1980 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Kiwis then toured Great Britain and France, drawing both series 1-all. New Zealand were coached by Ces Mountford and included; Fred Ah Kuoi, Ray Baxendale, Mark Broadhurst, Tony Coll, Bruce Dickison, Barry Edkins, Kevin Fisher, captain Mark Graham, James Leuluai, Michael O'Donnell, Dane O'Hara, Gary Prohm, Alan Rushton, Gordon Smith, Howie and Kevin Tamati, Graeme West, Gary Kemble and John Whittaker.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Australia drew with New Zealand Māori 10-all before defeating Central Districts 23-0 and a New Zealand XIII 51-7. The New Zealand XIII included Ron O'Regan.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The South Island the upset Australia 12-11, defeating them at the Show Grounds. In the final tour game, Auckland lost to Australia 7-21 at Carlaw Park. Auckland included; Gary Kemble, Chris Jordan, Dave Lepper, captain Dennis Williams, Dane O'Hara, Ron O'Regan, John Smith, Doug Gailey, John Gordon, Pat Poasa, Tom Conroy, Alan McCarthy and Gary Prohm. Bench; Peter Simons and Ian Bell.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Mark Graham and Fred Ah Kuoi shared the New Zealand Rugby League's player of the year award.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Canterbury held the Rugby League Cup at the end of the season, after they had defeated Wellington 20-8 in Christchurch. Wellington had earlier defended the trophy against Manawatu, Hamilton and twice against Taranaki.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Canterbury included Robin Alfeld, David Field, captain Alan Rushton, Michael O'Donnell, Mark Broadhurst and Bruce Dickison.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Inter-district competition
Central Districts won the Inter-Districts competition on count back, after they had tied on points with Auckland and the South Island.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Inter-district competition
The South Island lost to Auckland 24-19 at the Show Grounds. Central Districts defeated Auckland 22-13.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Inter-district competition
Fred Ah Kuoi played for Auckland. Barry Edkins, Mark Broadhurst, Bruce Dickison, Bernie Green, David Field, Gordon Smith, Wayne Dwyer, Alan Rushton, captain Tony Coll and Michael O'Donnell played for the South Island.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, Australasian competition
Auckland were eliminated in Round one of the Tooth Cup after losing 14-40 to the Western Suburbs Magpies.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Richmond won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy, Kiwi Shield and Rukutai Shield. Richmond defeated Otahuhu 21-15 in the final. They also shared the Stormont Shield with Manukau, who had won the Roope Rooster. Mt Albert won the Sharman Cup and Otara won the Norton Cup.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
James Leuluai (Mt Wellington) won the Lipscombe Cup, Stan Martin (Richmond) won the Rothville Trophy, Gary Evans (Manukau) and Stephen Craike (Ellerslie) won the Bert Humphries Memorial, David Kerr (Mt Wellington) won the Tetley Trophy, Dennis Williams (Te Atatu) won the Painter Rosebowl Trophy and Mike McLennan (Mt Albert) won the Hyland Memorial Cup.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Eastern United, a combined senior team from the Howick and Pakuranga, were coached by Murray Eade.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Eastern Suburbs won the Canterbury Rugby League's Pat Smith Challenge Trophy.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Hawera won the Taranaki Rugby League championship. The Waitara Bears were runner up.


1980 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other Competitions
Runanga defeated Marist-Western Suburbs 19-12 to win the Thacker Shield. Eastern Suburbs had relinquished the right to challenge after being upset with the refereeing in the 1979 Thacker Shield match.


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France
The 1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The test series between the New Zealand national rugby league team and Great Britain was drawn one all, as was the test series between New Zealand and France.


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France
The Kiwis were 6-1 outsiders ahead of the tour. Great Britain had won seven of the last nine encounters and the New Zealand side was almost entirely domestic based, with captain Mark Graham, Danny Campbell and Nolan Tupaea the only overseas professionals. Following the tour Fred Ah Kuoi (North Sydney Bears), James Leuluai, Dane O'Hara and Gary Kemble (Hull F.C.) and Mark Broadhurst (Manly-Warringah) subsequently secured professional contracts.


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France
The Test series was broadcast across the United Kingdom via the BBC with chief commentator Eddie Waring and his co-commentator, former Great Britain halfback and then Salford coach Alex Murphy. The series was broadcast in New Zealand via Television New Zealand with former Kiwi fullback Des White providing the commentary.


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Squad
New Zealand were coached by Ces Mountford and captained by Mark Graham.


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
Blackpool Borough: Ron Oldham, Michael Chester, Steve Tilly, John Heritage, William Oxley, James Arnold, James Green, Paul Gamble, Don Parry, John Waterworth, Peter Frodsham, Philip Holmes, John Corcoran. Res – Kevin Hanley. Coach – Geoff Lyon


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
New Zealand: James Leuluai, Bernie Green, John Whittaker, Bruce Dickison, Gary Kemble, Nolan Tupaea, Shane Varley, Rick Muru, Howie Tamati, Kevin Tamati, Ray Baxendale, Bruce Gall, Barry Edkins. Res – Gary Prohm


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
Hull F.C. : George Robinson, Graham Walters, Chris Harrison, Tim Wilby, Paul Prendiville, Ian Wilson, Clive Pickerill, Keith Tindall, Ian Crowther, Vince Farrar, Charles Birdsall, Keith Boxall, Sammy Lloyd. Res – Robert Gaitley, Charlie Stone. Coach – Arthur Bunting


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
New Zealand: Michael O'Donnell, Kevin Fisher, James Leuluai, Bruce Dickison, Dane O'Hara, Fred Ah Kuoi, Gordon Smith, Mark Broadhurst, Alan Rushton, Kevin Tamati, Graeme West, Tony Coll, Mark Graham (c). Res – John Whittaker, Paul Te Ariki


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
Cumbria: Steve Tickle, John Bulman, Peter Stoddart, Ian Ball, Chris Camilleri, Ian Rudd, Arnie Walker, Terry Bowman, Alan McCurrie, John Cunningham, Vince Fox, Les Gorley, Bill Pattinson


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
New Zealand: Gary Kemble, Kevin Fisher, James Leuluai, Bruce Dickison, Dane O'Hara, Fred Ah Kuoi, Shane Varley, Rick Muru, Howie Tamati, Alan Rushton, Graeme West, Tony Coll, Mark Graham (c)


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
St Helens: Clive Griffiths, Les Jones, Denis Litherland, Roy Haggerty, Roy Mathias, Brian Parkes, Neil Holding, Mel James, Dennis Nulty, Michael Hope, Eric Chisnall, George Nicholls, Harry Pinner. Res – John Smith, Keiron Pickavance. Coach – Kel Coslett


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
New Zealand: James Leuluai, Bernie Green, John Whittaker, Fred Ah Kuoi, Nolan Tupaea, Bill Kells, Gordon Smith, Mark Broadhurst, Howie Tamati, Kevin Tamati, Paul Te Ariki, Bruce Gall, Gary Prohm


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
Bradford Northern: John Green, David Barends, Les Gant, Derek Parker, Alan Parker, Nigel Stephenson, Alan Redfearn, Jim Fiddler, Brian Noble, Phil Sanderson, Dennis Trotter, Gary Van Bellen, Graham Idle. Res – Stephen Ferres, Gary Hale. Coach – Peter Fox


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test Venues
New Zealand: Michael O'Donnell, Bernie Green, John Whittaker, Bruce Dickison, Gary Kemble, Nolan Tupaea, Bill Kells, Paul Te Ariki, Howie Tamati, Ray Baxendale, Bruce Gall, Gary Prohm, Barry Edkins


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, First Test
Hull Kingston Rovers: Dave Hall, Steve Hubbard, Mike Smith, Phil Hogan, Wally Youngman, Steve Hartley, Paul Harkin, Roy Holdstock, Raymond Price, David Watkinson, Phil Lowe, Len Casey, Mick Crane. Res – Ian Robinson, Graham Douglas. Coach – Roger Millward


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, First Test
New Zealand: Gary Kemble, Gary Prohm, John Whittaker, James Leuluai, Dane O'Hara, Nolan Tupaea, Shane Varley, Mark Broadhurst, Howie Tamati, Bruce Gall, Graeme West, Ray Baxendale, Barry Edkins. Res – Paul Te Ariki


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, First Test
Leeds: Willie Oulton, Alan Smith, David Smith, Neil Hague, John Atkinson, John Holmes, Kevin Dick, Neil Lean, David Ward, Steve Pitchford, Graham Eccles, John Carroll, David Heron. Res – Gary Hetherington, Roy Dickinson. Coach – Robin Dewhurst


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, First Test
New Zealand: Michael O'Donnell, Kevin Fisher, John Whittaker, James Leuluai, Dane O'Hara, Fred Ah Kuoi, Gordon Smith, Mark Broadhurst, Alan Rushton, Kevin Tamati, Graeme West, Tony Coll, Mark Graham (c). Res – Rick Muru


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, First Test
Warrington: Derek Finnegan, Richard Thackray, Ian Duane, John Bevan, Steve Hesford, Jimmy Fairhurst, Alan Gwilliam, Neil Courtney, Anthony Waller, Brian Case, Tommy Martyn, Ian Potter, Edwin Hunter. Res – Billy Benyon, Bob Eccles. Coach – Billy Benyon


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, First Test
New Zealand: Gary Kemble, Bernie Green, Nolan Tupaea, Bruce Dickison, Gary Prohm, Bill Kells, Shane Varley, Rick Muru, Howie Tamati, Bruce Gall, Paul Te Ariki, Ray Baxendale, Barry Edkins. Res – Dane O'Hara


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Second Test
Great Britain U/24: Mick Burke, Richard Thackray, David Stephenson, Gary Hyde, Steve Fenton, Steve Evans (c), Neil Holding, Gary Van Bellen, Paul O'Neill, Brian Case, Kevin Ward, Vince Fox, Terry Flanagan. Res – Keith Bentley, Mike O'Neill. Coach – Johnny Whiteley


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Second Test
New Zealand: Michael O'Donnell, Gary Kemble, Gary Prohm, Dane O'Hara, Kevin Fisher, Fred Ah Kuoi, Shane Varley, Mark Broadhurst, Howie Tamati, Bruce Gall, Graeme West, Ray Baxendale, Barry Edkins. Res – Dane O'Hara


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Second Test
Widnes: Mick Burke, Stuart Wright, Mick George, Eddie Cunningham, Keith Bentley, Eric Hughes, Tony Myler, Brian Hogan, Keith Elwell, Glyn Shaw, Mike O'Neill, Eric Prescott, Mick Adams. Res – Wayne Rutene, Fred Whitfield. Coach – Doug Laughton


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Second Test
New Zealand: Michael O'Donnell, Kevin Fisher, John Whittaker, James Leuluai, Dane O'Hara, Fred Ah Kuoi, Gordon Smith, Mark Broadhurst, Alan Rushton, Kevin Tamati, Graeme West, Ray Baxendale, Tony Coll. Res – Shane Varley, Bruce Gall


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Second Test
Leigh: Peter Alstead, David Bullough, David Dunn, Steve Donlan, Philip Fox, Alan Fairhurst, Ken Green, Anthony Cooke, Les Wall, Terry Bowman, Ian Hobson, Alan Rathbone, Tom Gittins. Res – Alan Keaveney, Ray Tabern. Coach – Alex Murphy


1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Second Test
New Zealand: Gary Kemble, Bernie Green, Bruce Dickison, Nolan Tupaea, Gary Prohm, Bill Kells, Shane Varley, Rick Muru, Howie Tamati, Danny Campbell, Paul Te Ariki, Bruce Gall, Barry Edkins. Res – Kevin Fisher, Alan Rushton


1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
The 1980 New Zealand tour rugby to Australia and Fiji was the 24th tour by the New Zealand national rugby union team to Australia and ended with three matches at Fiji.


1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
The last tour of "All Blacks" in Australia was the short 1979 tour.


1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of Australia and Fiji
All Blacks won only one test match on three and lost the Bledisloe Cup.


1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of North America and Wales
The 1980 New Zealand tour of Wales was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the New Zealand All Blacks against Wales that also took in two international games in North America en route to South Wales. This was a single test tour against each of the countries played, with four games against Welsh club opposition.


1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of North America and Wales
Although the games were played within a tight schedule, the All Blacks were victorious in all seven matches. New Zealand scored 32 tries for and only conceding 2 against, for a total points tally of 197 to 41 over the entire tour.


1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of North America and Wales, The matches, Llanelli RFC
Like the game played three days earlier against Cardiff, Llanelli proved tough opposition for the touring New Zealand side. Of the seven games played during the tour this was the closest in score, with only a six-point margin and at half time Llanelli were actually 10–3 ahead.


1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of North America and Wales, The matches, Llanelli RFC
This match is often remembered for a controversial refereeing decision by Scottish referee Alan Hosie. Towards the end of the game, with the match still in the balance, Hosie appeared to send off the All Black lock, Graeme Higginson, only for a group of Llanelli players, led by Phil Bennett to challenge the referee over the action. Higginson was allowed to stay on the field with Hosie stating later that there was no sending off, and he had only giving Higginson a warning.


1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of North America and Wales, The matches, Wales
The All Blacks returned to the Cardiff Arms Park in the final game of the tour and quickly showed a dominance of the game thatwould continue until the final whistle. The fact that roughly 85% of the match was played in the Welsh half of the field correlates with the final score and the four tries from New Zealand that were without a Welsh reply. The defeat would have been far heavier, but Rollerson managed to convert only three of nine attempts at goal.


1980 New Zealand rugby union tour of North America and Wales, The matches, Wales
From this match only three Welsh players emerged with any credit. Full back J.P.R. Williams, scrum half Terry Holmes and on the wing 19-year-old Robert Ackerman, whose excellent covering play of Stu Wilson earned him a standing ovation when he left the field with an injury before the final whistle.


1980 Nice International Open
The 1980 Nice International Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, and was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 March until 30 March 1980. First-seeded Björn Borg won his second singles title at the event after 1977.


1980 Nice International Open, Finals, Doubles
Kim Warwick /  Chris Delaney defeated  Stanislav Birner /  Jiří Hřebec 6–4, 6–0


1980 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 1980 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by seventh-year head coach Bill Clements. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were an NCAA Division I-AA Independent. They finished the season 2–9.


1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 31st season of operation for the league.


1980 Nippon Professional Baseball season, Pacific League Playoff
The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half records met in a best-of-five playoff series to determine the league representative in the Japan Series.


1980 North American Soccer League season
Statistics of North American Soccer League in season 1980. This was the 13th season of the NASL.


1980 North American Soccer League season, Overview
The league comprised 24 teams; for the only time in NASL history, the lineup of teams was identical to the year before, with no clubs joining or dropping out, franchise shifts or even name changes. The New York Cosmos defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the finals on September 21 to win the championship. For the third time in league history the team with the most wins (Seattle) did not win the regular season due to the NASL's system of awarding bonus points for goals scored.


1980 North American Soccer League season, Changes from the previous season
The 1980 season saw the regular season expand from 30 games to 32 games. Three North Americans were required to be among the eleven playing in the match for each team, up from two during the previous season.


1980 North American Soccer League season, Regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system


1980 North American Soccer League season, Regular season
6 points for a win,0 points for a loss,1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.


1980 North American Soccer League season, Playoffs
The top two teams from each division qualified for the playoffs automatically. The last two spots would go to the next best teams in the conference, regardless of division. The top three seeds went to the division winners, seeds 4-6 went to the second place teams and the last two seeds were given wild-card berths. The winners of each successive round would be reseeded within the conference by regular season point total, regardless of first-round seeding. The Soccer Bowl remained a single game final.


1980 North American Soccer League season, Playoffs
In 1979 and 1980, if a playoff series was tied at one win apiece, a full 30 minute mini-game was played. If there was no winner after the 30 minutes ended, the teams would then move on to a shoot-out to determine a series winner.


1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Dick Crum in his third season as ahead coach, the team finished the season with an 11–1 overall record, winning the ACC title with a 6–0 mark in conference played and beating Texas in the Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl. The 11 wins tied a program record set during the 1972 season.


1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
Linebacker Lawrence Taylor had 16 sacks in his final year for the Tar Heels and set numerous defensive records. His accolades included a consensus selection to the 1980 College Football All-America Team included All-America and ACC Player of the Year honors. Crum was named ACC Coach of the Year.


1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, 1981 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.


1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election
The 1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Despite North Carolina going to Ronald Reagan in the presidential race and the U.S. Senate race being won by a Republican (John P. East), popular Democratic Governor Jim Hunt won a second term in office in a landslide over Republican I. Beverly Lake. Hunt thus became the first governor of the state elected to a consecutive four-year term, following an amendment to the Constitution of North Carolina allowing such a run.


1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election
Hunt's decision to run for a second term led to a challenge from former Democratic governor Robert W. Scott, but Hunt easily defeated the former governor in the Democratic primary.


1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election
UNC-Chapel Hill journalism professor Ferrel Guillory wrote of this campaign: "Hunt campaigned as the activist governor that he had been through his first term.


1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election
His campaign’s key points were: 1) limiting government growth even as he deployed government as a tool for improving citizens’ lives, particularly through education initiatives; 2) maintaining ties with the business community while also pushing to diversify the state’s economy; 3) expanding rights and opportunities for women and black people; and 4) responding to charges that he was a “big spender’’ by noting that he had persuaded the Legislature in 1979 to enact a modest income tax cut."


1980 North Carolina gubernatorial election, Footnotes
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1980 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1980 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Democratic incumbent James C. Green defeated Republican nominee Bill Cobey with 53.20% of the vote.


1980 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1980 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record.


1980 North Dakota gubernatorial election
The 1980 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Republican nominee Allen I. Olson defeated Democratic-NPL incumbent Arthur A. Link with 53.61% of the vote.


1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was part of the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. The season has no official bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean—the Bay of Bengal to the east of the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Sea to the west of India.


1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the India Meteorological Department (IMD), while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) releases unofficial advisories. An average of five tropical cyclones form in the North Indian Ocean every season with peaks in May and November. Cyclones occurring between the meridians 45°E and 100°E are included in the season by the IMD.


1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems
There were 14 depressions during the season. The first depression lasted from May 15–19, moving from the central Bay of Bengal eastward to the Nicobar Islands. The second depression existed from June 4–6 off the west coast of India. On June 21, a land depression developed over central India, moving offshore into the Arabian Sea and dissipating on June 26. There were three land depressions in August, as well as one in September. Another depression developed in the northern Bay of Bengal on September 16 and moved northwestward through India, dissipating on September 26. Another depression developed in the Bay of Bengal on October 1, striking Bangladesh three days later. On October 14, a depression developed in the central Arabian Sea and moved westward, passing near Socotra on October 17; it moved into the Gulf of Aden a day later.


1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm One (1B)
The first storm of the season began its life on October 10 in the Bay of Bengal. It executed an anticyclonic loop to the west, and became a tropical storm before hitting eastern Sri Lanka on the 17th. It continued westward, and ultimately dissipated over the Arabian Sea on the 20th.


1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm Two (2B)
On October 18, a storm equivalent with windspeed of 85 kmph hit the state of Andhra Pradesh, dissipating the next day.


1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm Three (3A)
The monsoon trough spawned a tropical depression off the western Indian coast on November 12. It tracked generally northwestward, slowly organizing into a tropical storm on the 17th. The storm turned to the northeast, where it dissipated over the northeastern Arabian Sea.


1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm Four (4B)
A storm of unknown intensity persisted in the western Bay of Bengal from December 3 to the 7th, remaining well offshore of any landmass.


1980 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm Five (5B)
The last storm of the season formed in the central Bay of Bengal on December 12. It moved east-southeastward, then turned to the west where it briefly became a tropical storm. The storm struck eastern Sri Lanka, and dissipated over the island on the 17th.


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


1980 North-East Fife District Council election
Turnout was 46.8% in the contested wards, with the wards of Freuchie, Cupar North, and Largo, all returning Conservative councilors unopposed.


1980 North-East Fife District Council election
The election would be the last one to the North East Fife council won by the Conservatives, with the next election in 1984 signalling the beginning of the Liberal dominance of the council which would last until its abolition in 1995.


1980 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team
The 1980 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John David Crow, the team compiled a 7–4 record.


1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 1980 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football at the time, Division I-A. The Huskies played under the Mid-American Conference banner during this season. They were led by new head coach Bill Mallory, and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.


1980 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 1980 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 1980 NCAA Division II football season.


1980 Northern Maori by-election
The Northern Maori by-election of 1980 was a by-election for the Northern Maori electorate during the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It was prompted by the resignation of Matiu Rata, a former member of the Labour Party who was establishing a new group, Mana Motuhake. Rata believed that contesting a by-election would give him a mandate for his change of allegiance. In the end, however, his plan backfired when the seat was won by Bruce Gregory, his replacement as the Labour Party candidate.


1980 Northern Maori by-election
It was held the same day as another by-election in Onehunga.


1980 Northern Maori by-election, Candidates, Labour Party
As Northern Maori was a safe Labour seat, having held it since 1938 election, there was a large amount of interest in the candidacy. The sheer geographic size of the electorate also caused interest from candidates to be spread widely, Northern Maori stretched from Cape Reinga in the north to Panmure in the south.


1980 Northern Maori by-election, Candidates, Labour Party
The selection process was completed on 4 May, where Bruce Gregory was selected.


1980 Northern Maori by-election, Candidates, Mana Motuhake
After becoming dissatisfied with the Labour Party's Māori policies Matiu Rata had begun to lose the confidence of his colleagues. Eventually he was deposed as chairman of Labour's Maori Affairs committee and removed from Labour's front bench, prompting him to resign from the party. He then formed his own party, Mana Motuhake which would advocate for Maori self-determination. To help in the establishment of the party, Rata sought a by-election to gain voter approval for his new party and its agenda.


1980 Northern Maori by-election, Candidates, Others
The National Party did not contest the election, a decision that was criticised by Social Credit deputy-leader Jeremy Dwyer as "chickening out". The Values Party decided not to stand a candidate in Northern Maori. Party leader Margaret Crozier endorsed Rata, saying that Values agreed with his aim for Maori self-determination which was already part of Values  Party policy.


1980 Northern Territory general election
A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday June 7, 1980. It was the first to be held since self-government was attained two years earlier, and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP) under Chief Minister Paul Everingham.


1980 Northern Territory general election
Although the CLP's share of the vote increased by almost 10 percentage points, it lost one seat.


1980 Northern Territory general election
The only independent member of the Legislative Assembly, Dawn Lawrie, retained her seat of Nightcliff.


1980 Northern Territory general election, Results
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1980 Northern Territory general election, Candidates
Sitting members are in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 1980 Northwestern Wildcats team was an American football team that represented Northwestern University during the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Rick Venturi, the Wildcats finished in last place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 0–11 record (0–9 against Big Ten opponents), and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 444 to 151. The team played its home games at Dyche Stadium in Evanston, Illinois.


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern finished the season in the midst of a 34-game losing streak, the longest in NCAA Division I-A history. The streak began on September 22, 1979, and ended on September 25, 1982.


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mike Kerrigan with 1,816 passing yards, Jeff Cohn with 503 rushing yards, Todd Sheets with 570 receiving yards, and placekicker Jay Anderson with 37 points scored. Several Northwestern players also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:


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


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at Michigan
On September 13, Michigan (AP No. 11) defeated Northwestern, 17–10, at Michigan Stadium. Playing in a steady rain, the Wolverines struggled. Anthony Carter had a 17-yard touchdown reception to give Michigan the win.


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at Washington
On September 20, Northwestern lost to Washington (AP No. 16), 45–7, in Seattle. Washington's Toussaint Tyler rushed for 83 yards and scored three touchdowns.


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at Syracuse
On September 27, Northwestern lost to Syracuse, 42–21, before a crowd of 34,738 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Northwestern quarterback Mike Kerrigan set a single-game Northwestern record with 25 completions, passing for 269 yards and three touchdowns. Joe Morris rushed for 172 yards for Syracuse. The game was marred by oranges being repeatedly thrown on the field by students, resulting in two 15-yard penalties and caused Syracuse's quarterback to slip on a peel at the Northwestern one-yard line. Syracuse coach Frank Maloney called the students' conduct both "sinful" and "bush league".


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
On October 4, Northwestern lost to Minnesota, 49–21, at Dyche Stadium. Minnesota was led by running backs Marion Barber, Jr. (118 rushing yards, three touchdowns) and Garry White (129 rushing yards, two touchdowns).


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Ohio State
On October 11, Ohio State defeated Northwestern, 63–0, before a homecoming crowd of 29,375 at Dyche Stadium in Evanston. Ohio State led, 42-0, at halftime. Ohio State had 575 total yards, including 418 rushing yards. Calvin Murray had 120 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries. The night before the game, Northwestern coach was served with a lawsuit filed by 22 African American players alleging racial discrimination.


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


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


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Purdue
On November 1, Purdue (AP No. 20) defeated Northwestern, 52–31, before a crowd of 17,744 persons at Dyche Stadium in Evanston. Purdue's 52 points was its highest scoring output in a game since 1947. Purdue running back rushed for 190 yards and scored four touchdown. Mark Hermann passed for 210 yards and three touchdowns. Hermann also set the all-time record for career pass completions (651) and interceptions (69).


1980 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State
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 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at Minnesota
On November 15, Wisconsin defeated Northwestern, 39–19, in Evanston. Northwestern's Mike Kerrigan passed for 237 yards in the loss.


1980 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1980 Norwegian Football Cup was won by Vålerengen, after they beat Lillestrøm in the cup final.


1980 Norwood state by-election
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1980 Norwood state by-election
The Norwood state by-election, 1980 was a by-election held on 16 February 1980 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Norwood.


1980 Norwood state by-election
The seat had been held by former Premier and Labor MHA Don Dunstan from the 1953 state election, until his resignation in February 1979. The subsequent March 1979 by-election was won by Labor's Greg Crafter, but Crafter lost to the Liberal Party's Frank Webster at the September 1979 state election.


1980 Norwood state by-election
The 1979 state election result was overturned because the Court of Disputed Returns found that a Liberal Party advertisement in an Italian language newspaper, which described  Webster as "your representative" ("il vostro deputato"), gave the false impression that Webster was the sitting member.


1980 Norwood state by-election
Therefore a by-election was held in February 1980, and Crafter regained the seat.


1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1980 college football season. The team was coached by Dan Devine and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.


1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1980 season would be Dan Devine's final year as Notre Dame head coach. In August, he had announced that the upcoming season would be his last. The offense had 248 points for, while the defense gave up 128 points.


1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Purdue
ABC Player of Game - Mike Courey (151 yards passing, TD, 59 yards rushing, TD)


1980 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Harry Oliver kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired.


1980 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1980 was held in Fiji. It also served as qualification for the intercontinental play-off for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.


1980 OFC U-20 Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship
Tournament winners New Zealand failed to qualify for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. They did not win in an intercontinental play-off group with Argentina and Israel. Matches were played in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


1980 Oakland Athletics season
The 1980 Oakland Athletics season was the team's thirteenth season in Oakland. The A's, under first-year manager Billy Martin, began the season with low expectations following their insipid 1979 campaign. Strong performances from pitchers Mike Norris, Matt Keough, and Rick Langford, along with the brilliant play of breakout star (and future Hall-of-Famer) Rickey Henderson, paved the way for a staggering 29-win increase over the previous year's output. The Athletics, only one year removed from baseball's worst record, swung to a second-place finish behind their 83-79 record.


1980 Oakland Athletics season
The season also marked the end of the Charlie Finley ownership era. Finley sold the team to Walter A. Haas, Jr. shortly before the start of the 1981 season. The A's would remain under Haas' ownership until 1995.


1980 Oakland Athletics season, Regular season
In 1980, Charlie O. Finley hired Billy Martin to manage the young team. The club was led by new young stars Rickey Henderson, Mike Norris, Tony Armas, and Dwayne Murphy. The starting pitching staff was also notable in that they completed 94 starts, virtually unheard of in the era of the relief pitcher. Rick Langford finished 28 of his 33 starts, totalling nearly 300 innings, and tallying a 19-12 record. Norris went 22-9 with a 2.53 ERA, completed 24 starts, and was runner-up to Steve Stone in the Cy Young Award balloting that year. Martin made believers of his young charges as "Billyball" (characterized as featuring aggressive base running) was used to market the team, and the Athletics finished second in 1980.


1980 Oakland Athletics season, Regular season
Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb's American League record for most stolen bases in one season (96) by recording 100 stolen bases.


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


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


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


1980 Oakland Raiders season
The 1980 season was the Oakland Raiders' 21st since they were founded, their 11th in the National Football League and their second under head coach Tom Flores.


1980 Oakland Raiders season
The team improved on their 9–7 record from 1979 to an 11–5 record, and ended with their second Super Bowl victory. In 1979, Raider owner Al Davis announced his intention to move the Raiders to Los Angeles. Negotiations between Davis and the Oakland Coliseum regarding potential improvements to the facility came to an end in February 1980. At the NFL's annual meeting on March 10, 1980, team owners voted 22-0 against allowing the move, with the Raiders not participating and five teams abstaining. Davis announced he would ignore the vote and move the team anyway.


1980 Oakland Raiders season
The Raiders played the entire 1980 season in Oakland. At a Monday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos on December 1, 1980, Raider fans protested by entering the Oakland Coliseum five minutes after the start of the game and holding up signs stating "Save Our Raiders" at each half's 2-minute warning. By some estimates, "almost two-thirds" of the Coliseum's seats had been empty at the game's kickoff.


1980 Oakland Raiders season
The announced move was involved in four lawsuits: the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission sued the NFL charging antitrust violations, the NFL sued the Raiders charging breach of contract, Raider season ticket holders filed a class-action lawsuit, and the City of Oakland filed for eminent domain of the team.


1980 Oakland Raiders season
Still playing in Oakland, the Raiders entered the season with a new Quarterback after acquiring Dan Pastorini from the Houston Oilers for Kenny Stabler. However, Pastorini struggled and the Raiders got off to a 2–3 start when Pastorini was injured and replaced by Jim Plunkett. Plunkett proved right for the Raiders offense. The defense led the league in interceptions (35), turnovers (52) and yards per carry (3.4 YPA). Lester Hayes led the NFL with 13 interceptions. The team won 6 straight compiling an 11–5 record and qualifying for the playoffs as a Wild Card.


1980 Oakland Raiders season
In the Wild Card Game, the Raiders would beat the Houston Oilers 27–7 at Oakland as the Raiders defense picked off former teammate Kenny Stabler twice. Playing in freezing weather with the temperature reading 2 degrees, the Raiders stunned the Browns 14–12 in a defensive struggle in Cleveland. In the AFC Championship Game in San Diego, the game would be a shoot out as the Raiders stunned the Chargers 34–27 to become the first AFC Wild Card to make the Super Bowl. Highlighted by Jim Plunkett's MVP performance and Rod Martin's 3 interceptions, the Raiders defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 27–10 in Super Bowl XV.


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Staff
Ast : Ray Willsey (RB), Lew Erber (WR), Sam Boghosian (OL), Earl Leggett (DL), Charlie Sumner (LB), Chet Franklin (DB), Steve Ortmayer (ST), Bob Mischak (OfA, pro sct), Joe Madro (OfA, sct), Willie Brown (DfA)


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season
Five weeks into the Raiders season, starting QB Dan Pastorini broke his leg in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. 32-year-old Jim Plunkett came off the bench to relieve Pastorini and had a terrible performance, throwing 5 interceptions in a 31–17 loss. The Raiders, thinking that Marc Wilson did not have the experience they wanted, called on Plunkett to start for the remainder of the year. In his first game as a starter, he completed eleven of fourteen passes with a touchdown and no interceptions, beginning one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of the sport.


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season
Plunkett guided Oakland to nine victories in eleven games and a playoff berth as a wild-card. Then, even more remarkably, rather than suffering an early defeat which marks the typical fate of NFL wild card teams, Plunkett led the Raiders to four playoff victories, including the Super Bowl, where they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 27–10, in Super Bowl XV. Throwing for 261 yards and three touchdowns, Plunkett was named the game's MVP.


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season
At wide receiver, Cliff Branch re-emerged again as one of the games deep threats and had his best season since 1977. Bob Chandler, the other WR, had one of his best seasons, leading the team in receptions (49) and TDs (10).


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season
All – Pro veteran Raymond Chester at tight end also contributed with timely big plays throughout the year and in the post season. On defense, the Raiders were led by Lester Hayes who arguably had the best season for a cornerback in NFL history – 18 interceptions, 2 TDs in 19 gamesplayed. Oakland led the NFL in interceptions (35) and takeaways (52) and 2nd in sacks with 54. Hayes was known for using "stickum" and would have stickum all over his upper body. After the season, the NFL prohibited its use.


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season
The Raiders' Super Bowl win was the first by an NFL wild card team and the second by a non-division champion. The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl IV after finishing second to the Raiders in the AFL West Division during the 1969 season.


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Dallas cornerback Aaron Mitchell intercepted Jim Plunkett in the end zone with 1:44 remaining to seal the victory.


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New York Giants
The Raiders clinched a wild card spot and a home playoff game with the win over the Giants. Oakland was now 9–2 since Jim Plunkett had taken over as the team's starting quarterback. "I'm not really amazed", Plunkett said. "I felt that this team had a chance to make it into the playoffs. I'm just thankful I had these opportunities to play. I just kept plugging away and I think it turned out OK."


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New York Giants
Chris Bahr opened scoring midway through the first quarter with a 41-yard field goal. Ted Hendricks blocked Dave Jennings' punt and Jeff Barnes fell on the ball at the New York 11 on the ensuing possession. Two plays later, Arthur Whittington swept around right end for Oakland's first score.


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New York Giants
Three plays into the Giants' next drive, Gary Shirk caught a Scott Brunner pass but fumbled it away. Luckily, the Raiders couldn't capitalize as Bahr's 52-yard field goal attempt was short.


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New York Giants
A Joe Danelo field goal put New York on the scoreboard but Plunkett completed passes of 12 and 11 yards to Bob Chandler before finding Cliff Branch caught a pass between Eric Felton and Steve Henry at the Giants' 10 and strode in to give Oakland a 17–3 lead with 6:29 left in the first half. Three plays following the kickoff, Lester Hayes picked off Brunner and returned it 50 yards to the New York 19. The Raiders failed to move and Bahr kicked a 38-yard field goal to increase the lead to 20–3 with 2:55 left.


1980 Oakland Raiders season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New York Giants
New York scored their first touchdown on a touchdown pass from Scott Brunner to Leon Perry before halftime but Oakland took control on a 37-yard bomb from Plunkett to Raymond Chester late in the third quarter. Billy Taylor scored in the closing seconds following a pass interference penalty by Hayes in the end zone but an onside kick attempt by Joe Danelo went right to Derrick Jensen, who sprinted into the end zone.


1980 Oaxaca earthquake
The 1980 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on October 24 at 08:53:36 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). This dip-slip shock left up to 300 dead, many injured, and about 150,000 homeless. While it was felt throughout southern Mexico and in Guatemala, damage (totaling $5 million) was focused in the Huajuapan de León region of the state of Oaxaca.


1980 Oceania Cup
The 1980 OFC Nations Cup was held in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The eight participating teams were Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Tahiti. Australia defeated Tahiti 4-2 in the final to secure a championship title which would last for 16 years. The hosts, New Caledonia, defeated Fiji to finish third.


1980 Oceania Cup Final
The 1980 OFC Nations Cup Final was an association football match that took place on 1 March 1980 at Noumea Stadium, Noumea. It was the final match of the 1980 OFC Nations Cup which was the second edition of the OFC Nations Cup, a competition for national teams in the Oceania Football Confederation.


1980 Oceania Cup Final
It was contested by Australia and Tahiti. The match was rescheduled from Sunday, 2 March to Saturday, 1 March at the request of Tahiti captain Erroll Bennett, who as a Latter Day Saint preferred not to play on Sundays. For Tahiti this was their second final after they appeared in the previous final which they loss to New Zealand. For Australia this was their first appearance at an OFC final after not entering the 1973 edition. Both teams won their groups to make to the final with Australia scoring twenty goals while conceding only two goals while Tahiti scored twenty-one goals and conceding five.


1980 Oceania Cup Final
In the final, it was Australia who took out their first title as goals from Paul Kay, Danny Moulis and Vic Bozanic secured the 4–2 victory over Tahiti.


1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the 8th Odisha Legislative Assembly were held 1980.


1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Constituencies
The elections were held for 147 constituencies, of which 22 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 34 for Scheduled Tribes and 91 unreserved.


1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Contesting parties
There are eight national parties CPI, INC(I), INC(U), BJP, JNP, CPM, JNP(SC) and JNP(SR), Two stateparties FBL and RSP two registered unrecognised party JKD and SUC and some Independent Politiciantook part in this assembly election. Indian National Congress (I) emerged as the winner by winning 118  seats. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik become the Chief Minister and Sarat Deb become the Leader of Opposition in the 8th Orissa Assembly.


1980 Ohio Bobcats football team
The 1980 Ohio Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Ohio University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Brian Burke, the Bobcats compiled a 6–5 record (5–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 222 to 196.


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented Ohio State University during the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their second season under head coach Earle Bruce, the Buckeyes began the season ranked No. 1 in the pre-season AP Poll. They finished in a tie for second place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 9–3 (7–1 against Big Ten opponents), lost to Penn State in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl, were ranked No. 15 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 387 to 181. The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Art Schlichter with 1,930 passing yards, running back Calvin Murray with 1,267 rushing yards, wide receiver Doug Donley with 887 receiving yards, and placekicker Vlade Janakievski with 90 points scored. Several Ohio State players also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
On September 13, Ohio State (AP No. 1) opened its season with a 31–21 victory over Syracuse at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. Despite being a 27-point underdog, Syracuse led, 21–9, at halftime. Ohio State's quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate, Art Schlichter, threw two interceptions in the first half, and then led the Buckeyes to a 22-point comeback in the second half. After the close game with Syracuse, Ohio State dropped to No. 2 in the AP Poll as Alabama took over the No. 1 spot.


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Minnesota
On September 20, Ohio State (AP No. 2) easily defeated Minnesota, 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. After the game, Ohio State remained ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll.


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
On September 27, Ohio State (AP No. 2) defeated Arizona State (AP No. 20), 38–21, before a crowd of 88,097 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Art Schlichter accounted for 310 yards of total offense, including 271 passing yards and three touchdown passes. Doug Donley caught six passes for 133 yard and two touchdowns. Ohio State totaled 591 yards of total offense, and Arizona State had 440 yards.


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, UCLA
On October 4, Ohio State (AP No. 2) was shut out by UCLA (AP No. 11), 17–0. UCLA held Ohio State scoreless for the first time in the Buckeyes' last 25 games. Ohio State fell to No. 9 in the following week's AP Poll.


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
On October 11, Ohio State defeated Northwestern, 63–0, before a homecoming crowd of 29,375 at Dyche Stadium in Evanston. Ohio State led, 42-0, at halftime. Ohio State had 575 total yards, including 418 rushing yards. Calvin Murray had 120 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries. The night before the game, Northwestern coach was served with a lawsuit filed by 22 African American players alleging racial discrimination.


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Indiana
On October 18, Ohio State (AP No. 9) defeated Indiana, 27–17, in Columbus. Ohio State running back Calvin Murray rushed for 224 yards, the fourth highest single-game tally in Ohio State history to that time, on 35 carries and scored two touchdowns on his 22nd birthday. Mike Harkrader rushed for 117 yards on 18 carries for the Hoosiers. Harkrader became the seventh leading rusher in Big Ten history with 3,034 yards.


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
On October 25, Ohio State (AP No. 10) defeated Wisconsin, 21–0, in Madison. Wisconsin's defense held Art Schlichter to 89 passing yards, but Ohio State scored touchdowns after two Wisconsin fumbles and an interception. After the game, Wisconsin coach Dave McClain said, "You can't make that many mistakes. I've never been so frustrated with the mistakes."


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


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


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
On November 22, Ohio State (AP No. 5) and Michigan (AP No. 10) met in their annual rivalry game to determine the Big Ten championship. The game was played before a record crowd of 88,827 fans at Ohio Stadium and matched the conference's top scoring offense (Ohio State) against the top scoring defense (Michigan). Michigan prevailed, defeating the Buckeyes by a 9–3 score. Michigan's only touchdown came late in the third quarter on a pass from John Wangler to Anthony Carter. Ali Haji-Sheikh missed the extra point and also missed two field goal attempts.


1980 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Game summaries, Michigan
Big Ten rushing leader Calvin Murray was held to 38 yards on 14 carries. Ohio State had a chance to win late in the fourth quarter, as Art Schlichter completed a 28-yard pass to the Michigan 32-yard line with less than a minute to play. Schlichter was penalized for intentional grounding and was sacked on the next play with 13 seconds left on the clock. Michigan extended its streak of not having allowed a touchdown to 18 quarters and 274 minutes.


1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Oklahoma  was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted a 10–2 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973. This was Switzer's eighth conference title and fifth undefeated conference record in eight seasons.


1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The team was led by All-Americans Terry Crouch, and Louis Oubre, After winning the conference title outright, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for a rematch with Florida State. During the season, it faced four ranked opponents (In order, #3 Texas, #6 North Carolina, #4 Nebraska and #2 Florida State). The last three of these opponents finished the season ranked. It endured two early season losses against Stanford and Texas in the Red River Shootout. The Sooners finished the season with eight consecutive wins.


1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team
David Overstreet led the team in rushing with 720 yards, J.C. Watts led the team in passing with 1037 yards, Bobby Grayson led the team in receiving with 389 yards, Watts led the team in scoring with 108 points, Mike Coats led the team with 126 tackles and Gary Lowell posted 4 interceptions. The team set the current school records of 82 points and 875 total yards against Colorado.


1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Postseason, NFL draft
The following players were drafted into the National Football League following the season.


1980 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The 1980 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jimmy Johnson, the Cowboys compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–4–1 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 268 to 187.


1980 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The team's statistical leaders included Ed Smith with 613 rushing yards, Jim Traber with 619 passing yards, Mel Campbell with 536 receiving yards, and placekicker Colin Ankersen with 39 points scored.


1980 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
The team played its home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.


1980 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team, After the season
The 1981 NFL Draft was held on April 28–29, 1981. The following Cowboys were selected.


1980 Ole Miss Rebels football team
The 1980 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1980 Omloop Het Volk
The 1980 Omloop Het Volk was the 35th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 1 March 1980. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Joseph Bruyère.


1980 Onehunga by-election
The Onehunga by-election of 1980 was a by-election for the Onehunga electorate during the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It was prompted by the death of Frank Rogers, a Labour Party MP. It was held on 7 June 1980 and was won by Fred Gerbic, also of the Labour Party.


1980 Onehunga by-election
It was held the same day as another by-election in Northern Maori.


1980 Onehunga by-election, Candidates, Labour
As Onehunga was a safe Labour seat, there was a large amount of interest in the candidacy from the local Labour Party. In 1975 Rogers had won selection over 26 other aspirants for the seat after Hugh Watt retired. Initially, there was intense speculation that party president Jim Anderton (who was the proprietor of a business in the electorate) would stand. However he eventually declined, fulfilling a promise he made at the 1979 party conference that he would not stand for parliament at, or before, the next election.


1980 Onehunga by-election, Candidates, Labour
Despite the large number of candidates, three had emerged as frontrunners by the time nominations had closed; Douglas, Gerbic and Jelicich. The selection meeting was a rancorous one with many local members resentful of interventions by the party head office and candidates from outside the electorate. The local members were supportive of Douglas and Jelicich, with Labour leader Bill Rowling and the party hierarchy favouring Gerbic. The meeting took several hours, running so late that the decision had yet to be made at 1:30 am, the cut-off time for printing, and thus could not be reported in the morning newspapers.


1980 Onehunga by-election, Candidates, Labour
A floor vote of the local party members was clearly won by Douglas, with Jelicich second and Gerbic third. Two of the local members on the selection panel backed Jelicich with the other local member, and the three head office selectors voting for Gerbic, giving him the nomination. His success as the nominee was announced by Anderton to the 400 members present at 2:45 am.


1980 Onehunga by-election, Candidates, Labour
The chairman of the Onehunga Labour electorate committee, George Madden, was controversially denied a place on the selection panel. As such, there was allegations of the panel being "stacked" to favour head office. Several Onehunga Labour members went as far as to resign their membership, pledging to instead vote for the Social Credit candidate in protest. Gerbic's selection was, however, openly welcomed by Anderton, Rowling and Sir Tom Skinner.


1980 Onehunga by-election, Candidates, National
Wood was chosen as the National candidate. She was strongly backed by leader Robert Muldoon and party president George Chapman.


1980 Onehunga by-election, Campaign
Gerbic took a leave of absence from his job as an Industrial Conciliator, he was not classed as a civil servant under the electoral act and therefore not obliged to resign. He was however cautioned by the Minister of Labour Jim Bolger on the future of his position should he lose the election. Bolger's comments were in retaliation to Gerbic criticizing the government's handling of an industrial dispute during construction of the Mangere Bridge. The controversy surrounding the Labour nomination notwithstanding, the campaign was free from any acrimony between the candidates and their supporters. The by-election was a low-key affair with little public interest. Consequently, turnout dropped over ten percent.


1980 Ontario municipal elections
All municipalities in the Canadian province of Ontario held elections on November 10, 1980, to elect mayors, reeves, councillors, and school trustees. Some areas also held local referendums.


1980 Ontario municipal elections
Incumbent mayors were defeated in several cities. The most closely watched contest was in Toronto, where challenger Art Eggleton defeated incumbent mayor John Sewell. In Hamilton, Jack MacDonald was ousted by William Powell. In Brantford, Dave Neumann defeated incumbent mayor Charles Bowen, while in Oshawa, Allan Pilkey defeated incumbent Jim Potticary.


1980 Ontario municipal elections
Several other incumbent mayors were reelected, including Marion Dewar in Ottawa, Jim Gordon in Sudbury, Ross Archer in Barrie, Hazel McCallion in Mississauga, Bert Weeks in Windsor and Morley Rosenberg in Kitchener.


1980 Ontario municipal elections
In the town of Tecumseh, outgoing councillor and unsuccessful mayoral candidate Cameron Frye came out as gay at the outgoing council's last caretaker meeting before the new council was sworn in, making him one of Canada's first known openly gay holders of political office. The campaign had been marked by rumours about Frye's sexuality, including the distribution of hate literature claiming that Frye would promote a "gay lifestyle" as mayor and would lead the town into "moral decay", although Frye had refused to confirm or deny the claims about his sexuality during the campaign.


1980 Open Championship
The 1980 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 109th Open Championship, held from 17–20 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Tom Watson won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Lee Trevino. It was the fourth of Watson's eight major titles; he won two additional Opens in 1982 and 1983. It was Watson's first win in a major in three years.


1980 Open Championship
Trevino, 40, had won the last Open played at Muirfield in 1972, successfully defending his 1971 title and ending the grand slam bid of Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus, also 40, tied for fourth. He won at Muirfield in 1966 and was runner-up by a stroke in 1972.


1980 Open Championship
This was the first Open scheduled to end on a Sunday, with a Thursday start. The Open previously began on Wednesday and ended on Saturday. Prior to 1966, the final two rounds were scheduled for Friday. In 1970 and 1975, 18-hole playoffs were held on Sunday.


1980 Open Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Sigel (+2), Rafferty (+9), McLean (+10), Mitchell (+10), Evans (+11), Gallagher (+12), Way (+12), Boxall (+13), McEvoy (+13), Deeble (+14), McCathie (+17), Hay (+19)


1980 Orange Bowl
The 1980 Orange Bowl was the 46th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, January 1. Part of the 1979–80 bowl game season, it matched the fourth-ranked independent Florida State Seminoles and the #5 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference. Favored Oklahoma overcame an early deficit and won 24–7.


1980 Orange Bowl, Teams, Florida State
This was Florida State's first major bowl appearance as they attempted to complete a perfect undefeated season; they were on a fifteen-game win streak, which began in October 1978. Their most recent bowl was two years earlier.


1980 Orange Bowl, Teams, Oklahoma
The Sooners' only loss was to Texas in mid-October; they were champions of the Big Eight Conference for the seventh straight year. Oklahoma was appearing in their eleventh Orange Bowl, the third of four consecutive.


1980 Orange Bowl, Game summary
Mike Whiting gave the Seminoles a lead with his touchdown run, but that was their only score of the night. A fumbled field goal snap, three turnovers, over 100 yards of rushing by quarterback J. C. Watts and halfback Billy Sims, and 24 unanswered points by Oklahoma doomed the Seminoles. It all started with a Watts run for a touchdown in the second quarter to tie the game at seven. After the kickoff, the Seminoles turned the ball over on an interception, giving the ball back to Oklahoma. Stanley Wilson then scored a touchdown run to make it 14–7. Mike Keeling added a field goal late in the quarter to give the Sooners a 17–7 lead at halftime.


1980 Orange Bowl, Game summary
The second half scoring was limited to one Oklahoma touchdown from 22 yards out in the fourth quarter; Watts ran for twelve yards before pitching the ball to Sims, who took it the rest of the way for a 24–7 lead, the final score. The Sooners ran for 411 yards on 59 carries, an average of nearly seven yards per attempt, while having twice as many total yards as the Seminoles.


1980 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
Oklahoma climbed to third in the final AP poll and Florida State fell to sixth.


1980 Orange Bowl, Aftermath
Both teams returned the following year, and Oklahoma won by a point.


1980 Oregon Ducks football team
The 1980 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and two ties (6–3–2 overall, 4–3–1 in the Pac-10).


1980 Oregon Ducks football team
In their rivalry game with Washington, the Ducks won in Seattle for the first time in twelve years; the win also broke a six-game losing streak to the Huskies. Oregon defeated all three northwest teams in the Pac-10, their first sweep in 26 years.


1980 Oregon Ducks football team
After the season in December, Brooks' contract was extended through the 1984 season with a salary increase, from under $37,000 to over $46,000.


1980 Oregon Ducks football team, NFL Draft
Two Ducks were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (332 selections).


1980 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 1980 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Avezzano, the Beavers lost all eleven games (0–8 in Pac-10, last), and were outscored 386 to 108. The team played its four home games on campus at Parker Stadium in Corvallis.


1980 Oregon State Beavers football team
Avezzano, previously the offensive coordinator at Tennessee under Johnny Majors, was hired in late 1979; he succeeded Craig Fertig and signed a four-year contract at $40,000 per year.


1980 Origins Award winners
The following are the winners of the 7th annual (1980) Origins Award, presented at Origins 1981:


1980 Orio ambush
The 1980 Orio ambush was a gun and grenade attack by the Basque separatist organisation ETA which occurred on 13 July 1980 near the Basque town of Orio. The targets were a convoy of civil guards who had just finished their shift guarding the nearby munitions factory. Two civil guards were killed and three injured, while two ETA members were killed after the civil guards starting the new shift came to the assistance of their colleagues.


1980 Orio ambush, The attack
On the day of the attack, ETA hijacked a car in Lasarte, threatening the owner, Claudio Rivera, with death if he informed the police before 16:00.


1980 Orio ambush, The attack
The attack occurred at 14:05 on a Sunday afternoon. ETA had carried out a similar attack earlier in the year, killing six civil guards in an ambush at Ispaster. The civil guards, having just finished their shift at the munitions factory, were driving to their barracks in three official vehicles. The ETA unit, waiting near the bridge at the main road, launched grenades at the vehicles and subjected them to crossfire, killing two of the guards and wounding three.


1980 Orio ambush, The attack
Another group of civil guards, who had arrived at the munitions factory to begin their shift, heard the shooting and rushed to assist their colleagues. Opening fire on the ETA unit, with the terrain advantage caused by the elevation of the factory, they managed to kill two ETA members after an exchange of gunfire. The remaining ETA members fled down the mountain.


1980 Orio ambush, Aftermath
ETA military claimed responsibility for the attack. The vehicle which they had used was later found abandoned in San Sebastián. The vehicle's owner, Claudio Rivera, was subsequently detained by police for refusing to cooperate. Police searching the scene found shell casings which corresponded to those used in CETME and Remington guns. They also found three grenades which had failed to explode and a fourth which had not been used, as well as false identity documents.


1980 Orio ambush, Aftermath
Local festivals taking place in Barakaldo were suspended in tribute to the ETA members killed, while councillors of ETA's political wing, Herri Batasuna, organised localised strikes.


1980 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo)
1980 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo) was the 74th water polo championship in Hungary. There were fourteen teams who played two-round match for the title.


1980 Országos Bajnokság I (men's water polo), Final list
* M: Matches W: Win D: Drawn L: Lost G+: Goals earned G-: Goals got P: Point


1980 Ottawa Rough Riders season
The 1980 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–9 record. They lost the East Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes.


1980 Ottawa municipal election
The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on November 10, 1980.


1980 Ottawa municipal election
Mayor Marion Dewar defeated former alderman Pat Nicol in a re-match of the 1978 race. This is the first election in 70 years without the Ottawa Board of Control, as it had been abolished. Council stayed the same size however, as four wards were added.


1980 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections
Elections were held on November 10, 1980 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for local mayors, reeves and councils of the RMOC in 1980.


1980 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, Gloucester
Betty Stewart was re-elected After a judicial recount conducted December 9-10. Election night results showed her opponent, Fred Barrett ahead as did a recount conducted on November 16.


1980 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, Gloucester
Council  Six to be elected; top two to sit on regional council


1980 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, Nepean
Nepean voters also voted to legalize wine stores in the city.


1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals
The 1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs.


1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals
The Crispa Redmanizers won their finals series against Toyota Tamaraws, three games to one, for an incredible 20-1 record and retains the All-Filipino crown.


1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 1
Two completed fastbreaks by Atoy Co, the second from a steal by Bernie Fabiosa, were the key points of the exciting contest as the Redmanizers surge to a 103-96 lead with 1:40 left. Ramon Fernandez, who defied all his guard to unload 48 points, scored on a three-point shot, 99-103. Fabiosa came through with a pair of charities and Freddie Hubalde scored from under for a safe 107-101 lead with 23 ticks remaining.


1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 3
The Redmanizers were on their way to a 20-game sweep when they led by 13 points early in the third quarter. Sonny Jaworski, the focal point in the sideline incident between Don Pablo Carlos and coach Fort Acuña, was sent in the game by acting coach Carlos as the third quarter opened and the Big J welded the team together in its final thrust and with Ramon Fernandez and Arnie Tuadles pumping in the clutch hits, the Tamaraws finally got to turn the game around.


1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 3
Toyota was out front for the first time in the game, 75-73, in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter. After two ties and three lead changes, Crispa went up by five, 90-85. Ramon Fernandez and Abe King combined in a 10-0 run for a five-point Toyota margin, 95-90. Philip Cezar narrowed the gap but Fernandez again scored from the side for a 97-92 count. The last Crispa field goal was scored by Abet Guidaben, after which the Tamaraws ran the clock down. With 16 seconds left, the Redmanizers found itself with an opportunity to send the game into overtime, Philip Cezar committed a throw-in error and that turnover was what Toyota needed to put the game away as Crispa's winning streak was snapped.


1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 4
Crispa Redmanizers led by as much as 24 points in the second quarter and weathered the last-ditch stand by Toyota in the fourth quarter to prevail before a huge crowd turnout of 25,000 at the Big Dome. The Tamaraws managed to close the gap to within four points, 77-81, as the game moved into the homestretch, a 9-2 run by the Redmanizers behind Atoy Co, Freddie Hubalde, Joy Dionisio and Philip Cezar put them in front by 11 points, 90-79. In the final wind-up, Delta Motors Executive Vice President Don Pablo Carlos, Jr, thrust in a role of acting Toyota coach, made his way to the Crispa bench and offered his hand in congratulations to Danny Floro.


1980 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals, Occurrences
During halftime of Game three of the finals, the Toyota Tamaraws lost their coach, Fort Acuña, who was fired by Delta Executive Vice-President and team manager Pablo Carlos, Jr. for insubordination and not considering the team's interest to give the paying public a good game. Delta Motors President Ricardo Silverio in a statement, supported the dismissal of coach Acuña.


1980 PBA Invitational Championship
The 1980 PBA Invitational Championship was a short tournament featuring two foreign teams and the top three local squads of the Open Conference. It started on August 16 and ended on September 6, 1980.


1980 PBA Invitational Championship, Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:


1980 PBA Invitational Championship, Elimination round
The end of the eliminations saw a four-way tie, with the application of the Asian quotient system of breaking ties, Stoodley/USA finish first with plus 39 quotient, Toyota finish second with a plus 16, Adidas at third with plus 15 and Crispa Walk Tall was last with plus 11.


1980 PBA Invitational Championship, Finals
The Tamaraws raced to a 76-62 lead early in the third period, but Larry Pounds, Ollie Matson and Ron Richardson pulled the Americans back into the game at 83-86. Kenny Tyler pushed Nicholas Stoodley ahead for only the second time at 106-105. With the Tamaraws missing easy baskets and connecting two free throws from four attempts, Tyler's back-to-back hits stayed the Americans in front, 112-107. Tyler proved to be the main man for Stoodley, his 15-foot jumper with 30 seconds left preserve their victory.


1980 PBA Open Conference Finals
The 1980 PBA Open Conference Finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1980 PBA Open Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs.


1980 PBA Open Conference Finals
U/Tex Wranglers wins their 2nd PBA title with a 3-2 series victory over Toyota Tamaraws. The deciding fifth game became known as the "last 16 seconds" when U/Tex wiped out a four-point lead by Toyota in regulation and forced the game into overtime.


1980 PBA Open Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 2
Sonny Jaworski scored a finals record eight triples and finished the game with 28 points. The Tamaraws trailed 35-40 when Jaworski flipped his first three-point shot in the second quarter. He followed it with two more triples and his third three-pointer push Toyota ahead by two, 44-42. The Tamaraws went ahead by seven points, 66-59, at the end of the second quarter with Jaworski firing three more three-point shots late in the period.


1980 PBA Open Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 2
U/Tex twice tied Toyota early in the fourth and actually went ahead, 94-93. A 7-3 blast sparked by Jaworski's last three-point shot of the evening sent the Tamaraws back on top, 100-97. The Big J fouled out with 1:45 left and Toyota up by only three, 102-99. Francis Arnaiz and Abe King put together a five-point cluster that wrapped up the match for the Tamaraws.


1980 PBA Open Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 5
Toyota’s 92-87 edge on Jaworski’s triple was wiped out by Lim Eng Beng’s three-point play as he had already released his shot and drew Jaworski’s sixth and final foul.


1980 PBA Open Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 5
Francis Arnaiz' go-ahead layup gave Toyota a 94-90 edge with 16 seconds left in regulation. The Tamaraws were on their way of clinching the title when a series of mental lapses allowed the Wranglers to come back. With still three fouls away from the penalty, the Tamaraws allowed import Aaron James to drive unmolested towards the basket with an undergoal stab, a timeout was called by Toyota coach Fort Acuna with time down to 11 seconds.


1980 PBA Open Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 5
As the Tamaraws inbounded, the Wranglers went on a press and anticipated the play, Arnie Tuadles was doubled team by Lim Eng Beng and Matthew Gaston, relayed to Abe King on the other side of the front court, Glenn McDonald intercepted the ball and pounced on for a breakaway with five seconds to go, he was fouled by Arnaiz going to the hoop with two seconds remaining in regulation, McDonald calmly sank the two free throws to extend the game into overtime.


1980 PBA Open Conference Finals, Games summary, Game 5
A see-saw battle ensued in the extension period with both teams obviously feeling the championship pressure, Bogs Adornado converted on a long attempt with 1:25 left in the ballgame, which later proved to be the winning basket as both teams would commit a series of misses until the final buzzer sounded.


1980 PBA season
The 1980 PBA season was the sixth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1980 PGA Championship
The 1980 PGA Championship was the 62nd PGA Championship, held August 7–10 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Jack Nicklaus won his fifth PGA Championship, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Andy Bean. The victory tied Nicklaus with Walter Hagen, who won five PGA titles in match play competition in the 1920s.


1980 PGA Championship
It was the 17th of 18 major titles for the 40-year-old Nicklaus, and his second of the year: he won the U.S. Open two months earlier. The previous season in 1979 had been Nicklaus' worst, with no tour wins for the first time in his career. His next and final major title came nearly six years later, at the Masters in 1986.


1980 PGA Championship
After 36 holes, Nicklaus was at 139 (−1), a stroke behind leader Gil Morgan. Nicklaus fired a 66 (−4) on Saturday to move to 205 (−5) and a three-shot lead over Lon Hinkle heading into the final round, with Morgan three more back at 211 in third. Nicklaus was as low as six-under for the round through fourteen holes, but struggled on the last four, and alternated bogeys with scrambling pars. Sunday was less eventful as Hinkle and Morgan fell back and Nicklaus carded a one-under 69 for a runaway win, uncommon for a major.


1980 PGA Championship
Since changing to stroke play in 1958, the largest victory margin at the PGA Championship had been four strokes, in 1966 and 1973, the latter also won by Nicklaus. His seven stroke margin in 1980 remained the record until 2012, when Rory McIlroy won by eight.


1980 PGA Championship
Nicklaus became the third to win both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year, joining Gene Sarazen (1922) and Ben Hogan (1948). Tiger Woods later won both in 2000, part of his "Tiger Slam, and Brooks Koepka also accomplished this feat in 2018.


1980 PGA Championship
This was the third major championship at the East Course, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1956 and 1968, when Nicklaus was the runner-up to  Lee Trevino. The U.S. Open later returned in 1989 and the PGA Championship in 2003 and 2013. The course also hosted the Ryder Cup in 1995.


1980 PGA Tour
The 1980 PGA Tour season was played from January 10 to October 19. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Tom Watson won the most tournaments, seven, and there were 11 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.


1980 PGA Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1980 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.


1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 28–March 2 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.


1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
San José State topped Long Beach State in the championship game, 57–55, to win the Spartans' first PCAA/Big West men's basketball tournament.


1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
The Spartans, in turn, received a bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament, their second all-time. They were joined in the tournament by regular season-champions Utah State, who earned an at-large bid.


1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
After increasing to eight teams in 1979, the tournament field decreased back to seven. PCAA member Fresno State did not participate.


1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
With only seven teams participating, the top-seeded team was given a bye into the semifinals while the remaining six teams were entered into the first round and seeded based on regular season conference records.


1980 Pacific Tigers football team
The 1980 Pacific Tigers football team represented the University of the Pacific (UOP) in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.


1980 Pacific Tigers football team
The team was led by head coach Bob Toledo, in his second year, and played their home games at Pacific Memorial Stadium in Stockton, California. The Tigers finished the season with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 1–4 PCAA), and were outscored 211 to 330.


1980 Pacific Tigers football team, NFL Draft
One UOP Tiger was selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.


1980 Pacific hurricane season
The 1980 Pacific hurricane season officially started May 15, 1980, in the eastern Pacific and June 1, 1980, in the central Pacific, lasting until November 30, 1980. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northeastern and central Pacific Ocean. This season was relatively uneventful; since no tropical cyclones made landfall, there were no reports of casualties or damage.


1980 Pacific hurricane season
Overall, the 1980 season was slightly below the long-term average, with 16 tropical cyclones forming. Of those, 15 were named, 7 reached hurricane intensity, and only 3 became major hurricanes by attaining category 3 status or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale. All eastern Pacific systems this year formed in the eastern Pacific proper and two storms crossed into the central Pacific: Carmen from the west and Kay from the east. The season had an early start when Carmen crossed over the International Dateline in April. The strongest storm of this season is Hurricane Kay, peaking at 140 mph (225 km/h). Kay lasted for fourteen and a half days, which was the fifth-longest lasting Pacific hurricane at the time.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Season summary
The 1980 Pacific hurricane season began on April 5, 1980, with the crossing of the dateline by Tropical Storm Carmen and ended with the dissipation of Tropical Depression Newton on October 29. Of the sixteen tropical cyclones that in the eastern north Pacific Ocean during 1980, one was a tropical depression, eight were tropical storms, and seven were hurricanes, of which three were major hurricanes of Category or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale. Of these systems, all except one tropical storm formed east of 140°W in the eastern Pacific proper. These totals are below the long term average of fifteen tropical storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. Two tropical cyclones existed in the central Pacific, both of which crossed in from other tropical cyclone basins. This total is below the average of four or five tropical cyclones per year.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Carmen
On April 4, a tropical depression formed just east of the International Date Line. At the time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) designated it tropical depression 02W. As it moved generally northwestwards, it strengthened into a tropical storm just before crossing the dateline, but only received a name in the northwest Pacific, being designated Carmen. After peaking with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) on April 6. Carmen recurved northeast and crossed the International Date Line, entering the central Pacific on April 7. The JTWC subsequently relinquished responsibility to the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Carmen lost its initial motion and stalled in the area, ultimately weakening in to a tropical depression on April 8. The depression dissipated the following day and the remnant low returned to western Pacific.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Carmen
Tropical Storm Carmen caused no deaths or damages in the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility. It is the only known tropical cyclone in the central Pacific to exist in the month of April. In addition, it was the first northern hemisphere tropical cyclone to cross the dateline from west to east since Tropical Storm Virginia in 1968.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Agatha
Agatha originated from a tropical depression that formed 400 mi (640 km) south-southwest of Acapulco on June 9. After becoming better organized, EPHC upgraded the depression into a tropical storm later that day, giving it the name Agatha. The storm turned north then northwest and strengthened into a hurricane. On June 12, Agatha reached its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h), a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. After entering an area with cooler sea surface temperature and stable air, Agatha steadily weakened into a tropical storm on June 13 and a tropical depression on June 14. The EPHC issued the last advisory on Agatha on the following day as Agatha rapidly dissipated.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Blas
A disturbance south-southwest of Acapulco developed a circulation and was designated Tropical Storm Blas, skipping the depression stage. Blas headed northwest, and intensified, peaking in windspeed on June 16. The cyclone then steadily weakened, and dissipated on June 19, twelve hours after weakening into a tropical depression.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Three
A disturbance south of Acapulco developed into a tropical depression on June 17. It moved northwest and then west, and never strengthened much. The tropical cyclone dissipated on June 19 after moving over cooler waters. It caused no known impact.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Celia
A tropical disturbance moving west-northwestward organized into a tropical depression on June 25. It quickly became a tropical storm. Celia intensified into a hurricane on June 26 and peaked in intensity from June 26 to June 28. Celia then curved to the northwest as it wheeled around the edge of a ridge. Celia weakened into a tropical storm on June 28, a depression on June 29, and dissipated just after that. It remnants remained, and cloudiness and moisture associated with the cyclone were carried into the Continental United States by an upper-level trough.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Celia
Celia"s remnants and moisture brought rain to Santa Barbara County, California, on the last two days of June. Other than that, Celia caused no impact.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Darby
On July 1, a westward-moving tropical disturbance located to the southwest of Acapulco organized into a tropical depression. The next day, it intensified into a tropical storm as it briefly jogged to the north. Darby peaked in wind speed just after that. It then weakened into a depression on July 3 and dissipated later that day. Darby did not affect land, hence causing neither casualties or damage.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Estelle
An area of disturbed weather developed gale-force winds and a cyclonic circulation, and was upgraded directly to tropical storm status on July 12. Estelle's winds peaked in velocity just after that. The cyclone then steadily weakened as it curved to the west northwest. Estelle dissipated on July 13. Estelle did not affect land. No damage or casualties were attributed to this tropical cyclone.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Frank
A tropical disturbance northeast of Clipperton organized into a tropical depression on July 18. Heading northwestwards, it intensified into a tropical storm on July 20. Frank reached its maximum wind speed shortly after that. The cyclone then turned to the west and gradually weakened, dissipating on July 22. No reports of damage or casualties were attributed to Tropical Storm Frank.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Georgette
A tropical disturbance formed southwest of Acapulco on July 26. The disturbance was then upgraded to a tropical depression on July 28. The cyclone headed northwest. It intensified into a tropical storm on July 29. That same day, Georgette was briefly a hurricane. The cyclone turned to the west and weakened, dissipating on July 31. Georgette did not affect land. Consequently, it caused no known impact.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Howard
A tropical disturbance south of Acapulco developed into a tropical depression on July 31. It headed west, and then gradually curved to the northwest as it paralleled the coast of Mexico. The cyclone became a storm shortly after forming, a hurricane on August 2, and peaked in windspeed on August 4. It then steadily weakened after that, and dissipated over cool waters shortly after becoming a tropical depression on August 7. Howard threatened the coasts of Southern California and the northern part of the Baja California Peninsula, but in the end never approached land. Hence, Howard caused no impact.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Isis
A tropical disturbance south of Acapulco developed into a tropical depression on August 5 and a tropical storm the next day. Isis headed generally west northwest and peaked as a Category 2 hurricane on August 8. Isis then weakened, becoming a tropical storm on August 10, turning to the west, and dissipating the next day. Isis never affected land, and for that reason it was responsible for no casualties or damage.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Javier
An area of disturbed weather south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec became a tropical depression on August 22 and a storm the next day. Javier became a hurricane on August 24, and peaked as a major hurricane on August 25. Javier then weakened, becoming a tropical storm on August 27 and a storm the next day. It dissipated on August 29, having moved west-northwest for almost its entire life. Hurricane Javier had no impact on land. Consequently, no one was killed and nothing was damaged by this hurricane.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kay
A tropical disturbance south of Acapulco developed into a tropical depression on September 16 and a tropical storm later that day. Kay headed in an irregular but generally west-northwest path out to sea. Kay strengthened into a hurricane on September 17. It continued strengthening and reached its peak as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson scale on September 18. Kay then slowly weakened, and was a tropical storm by September 20. Kay's forward motion slowed as it neared the central Pacific.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Kay
It restrengthened into a hurricane on September 23, and crossed 140°W and entered the Central Pacific Hurricane Center's area of responsibility the next day. Kay executed a small anticyclonic loop, and then began weakening again. It became a tropical storm again on September 27, and a depression two days later. The cyclone dissipated on September 30 while located north of the Hawaiian Islands. Kay had no effect on land, causing no damage or casualties. It was the strongest tropical cyclone of the season at 140 mph (225 km/h). Kay lasted for 14.5 days, enough to make it the fifth-longest lasting Pacific hurricane at the time.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Lester
A westward-moving disturbance south of Acapulco strengthened into a tropical depression on September 21. Continuing on its path, it intensified into Tropical Storm Lester on September 23. Lester's motion then slowed down, and it spun about in the open ocean until it dissipated on September 25, having never affected land.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Madeline
A disturbance east of Clipperton became a tropical depression and then a tropical storm. It headed northwest and weakened into a depression on October 12. It dissipated shortly after that. Because Tropical Storm Madeline did not come near land, it caused no known damages or casualties.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Newton
An area of disturbed weather southeast of Socorro Island became a tropical storm on October 28. It headed northeast and approached the coast of Mexico. However, an area of high wind shear and cool waters destroyed the cyclone on October 29, before it could reach the coast. Newton was the tropical cyclone that came closest to making landfall this season. No impact was reported.


1980 Pacific hurricane season, Storm names
The following names were used for named storms that formed in the eastern Pacific in 1980. No names were retired, so it was used again in the 1986 season. This was the first time most of these names were used since the modern lists began, except for Agatha, Estelle, Georgette and Madeline, which were previously used in the old four-year lists.