detroit Lions, but won the NFC Central division title on the tiebreaker.


1980 Minnesota Vikings season
The most dramatic game of the season came in a Week 15 home game against Cleveland, with Minnesota at 8–6. The Vikings trailed 23–9 early in the fourth quarter, but with five seconds left in regulation, despite missing two field goals and two extra points in the game, they were on the Cleveland 46-yard line having reduced the Browns' lead to one point. Quarterback Tommy Kramer threw a Hail Mary pass that Ahmad Rashād at the 2-yard line before backing into the end zone to give Minnesota a 28–23 win.


1980 Minnesota Vikings season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15
Trailing 23–9 entering the fourth quarter the Vikings came back and won on a desperation Hail Mary pass from quarterback Tommy Kramer to wide receiver Ahmad Rashād to clinch the NFC Central Division title in what became known as the "Miracle at the Met".


1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
The 1980 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season is best known for a win over then-#1 Alabama, often considered to be the greatest win in school history.


1980 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1980 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1980 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1979–1980 regular season at Robertson Memorial Field House on the campus of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.


1980 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Bradley Braves defeated the West Texas State Buffaloes in the championship game, 62-59, and as a result won their first MVC Tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.


1980 Missouri gubernatorial election
The 1980 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, former Governor Kit Bond, over the Democratic candidate, incumbent Governor Joseph P. Teasdale, and Socialist Workers candidate Helen Savio.


1980 Missouri gubernatorial election
This election was the second in which Kit Bond and Joseph Teasdale faced off, and the third consecutive Missouri gubernatorial election in which Kit Bond was the Republican nominee.


1980 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1980 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Democratic nominee Ken Rothman defeated Republican nominee Roy Blunt with 55.75% of the vote.


1980 Molde FK season
The 1980 season was Molde's 8th season in the top flight of Norwegian football and their first since their promotion from 2. divisjon in 1979. This season Molde competed in 1. divisjon (first tier) and the Norwegian Cup.


1980 Molde FK season
In the league, Molde finished in 10th position, 11 points behind winners Start and were relegated to 2. divisjon.


1980 Molde FK season
Molde participated in the 1980 Norwegian Cup. On 6 August, they were eliminated by Fredrikstad after a 1–2 defeat at Fredrikstad Stadion in the fourth round.


1980 Molde FK season, Squad
Source:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1980 Molise regional election
The Molise regional election of 1980 took place on 8 June 1980.


1980 Molise regional election, Events
Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, gaining more than three times the share of vote of the Italian Communist Party, which came distantly second.


1980 Molise regional election, Events
After the election Florindo D'Aimmo, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, was re-elected, but he was replaced by Giustino D'Uva in 1982 and later by Ulderico Colagiovanni in 1984.


1980 Monaco Grand Prix
The 1980 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 18 May 1980. It was the sixth round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the 38th Monaco Grand Prix. The race was held over 76 laps of the 3.34-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 254 kilometres.


1980 Monaco Grand Prix
It was won by Carlos Reutemann driving a Williams FW07B. The win was the Argentine Reutemann's tenth Formula One victory and his first since the 1978 United States Grand Prix. He also became the fifth winner in six races of the 1980 season. Reutemann won by 1 minute and 13 seconds over French driver Jacques Laffite driving Ligier JS11/15. Third was Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet driving a Brabham BT49. Piquet's third place moved him past René Arnoux and Alan Jones into the lead of the world championship for the first time.


1980 Monaco Grand Prix
The race however is remembered for a memorable and spectacular crash at the start of the race when Derek Daly collided with Bruno Giacomelli's Alfa Romeo 179, which sent Daly's Tyrrell 010 flying over Giacomelli and landing between teammate Jean-Pierre Jarier and Alain Prost's McLaren M29. All four drivers were out on the spot, but none suffered any serious injury. Jan Lammers also collected damage in his ATS D4 but was able to continue. The accident was particularly disappointing for McLaren after John Watson failed to qualify for Monaco's shortened 20 car grid.


1980 Monaco Grand Prix
Fourth was West German driver Jochen Mass driving an Arrows A3 one lap down on Reutemann ahead of Canadian Gilles Villeneuve in a Ferrari 312T5. A further lap down in sixth was dual-World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi in a Fittipaldi F7. For Mass and Fittipaldi it would be last world championship points they would collect.


1980 Monaco Grand Prix
Reutemann's win put Williams in the lead of the constructor's points race by five points over Ligier.


1980 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three
Results from the 1980 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three held at Monte Carlo on May 17, 1980, in the Circuit de Monaco.


1980 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three, Classification
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1980 Mongolian National Championship
The 1980 Mongolian National Championship was the sixteenth recorded edition of the Mongolian National Championship for football, with the first tournament taking place in 1955 and no tournament held in 1965 or apparently in 1977. The 1980 national championship was won by Aldar (literally Glory; a team representing the Army sports society) their fourth recorded title, following their victory in the 1970 championship. Though it would appear however that championships were contested between 1956 and 1963, as sources note that a team called Aldar, the Mongolian Army Sports Club, won the title on numerous occasions during that time.


1980 Montana Grizzlies football team
The 1980 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky). The Grizzlies were led by first-year head coach Larry Donovan, played their home games at Dornblaser Field and finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–6 Big Sky).


1980 Montana State Bobcats football team
The 1980 Montana State Bobcats football team represented the Montana State University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Sonny Lubick, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky.


1980 Montana gubernatorial election
The 1980 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Governor of Montana Thomas Lee Judge, who was first elected in 1972 and was re-elected in 1976, ran for re-election. He faced a stiff challenge in the Democratic primary from his lieutenant governor, Ted Schwinden, and he ultimately lost renomination. Schwinden, advancing to the general election, faced Jack Ramirez, the Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives and the Republican nominee. Although Ronald Reagan, the Republican presidential nominee, won the state in a landslide that year, Schwinden comfortably defeated Ramirez to win his first of two terms as governor.


1980 Monte Carlo Open
The 1980 Monte Carlo Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the 74th edition of the tournament and was held from 31 March through 6 April 1980. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title, his third after 1977 and 1979.


1980 Monte Carlo Open, Finals, Doubles
Paolo Bertolucci /  Adriano Panatta defeated  Vitas Gerulaitis /  John McEnroe 6–2, 5–7, 6–3


1980 Montreal Alouettes season
The 1980 Montreal Alouettes finished the season in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record. They appeared in the East Final, where they lost 24–13 to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, ending their three-year reign as the East Conference representative in the Grey Cup.