1980 Republican National Convention, The vice presidential selection, Selection of George Bush
Reagan's selection of George Bush as his running mate unfolded after the negotiations with Ford reached an impasse, and was finalized less than 24 hours before the ticket was announced. It was Richard Allen, then Reagan's chief foreign policy advisor, who suggested Bush as a viable alternative to Ford, believing that he possessed "the best credentials of the possible running mates mentioned".


1980 Republican National Convention, The vice presidential selection, The vice presidential vote
Even though Reagan had taken the unprecedented step of announcing his running mate choice from the podium of the convention himself, some delegates still resented Bush for defeating Reagan in a number of primaries, and especially the Iowa caucuses. In a direct challenge to Bush's nomination, they nominated Senator Jesse Helms to oppose him. The effort went nowhere, and Bush won by an overwhelming margin. This would be the last time during the 20th century that the bottom half of the ticket would be contested, as the rules would be changed in 1988 to prevent this from happening again.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries
From January 21 to June 3, 1980, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1980 United States presidential election. Retired Hollywood actor and two-term California governor Ronald Reagan was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the Republican National Convention held from July 14 to July 17, 1980, in Detroit, Michigan.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Background
As the 1980 presidential election approached, incumbent Democratic president Jimmy Carter appeared vulnerable. High gas prices, economic stagflation, a renewed Cold War with the Soviet Union following the invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iran hostage crisis that developed when Iranian students seized the American embassy in Tehran all contributed to a general dissatisfaction with Carter's presidency; his job approval rating sank to below 20 percent in late-1979 as a result. Consequently, the president faced stiff Democratic primary challenges from Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy and California Governor Jerry Brown. A large field of Republican challengers also emerged.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Candidates, Withdrew before primaries
Senator Larry Pressler of South Dakota (withdrew January 8, 1980)


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Candidates, Declined to run
The following potential candidates declined to run for the Republican nomination in 1980.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Primary race
Ronald Reagan, who had narrowly lost the 1976 Republican nomination to President Gerald Ford, was the early odds-on favorite to win the nomination in 1980. He was so far ahead in the polls that campaign director John Sears decided on an "above the fray" strategy. He did not attend many of the multi-candidate forums and straw polls in the summer and fall of 1979.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Primary race
George H. W. Bush, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and chairman of the Republican National Committee, did go to all the so-called "cattle calls", and began to come in first at a number of these events. Along with the top two, a number of other Republican politicians entered the race.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Primary race
In January 1980, the Iowa Republicans decided to have a straw poll as a part of their caucuses for that year. Bush defeated Reagan by a small margin. Bush declared he had "the Big Mo", and with Reagan boycotting the Puerto Rico primary in deference to New Hampshire, Bush won the territory easily, giving him an early lead going into New Hampshire.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Primary race
With the other candidates in single digits, the Nashua Telegraph offered to host a debate between Reagan and Bush. Worried that a newspaper-sponsored debate might violate electoral regulations, Reagan subsequently arranged to fund the event with his own campaign money, inviting the other candidates to participate at short notice. The Bush camp did not learn of Reagan's decision to include the other candidates until the debate was due to commence. Bush refused to participate, which led to an impasse on the stage.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Primary race
As Reagan attempted to explain his decision, the editor of the Nashua Telegraph ordered the sound man to mute Reagan's microphone. A visibly angry Reagan responded, "I am paying for this microphone, Mr. Green!" [sic] (referring to the editor Jon Breen). Eventually the other candidates agreed to leave, and the debate proceeded between Reagan and Bush. Reagan's quote was often repeated as "I paid for this microphone!" and dominated news coverage of the event; Reagan sailed to an easy win in New Hampshire.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Primary race
Lee Bandy, a writer for the South Carolina newspaper The State stated that heading into the South Carolina primary, political operative Lee Atwater worked to engineer a victory for Reagan: "Lee Atwater figured that Connally was their biggest threat here in South Carolina. So Lee leaked a story to me that John Connally was trying to buy the black vote. Well, that story got out, thanks to me, and it probably killed Connally. He spent $10 million for one delegate. Lee saved Ronald Reagan's candidacy."


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Primary race
Reagan swept the South, and although he lost five more primaries to Bush—including the Massachusetts primary in which he came in third place behind John B. Anderson—the former governor had a lock on the nomination very early in the season. Reagan said he would always be grateful to the people of Iowa for giving him "the kick in the pants" he needed.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Primary race
Reagan was an adherent to a policy known as supply-side economics, which argues that economic growth can be most effectively created using incentives for people to produce (supply) goods and services, such as adjusting income tax and capital gains tax rates. Accordingly, Reagan promised an economic revival that would benefit all sectors of the population. He said that cutting tax rates would actually increase tax revenues because the lower rates would cause people to work harder as they would be able to keep more of their money. Reagan also called for a drastic cut in "big government" and pledged to deliver a balanced budget for the first time since 1969. In the primaries Bush called Reagan's economic policy "voodoo economics" because it promised to lower taxes and increase revenues at the same time.


1980 Republican Party presidential primaries, Results, Nationwide
The Republican National Convention was held in Detroit, Michigan, from July 14 to July 17, 1980.


1980 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1980 election. Former California Governor Ronald Reagan won the 1980 Republican nomination for President of the United States, and chose former Texas Representative George H. W. Bush as his running mate.


1980 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
Reagan had considered naming former president Gerald Ford as his running mate, but after Ford and Reagan were unable to agree to be on the same ticket (a televised interview with Ford brought up possibility of a "co-presidency"), Reagan turned to Bush, his primary rival for the 1980 Republican nomination. Though Bush had criticized Reagan's policies, Reagan chose Bush to help unify the party, and Bush agreed to be on the ticket and to support Reagan's platform.


1980 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection
The Reagan-Bush ticket defeated the incumbent Democratic Carter-Mondale ticket, and in 1984 won re-election defeating the Mondale-Ferraro ticket. Bush was later elected president in his own right in 1988.


1980 Rhode Island Rams football team
The 1980 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished last in the conference.


1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
The 1980 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democrat J. Joseph Garrahy defeated Republican nominee Buddy Cianci with 73.71% of the vote.


1980 Rice Owls football team
The 1980 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 5–6 record.


1980 Richmond 400
The 1980 Richmond 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on February 24, 1980, at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway (now Richmond Raceway) in Richmond, Virginia.


1980 Richmond 400
The NASCAR Winston Cup Series was also plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection around the early-1980s.


1980 Richmond 400, Background
In 1953, Richmond International Raceway began hosting the Grand National Series with Lee Petty winning that first race in Richmond. The original track was paved in 1968. In 1988, the track was re-designed into its present D-shaped configuration


1980 Richmond 400, Background
The name for the raceway complex was "Strawberry Hill" until the Virginia State Fairgrounds site was bought out in 1999 and renamed the "Richmond International Raceway".


1980 Richmond 400, Race report
There were 35 American-born male drivers on the grid. Darrell Waltrip defeated Bobby Allison by 1.2 seconds in front of 17,000 people. Nine caution flags for 72 laps along with 19 different lead changes resulted in a race that lasted three hours and twelve minutes. Millikan flipped over the guardrail in Turn 3 after two other cars in front of him got together; he would eventually bow out of the race at lap 101.


1980 Richmond 400, Race report
While Waltrip would earn the pole position with a qualifying speed of 93.695 miles per hour (150.787 km/h) in his #88 Chevrolet Malibu vehicle, the average speed of the actual race was 67.703 miles per hour (108.957 km/h) Baxter Price achieved the last-place finish of the race due to a crash on lap 45 out of the 400 laps that day. Richard Childress (racing for himself at Richard Childress Racing) would be the last driver to actually finish the race. He would drive an Oldsmobile as opposed to the Chevrolet vehicles that he would own today.


1980 Richmond 400, Race report
Bill Hollar ends up sidelined by a mechanical gremlin as he makes his final NASCAR Winston Cup start. He'd attempt a few races later in the 1980s but didn't qualify for any of them.


1980 Richmond 400, Race report
Notable crew chiefs that fully participated in this race included Junie Donlavey, Joey Arrington, Darrell Bryant, Dale Inman, Bud Moore, Tim Brewer, Kirk Shelmerdine, Jake Elder among others.


1980 Richmond 400, Race report
Tommy Houston would make his NASCAR debut here while Joey Arrington would retire here. Joe Booher would make his best career finish here.


1980 Richmond Spiders football team
The 1980 Richmond Spiders football team represented Richmond College during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Spiders were led by first-year head coach Dal Shealy and played their home games at City Stadium. The Spiders finished with a 5–6 record.


1980 Robinsons South Pacific Classic
The 1980 Robinsons South Pacific Classic was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tournament held on outdoor grass courts at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that was part of the  1980 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 6 October until 12 October 1980. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title.


1980 Robinsons South Pacific Classic, Finals, Doubles
John McEnroe /  Matt Mitchell defeated  Phil Dent /  Rod Frawley 8–6


1980 Roller Hockey World Cup
The 1980 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twenty-fourth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 16 national teams (6 from Europe, 4 from South America, 2 from North America, 2 from Asia and 2 from Oceania). All the games were played in the city of Talcahuano, in Chile, the chosen city to host the World Cup.


1980 Romania rugby union tour of Ireland
The 1980 Romania rugby union tour of Ireland was a series of six matches played by the Romania national rugby union team in Ireland and England in October 1980. The tour was essentially a visit to Ireland, with a single match against Leicester (to celebrate that club's centenary) being played in England. Romania won four of their six matches, lost one and drew the other. The draw came in the international match against Ireland, which the home team did not consider a full international match. This was rated a major result for Romania, who were hopeful at the time of joining the Five Nations Championship, and the Rothmans Rugby Yearbook's review of the tour stated that "any lingering doubts about the ability of the Romanians to pose a challenge to the home countries were dispelled".


1980 Romanian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 9 March 1980. The Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy, dominated by the Romanian Communist Party and including other mass organisations, was the only organisation that contested the election. No prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's approval. The Front won all 369 seats in the Great National Assembly.


1980 Romanian legislative election, Electoral system
Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote. If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met. Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.


1980 Romanian local elections
Local elections were held in the Socialist Republic of Romania on 9 March 1980.


1980 Romanian local elections
A mandate represented two and a half years, according to 1965 Constitution of Romania.


1980 Romanian presidential election
A presidential election was held in the Socialist Republic of Romania on 28 March 1980.


1980 Romanian presidential election
Nicolae Ceaușescu was re-elected by the Great National Assembly as the President of Romania during its meeting of 28 March 1980; he was the only candidate.


1980 Rose Bowl
The 1980 Rose Bowl was It was the 66th edition of the college football bowl game,  played on Tuesday, January 1, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The USC Trojans, champions of the Pacific-10 Conference, defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, champions of the Big Ten Conference, 17–16.


1980 Rose Bowl
USC's Heisman Trophy running back Charles White was named the  Player of the Game (for a second time, having shared the previous game's award with Rick Leach), rushing for a record 247 yards, including the game-winning touchdown with little more than a minute remaining in the contest.


1980 Rose Bowl
Ohio State went into the game with an 11–0 record, and was one of two undefeated and untied teams in the nation, along with Alabama. Had the Buckeyes won the game, they would have likely won at least a share of the national championship, as they were ranked first in the AP Poll at kickoff.


1980 Rose Bowl
The game received a 28.6 Nielsen Rating, making it one of the highest-rated college football games of all time.


1980 Rose Bowl
USC, having suffered a shocking 21–21 tie with Stanford (a home game in which they led 21–0 at halftime) that cost them the #1 ranking in mid-October, was runner-up in both final polls, behind Alabama.


1980 Rose Bowl
This was the sixth consecutive Rose Bowl win for the Pac-10, with ten wins in the last eleven.


1980 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship
The 1980 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship, was held from 17–21 March at the Perth Ice Rink in Perth, Scotland.


1980 Royal Tru-Orange season
The 1980 Royal Tru-Orange season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Beginning the Third Conference, the ballclub will be known as San Miguel Beermen, a beer brand long been used by the company in the MICAA will finally makes its debut in the PBA.


1980 Royal Tru-Orange season, Summary
The defending champions bring back Otto Moore as their import in the Open Conference along with Bubba Wilson, a one-time backcourt man of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. The Orangemen lost their first game to U-Tex but pick up their first win of the season four days after against Toyota Tamaraws, 93-84 on March 22. RTO ends up last in the conference and tied with Tanduay at the bottom of the standings after 18 games in the eliminations.


1980 Royal Tru-Orange season, Summary
San Miguel advances in the round of six of the All-Filipino Conference and the Beermen lost all their five assignments in the quarterfinal phase of the tournament.


1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Frank R. Burns, the Scarlet Knights compiled a 7–4 record while competing as an independent and outscored their opponents 279 to 156. The team's statistical leaders included Ed McMichael with 1,761 passing yards, Albert Ray with 778 rushing yards, and Tim Odell with 718 receiving yards.


1980 SANFL Grand Final
The 1980 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Port Adelaide beat Norwood by 81 to 63.


1980 SANFL season
The 1980 South Australian National Football League season was the 101st season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.


1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament took place on February 27 – March 1, 1980, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex. The LSU Tigers, who represent Louisiana State University, won the tournament by beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the championship game. LSU also received the SEC’s automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.


1980 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament took place on February 7-10, 1980 in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was the first SEC women's basketball tournament in history.


1980 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
Tennessee won the tournament by beating Ole Miss in the championship game.


1980 SMU Mustangs football team
The 1980 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1980 SMU Mustangs football team, Season summary, Texas
It was SMU's first win versus Texas in 14 years.


1980 Sacramento State Hornets football team
The 1980 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented Sacramento State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season.


1980 Sacramento State Hornets football team
Sacramento State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Hornets were led by third-year head coach Bob Mattos. They played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7, 1–4 FWC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 161–185 for the season.


1980 Sacramento State Hornets football team, Team players in the NFL
No Sacramento State players were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.


1980 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election
General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 18 February 1980. Although the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party won a plurality of the elected seats, the People's Action Movement were able to form a coalition government with a one-seat majority and PAM leader Kennedy Simmonds became Premier. Voter turnout was 74.5%.


1980 Samoa National League
The 1980 Samoa National League, or also known as the Upolo First Division, was the 2nd edition of the Samoa National League, the top league of the Football Federation Samoa. Vaivase-tai won their second title, eventually becoming the second in a three title streak.


1980 San Diego Chargers season
The 1980 San Diego Chargers season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League (NFL), and its 21st overall. The team failed to improve on their 12–4 record in 1979 and finished 11–5, though they were awarded the top seed in the AFC for the second consecutive season and won their first playoff game in 17 years. In the Divisional Round against Buffalo, a 50-yard touchdown pass from Fouts to Ron Smith in the final 3 minutes of the game lifted the Chargers to a 20–14 win. In the AFC Championship Game, big plays and turnovers got the Chargers down, 28 to 7. The Chargers comeback fell short as the Raiders hung on to win 34–27, with Oakland running out the final 7 minutes of the 4th quarter.


1980 San Diego Chargers season
The Chargers finished #1 in total offense and #2 in scoring. Dan Fouts broke his own record with 4,715 yards passing, and threw 30 touchdowns. His average of 294.7 yards per game also broke Joe Namath's record, and he threw for 583 more yards than his nearest rival, Cleveland's Brian Sipe. Second-year tight end Kellen Winslow had a breakout year; he, together with established wideouts John Jefferson and Charlie Joiner, dominated the NFL's receiving stats. Jefferson had 1,340 yards, Winslow 1,290 and Joiner 1,132 – they ranked 1st, 2nd and 4th in the league, and were the first trio of teammates to post 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. Winslow was the league leader in receptions (89); Jefferson was top in receiving touchdowns (13).


1980 San Diego Chargers season
The running game was less impressive, but was bolstered when running back Chuck Muncie was acquired in a trade from the New Orleans Saints after four games. He averaged 4.9 yards per carry, and led the team with 659 yards.


1980 San Diego Chargers season
The Achilles heel of the Charger offense was turnovers. They threw 26 interceptions, lost 22 fumbles and led the league with 48 total giveaways, including 7 in three separate games.


1980 San Diego Chargers season
The defensive unit finished #6, leading the NFL with 60 sacks. Gary "Big Hands" Johnson had 17+1⁄2, an unofficial club record (sacks were not officially recorded until 1982). Johnson along with fellow defensive lineman Louie Kelcher and Fred Dean were all named starters in that season's Pro Bowl, a rarity for three defensive lineman from the same team. That season, the Chargers' line—which included Leroy Jones—was nicknamed the Bruise Brothers, coined from a popular act at the time, The Blues Brothers. Glen Edwards led the team with 5 interceptions. Kicker Rolf Benirschke returned from his illness of the previous season but had the lowest field goal conversion percentage of his career to that point, making 24 of 36.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1
Four touchdown passes from Dan Fouts saw the Chargers to an easy win on opening day. It was 3–3 early in the 2nd quarter when Woodrow Lowe sparked San Diego with a blocked punt, setting them up at the Seattle five-yard line. Fouts found Greg McCrary three plays later for the opening touchdown. On the next two Chargers possessions, Joiner and Jefferson got on the scoresheet, and the lead was 24–3 at halftime.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1
Pete Shaw's interception set up another Jefferson touchdown as San Diego eased to victory in the second half. The receiver caught 6 passes for 103 yards and 2 TDs. John Cappelletti rushed 16 times for 112 yards.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2
Tight end Kellen Winslow had a breakout performance as the Chargers edged an overtime epic. Oakland attempted field goals on their first three possessions, but Chris Bahr only converted one of them, while Rolf Benirschke made a club-record 52-yarder; it was 3–3 midway through the 2nd quarter. Clarence Williams then lost a fumble in his own territory, but Bob Horn pounced on a mishandled snap a play later to win possession back. Following this reprieve, the Chargers drove 63 yards, Jefferson scoring with 48 seconds left in the half. That proved to be enough time for the Raiders, who moved from their own 18 to the Charger 48, from where Dan Pastorini found Cliff Branch for a game-tying touchdown with 6 seconds on the clock.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2
Fouts gave an error-strewn performance during the 3rd quarter. He lost a fumble, which was run back for a Raider touchdown, and threw four interceptions, three in Oakland territory to end scoring chances, and a fourth which set up a field goal try for Bahr. This kick was no good from 53 yards, and the Chargers drove 56 yards in 5 plays to tie the game, Winslow scoring from 25 yards out. Oakland responded quickly, reaching a 1st and 10 at the Charger 19 before Glen Edwards intercepted Pastorini. San Diego made the most of the reprieve, going 80 yards in 12 plays, including a 22-yard completion from Fouts to Winslow and a 4-yard touchdown run from Williams with 2:00 on the clock.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2
Trailing 24–17, Oakland reached a 1st and 10 from the San Diego 16, from where Pastorini threw two incompletions before Gary Johnson sacked him for a loss of 7 and temporarily knocked him out of the game. Backup Jim Plunkett was then sacked by Johnson on 4th down, but the apparent game-clinching play was ruled out by penalty, and Plunkett threw the game-tying touchdown a play later. With 33 seconds on the clock, there was still time for Fouts to connect on three straight passes, giving Benirschke a chance to win the game from 51 yards out. The kick came up short and right, sending the game into overtime.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2
Oakland won the toss. Pastorini returned, but was intercepted again by Edwards on the first play of the extra period. Fouts, however then threw his fifth pick of the game, giving the Raiders a golden chance at the San Diego 46. They drove as far as the 32, from where Bahr tried a 50-yard game-winner. Mike Williams partially blocked the kick, giving Bahr his fourth miss of the game. Fouts connected with Joiner for 28 yards on the next drive, and the Chargers reached a 3rd and 11 at the Raider 24. Fouts then lofted a high pass to Jefferson just short of the end. The receiver leapt to make the catch, fell at the one-yard line and rolled over the goalline untouched for the winner, 8:09 into overtime.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2
Fouts had an eventful day, completing 29 of 44 for a club-record 387 yards, 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Winslow had 9 catches for 132 yards and a touchdown; Jefferson had 9 for 110 yards and two scores. San Diego won despite losing the turnover battle 7–4. To date, this is the last win by a Chargers team over an eventual Super Bowl champion.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3
For the second straight week, San Diego played in a turnover-riddled game – this time, they won that battle 7–3, and had the game safe with time to spare. On the opening possession, Benirschke broke the Charger record for longest field goal for the second consecutive week, this time converting from 53 yards out. After Denver tied the scores, a 41-yard connection between Fouts and Winslow had San Diego back in Bronco territory, but Fouts was intercepted. Fred Dean won possession back when he recovered an errant snap, and John Cappelletti scored his first Charger touchdown at the end of a 48-yard drive.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3
Another Fouts interception led to a Denver field goal, but the tables soon turned. First, Woodrow Lowe intercepted Matt Robinson, and ran the ball back 28 yards to the Denver 22. Fouts found Joiner in the end zone on the very next play. Denver then reached the Charger 45, but a Gary Johnson sack pushed them back 9 yards, and Edwards picked off a Robinson pass two plays later, returning it 68 yards for a touchdown. Benirschke added another field goal before halftime, pushing the lead to 27–6. Denver's attempts to come back in the second half were foiled by a further four interceptions.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3
Edwards had two of the Chargers' total of six interceptions. Johnson had four sacks in the first half alone, and the team finished with six.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4
Turnovers were again the key, as San Diego defeated the winless Chiefs. After five punts to start the game, Louie Kelcher recovered a fumble at the Kansas City 3, and Cappelletti scored on the next play. The Chiefs went 80 yards to tie the scores, but Kellen Winslow scored on consecutive drives to break the game open: his first touchdown was set up by Hal Stringert's fumble recovery, the second by Jefferson's 42-yard reception. Benirschke completed the scoring early in the 3rd quarter, following a Kelcher interception.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4
After completing a clean sweep of AFC West opponents in the first four weeks, San Diego were now two games clear in the division.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5
A 4th quarter collapse cost San Diego in the battle of the last two unbeaten AFC teams. They had capitalised on short fields in taking a 14–3 lead early in the 2nd quarter. First, Lowe forced Bills' running back Joe Cribbs to fumble, with Willie Buchanon recovering at the Buffalo 44 – that led to Winslow's touchdown catch on 3rd and goal from the 4. Then Buchanon pressured Buffalo's punter, forcing him to run; he was stopped well short of a first down, and San Diego took over at the Buffalo 29. That led to a 5-yard Jefferson touchdown, again on 3rd and goal. The Bills responded with a field goal, then blocked a punt by Rick Partridge and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown. A Benirschke field goal made it 17–13 at the break.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5
Mike Williams blocked a punt at the start of the second half, but the Chargers came up empty handed after Benirschke missed from 31 yards out. However, Clarence Williams scored from the 4 on their next drive, and the lead was 24–12. Buffalo gambled on 4th and 1 from the Charger 10 early in the 4th quarter, but Cribbs was stuffed for no gain. However, there was yet another problem punt soon afterwards, Partridge struggling to field a high snap and getting tackled well behind the line. That set of a Bills touchdown on 4th and 3 from the 9. On the next play from scrimmage, Fouts was intercepted, and Cribbs scored the winner five plays later. These two Buffalo scores came 3:15 apart, after drives covering 16 and 21 yards.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5
San Diego looked to respond quickly, but Winslow fumbled after what would have been a first down reception at the Bill 25. Buffalo then picked up three first downs to run out the final 4:38 from the clock.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6
A pair of huge 4th quarter plays turned a back-and-forth encounter decisively in Oakland's favour. Kenny King rushed 31 yards for a touchdown on the Raiders' opening possession, before San Diego tied the scores, Cappelletti scoring the play after a 34-yard Jefferson reception. Fouts then fumbled away a good scoring chance for the Chargers, and the teams exchanged field goals. Another long touchdown restored Oakland's lead at halftime, a 43-yard connection from Plunkett to Branch.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6
Oakland doubled their lead on the first drive of the second half, going 68 yards in 13 plays, but San Diego's response was swift, three Fouts completions covering 71 yards, the last 25 to Jefferson. Hal Stringert recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, but Cappelletti fumbled the ball back four plays later. The reprieve was temporary for Oakland; they went three-and-out, and Dan Fouts sneaked across the goaline seven plays later, on 4th and goal.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6
Level at 24–24, the Chargers appeared to have momentum, but conceded 14 points in the next 23 seconds. On the next play from scrimmage, King broke off left tackle and went 89 yards for a touchdown, shrugging off a tackle by Pete shaw at the Charger 40. Chuck Muncie mishandled the ensuing kickoff, and Oakland recovered in the end zone to fully restore their 14-point advantage. Fourteen minutes still remained in the 4th quarter, and the Chargers penetrated Oakland territory on each of their three remaining possessions, but were foiled by a fumble, a turnover on downs and an interception.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6
Fouts narrowly beat his own Charger single-game passing yardage record, going 23 of 39 for 388 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Joiner had 8 receptions for 135 yards, while Jefferson contributed 5 for 114 and a touchdown. With the win, Oakland closed to within a game at the top of the AFC West.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7
San Diego enjoyed utter dominance as they posted their widest margin of victory since 1969. With New York offering little on offense, the Chargers could afford to turn the ball over twice in the first half and still lead 21–0, with Cappelletti, Jefferson and Joiner all scoring. The lone Giants touchdown was set up by a special teams error, Partridge mishandling a snap near his goal line, but Cappelletti soon found the end zone again, with John Floyd and (for the first time as a Charger) Chuck Muncie also getting on the scoresheet.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7
Dan Fouts finished with 26 completions from 41 attempts, for 444 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception, breaking the club record for passing yards in a game for the third time that season, and the second week in a row. This new total would not be surpassed until 2010. San Diego also boasted three 100-yard receivers for the first time: Joiner, 10 for 107 yards and a touchdown; Jefferson, 5 for 107 yards and a touchdown; Winslow, 6 for 102 yards. The Chargers outgained New York 567–206.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8
A turnover-riddled second half saw the Chargers slip into a tie with Oakland atop the AFC West. The Cowboys benefitted from an interception as they led 7–3 after the 1st quarter. The tide turned San Diego's way after a fluke play, a pass deflecting from Joiner straight to Jefferson, who went in untouched for a 58-yard touchdown. Only three plays later, Lowe intercepted Danny White and ran it back 16 yards for another score. Dallas scored a touchdown on their next possession, but the Chargers came straight back with a long completion to Joiner and a Winslow touchdown – they led 24–14 at the break.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8
The game soon turned in the second half, however. Dallas scored 28 unanswered points, while the Chargers turned the ball over on six consecutive possessions – three fumbles followed by three interceptions. The most notable of these came when Winslow made a juggling 65-yard catch but lost the ball when tackled by the last man – it was only 35–24 at that point, early in the 4th quarter. As it was, there was 1:41 left on the clock when Winslow scored the final Charger touchdown.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8
It was another incident-packed game for Fouts, who finished 21 of 44 for 371 yards, 3 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Jefferson had 8 catches for 160 yards and a touchdown, his third 100-yard game in a row, while Winslow caught 5 passes for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9
Pete Shaw's three interceptions helped the Chargers to a one-sided victory. San Diego themselves conceded no turnovers, after giving up 7 the previous week and 20 through their last four games. Mike Thomas and Kellen Winslow both scored as San Diego went up 17–0, and they weren't troubled by a Bengals touchdown before halftime, Jefferson adding two more to his season tally in the third quarter. Winslow had a big day, with 9 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10
Despite more than doubling both the yardage of (459–219), and the first downs (26–11) of Denver, San Diego suffered their fourth loss in six games, and slipped behind the surging Raiders. While the Chargers missed two field goals and committed three turnovers, Denver made the most of their chances and led 20–6 early in the 4th quarter. Fouts led three drives into Denver territory after that, but the first two ended with 4th down incompletions. The third led to Jefferson's short touchdown reception, but only 1:26 remained by then, and San Diego didn't get the ball back.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10
Fouts completed 29 of 45 passes, for 363 yards, a touchdown and an interception, while Joiner had 9 catches for 127 yards. Chuck Muncie had his first 100-yard game in a Charger uniform, gaining 115 yards on 23 carries.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11
With Dan Fouts throwing no touchdowns for the first time all season, San Diego's rushing attack came to the fore. The Chargers trailed 7–0 when Chiefs QB Steve Fuller was sacked by Lowe, forcing a fumble that Gary Johnson recovered at the Kansas City 21. Mike Thomas scored five plays later, though a failed extra point kept the team behind. Benirschke also missed field goal attempts of 43, 35, 44 and 50 yards, giving him a streak over six consecutive misses over two games. Fouts also squandered a scoring chance with an end zone interception in the second quarter.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11
Despite the errors, San Diego steadily took control of the game. Kansas City never crossed the Charger 45 after their early scoring drive, and the Chargers scored twice in the second half. Firstly, they mixed six passes with five runs in an 80-yard drive that Thomas capped with his second touchdown. Later, they ran eight times on a 10-play, 59-yard drive, with Clarence Williams scoring an insurance touchdown 6:21 from time.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11
The defense sacked Fuller five times (Leroy Jones had two of them), and forced six fumbles, three of which the Chargers recovered. Thomas finished with 27 carries, 109 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most as a Charger in each statistic.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12
Rolf Benirschke atoned for his recent misses with the game-winner, as San Diego edged the Dolphins in overtime. Terry Robiskie put Miami ahead on the game's opening drive, but San Diego responded by going 73 yards in 11 plays, Fouts finding Clarence Williams to tie the scores, 7–7. The Dolphins threatened to score again on their next possession, but Jones forced David Woodley to fumble in Charger territory, and Johnson recovered. Woodley was intercepted by Willie Buchanon on the next Miami drive, and Benirschke kick San Diego ahead. Woodley then made amends with a touchdown pass, before Muncie broke off a 53-yard run, and Joiner scored five plays later. A Dolphin field goal made it 17–17 at the break.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12
In the 3rd quarter, the Chargers went 65 yards in 8 plays following a missed Miami field goal, and Jefferson gave them the lead. The Dolphins responded by driving all the way to the Charger one-yard line, where Louie Kelcher stuffed Robiskie on 4th and goal. However, the Dolphins converted two 4th downs on their next drive, and tied the scores with 1:21 to play. San Diego reached the Miami 41 in response, but Fouts threw four incompletions; Miami drove to midfield, but Woodley was sacked by Charles DeJurnett as time expired.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12
San Diego won the toss in overtime, but their opening drive stalled at the Dolphin 42, and Partridge's punt went into the end zone for a touchback. Woodley led Miami to a 3rd and 5 at their own 37, from where his pass was intercepted by Lowe and run back 28 yards to the 12. Benirschke hit the winner from 28 yards out, four plays later.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12
Jones had two sacks for the second week in a row. Three days later, Oakland's six-game winning streak came to an end in Philadelphia, leaving both the Raiders and Chargers at 8–4.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13
San Diego survived a late scare before beating the team with the best record in the NFL. Philadelphia entered the game with an 11–1 record and an eight-game winning streak, but the Chargers struck for a big gain on the game's opening play, Fouts working the pump fake and finding Jefferson along the right sideline for 50 yards. Winslow scored a 14-yard touchdown two plays later and San Diego were ahead to stay, only 63 seconds into the game. After a Benirschke field goal, Fouts pump faked again, this time hitting Joiner for 51 yards along the left sideline. Aa before, Winslow capitalised two plays later, this time from 17 yards out. Benirschke added another field goal as time expired in the half, and it was 19–0.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13
On the first possession of the 3rd quarter, Philadelphia fooled the Chargers with a fake punt, and ultimately drove 80 yards in 15 plays for a touchdown. San Diego reached the red zone in response, but Mike Thomas threw an interception on a trick play. However, they did add another field goal on their next drive, and then forced a punt, leaving them with both possession of the ball and a 15-point lead, with 11:13 on the clock.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13
The complexion of the game then changed rapidly: Muncie fumbled on the next play, and Ron Jaworski threw a touchdown the play after that. San Diego then went three and out, and the Eagles pulled within a point with another Jaworski TD pass. This final Eagle touchdown drive took them six minutes, despite only covering 58 yards. Taking over at their own 7 with 2:41 to play, San Diego had only to gain a single first down with a Fouts-to-Winslow completion, and could then run the clock out.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13
Gary Johnson had three sacks. Fouts completed 20 of 28 for 342 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions, and Jefferson caught 8 passes for 164 yards.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14
San Diego committed seven turnovers for the 3rd time in the 1980 season, as they slipped to a shock defeat against the 3–10 Redskins. On the first San Diego possession, Joe Lavender made the first of three interceptions on the day and ran the ball back 51 yards for a touchdown. It was soon 14–0, but Greg McCrary caught a 28-yard touchdown reception in response, and the Chargers trailed by a manageable 20–10 at halftime.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14
On the opening possession of the second half, San Diego drove from their 10 to the Washington 4-yard line, with Winslow catching a 42-yard pass. However, Fouts threw his fourth interception of the game and the chance was wasted. The Redskins added two more field goals before Hank Bauer scored his only touchdown of the season, making it 26–17 with most of the 4th quarter to go. The Charger defense then appeared to have made a red zone stop, but Wilbur Young jumped offside on a field goal attempt, and Washington scored the crucial touchdown a play later.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14
Despite the defeat, San Diego remained tied atop the AFC West, as Oakland lost to Dallas later in the day.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15
Point differential was significant coming into this game – if San Diego and Oakland both won their remaining two games, divisional net points would decide the division winner. There, the Chargers had a 19-point advantage, and both teams would play their final divisional games in Week 15.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15
San Diego piled up 290 yards of offense in the first half; they could afford to turn the ball over twice inside the Seattle 10 (one Fouts interception, one Muncie fumble), and still lead 21–0, with Muncie scoring twice and Jefferson once. They were less impressive in the second half, gaining only two first downs from their first four possessions, while Seattle pulled seven points back. They did manage a 15-play, 86-yard drive in the 4th quarter, but Benirschke missed from close range, and Seattle scored another touchdown on the final play of the game. The reduced margin of victory proved to be enough to claim the tiebreaker, as Oakland could only beat Denver by three points later in the day.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15
Fouts was 28 of 42 for 339 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, with Jefferson catching 8 for 113 yards and a touchdown. DeJurnett had 2.5 sacks.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16
This was the final Monday Night Football game of the season, so the Chargers knew the stakes beforehand – a win would make them AFC West champions and the #1 seed in the conference, but a loss would see them miss the playoffs entirely. The Steelers, by contrast, had already been eliminated, after winning the previous two Super Bowls.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16
San Diego moved the ball well in the first half, their three drives covering 66, 81 and 74 yards. However, they broke down in the red zone each time, settling for three Benirschke field goals and a 9–3 halftime lead. Winslow caught a 59-yard pass on the opening possession of the 3rd quarter, and the Chargers reached 4th and goal at the one yard line; they opted to go for it, and Fouts sneaked in the game's opening touchdown. The Steelers responded in kind, but San Diego used another long field goal drive to make it a two-score game again. The defense then made a crucial stop, Terry Bradshaw throwing incomplete on 4th and 3 from the Charger 20. After an exchange of punts, San Diego went 64 yards for the clinching touchdown, scored by Muncie with 3:22 on the clock.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16
The previous match between the sides had seen 12 total turnovers; this time there were none. San Diego used uncharacteristic ball-control offense, holding possession for 37:19. Dan Fouts was 21 of 37 for 308 yards, Winslow caught 10 passes for a career-high 171 yards, and Chuck Muncie rushed 26 times for 115 yards and a touchdown.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Bills at Chargers
A late touchdown by little-used wide receiver Ron Smith gave the Chargers their first playoff win since the 1963 AFL Championship Game.


1980 San Diego Chargers season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Conference Championships: Raiders at Chargers
San Diego's season ended in defeat, as an attempted comeback from 28–7 down fell short.


1980 San Diego Padres season
The 1980 San Diego Padres season was the 12th season in franchise history.


1980 San Diego Padres 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 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 1980 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).


1980 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his eight and final year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 4–4 WAC).


1980 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1980, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1980 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1980 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League and their 35th overall. This was both Bill Walsh's and Joe Montana's second season with the team. The 49ers looked to improve on their previous output of 2–14 (which they had earned in both of the two previous seasons). They failed to make the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season, but they did improve to 6–10.


1980 San Francisco 49ers season
On December 7, 1980, the 49ers staged the greatest come from behind victory in the history of the NFL's regular season. The 49ers rallied from 28 points down to defeat the New Orleans Saints by a score of 38–35 in Week Fourteen.


1980 San Francisco 49ers season, Schedule, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints
The 49ers fought a 28-point deficit in the second half to win in overtime 38–35. The game was named as #8 on NFL Top 10 on Top Ten Comebacks.


1980 San Francisco Giants season
The 1980 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 98th season in Major League Baseball, their 23rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 21st at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a 75–86 record, 17 games behind the Houston Astros.


1980 San Francisco Giants 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 San Francisco Giants 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 San Francisco State Gators football team
The 1980 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season.


1980 San Francisco State Gators football team
San Francisco State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The Gators were led by head coach Vic Rowen in his 20th year at the helm. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of three wins, six losses and one tie (3–6–1, 2–3 FWC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 169–201.


1980 San Francisco State Gators football team, Team players in the NFL
No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.


1980 San Jose Earthquakes season
The 1980 San Jose Earthquakes season was the franchise's seventh in the North American Soccer League. They finished fourth inthe Western Division of the American Conference.


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


1980 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 1980 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Jack Elway, in his second year at San Jose State, and the team played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1980 season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 3–2 PCAA).


1980 San Jose State Spartans football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1980, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1980 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
The 1980 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election was held on November 4, 1980 to elect the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was held as part of the 1980 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Hernán Padilla, a member of the New Progressive Party.


1980 Santiago International Championships
The 1980 Santiago International Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Santiago, Chile that was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 November through 30 November 1980. Third-seeded Víctor Pecci won the singles title.


1980 Santiago International Championships, Finals, Doubles
Ricardo Ycaza /  Belus Prajoux defeated  Carlos Kirmayr /  João Soares 4–6, 7–6, 6–4


1980 Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire
The Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire was a structure fire that occurred on May 31, 1980, in the basement of the Queen's Hotel, 1st Avenue South, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. For the first time in Saskatoon's history, two firefighters were killed while attempting to extinguish the flames; Victor James Budz and Dennis Aron Guenter. In 2016, a memorial plaque was unveiled at the site of the fire, now the Scotiabank Theatre.


1980 Scheldeprijs
The 1980 Scheldeprijs was the 67th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 29 July 1980. The race was won by Ludo Peeters.


1980 Scottish Cup Final
The 1980 Scottish Cup Final was played on 10 May 1980 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 95th Scottish Cup competition. Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers contested the match, which Celtic won 1–0 after extra time. Rioting after the end of the match, involving both sets of supporters, resulted in the sale of alcohol being banned at sporting events in Scotland.


1980 Scottish Cup Final, Match details
The match represented a last chance of success in the 1979–80 season for the traditionally dominant Old Firm, as Aberdeen had won the Scottish league championship. Celtic had finished above Rangers in the league, but Rangers went into the match as bookmakers' favourites because Celtic were missing Tom McAdam, Roddie MacDonald and Jim Casey from their lineup due to injury.


1980 Scottish Cup Final, Match details
Roy Aitken and Mike Conroy were drafted into the Celtic team as makeshift central defenders, but they were effective in nullifying the Rangers attack. There was not much incident in the game, which finished goalless after the regulation 90 minutes. This necessitated an extra time period of 30 minutes, during which Celtic scored the only and therefore winning goal of the match. Danny McGrain took a shot that looked to be heading wide, but George McCluskey redirected the ball past Peter McCloy and into the goal.


1980 Scottish Cup Final, Riot
The match is also remembered for a riot that followed its conclusion, which BBC News described in 2011 as the "most infamous case of disorder" in an Old Firm match. Rival fans battled on the Hampden Park pitch and mounted police attempted to defuse the trouble, which was largely attributed to the excessive consumption of alcohol.


1980 Scottish Cup Final, Riot
After winning the match, the Celtic players went to celebrate with their supporters, as was the normal practice. The SFA had given both teams permission to parade the Scottish Cup trophy on the pitch after the match, as they had recently installed a 10-foot-high perimeter fence around Hampden. Some of the Celtic supporters climbed over the perimeter fences and joined the players on the pitch. An investigation by the SFA executive committee found that this initial invasion of the pitch was "a spontaneous, if misguided, expression of joy."


1980 Scottish Cup Final, Riot
Some of the Rangers fans had stayed behind, despite their team's defeat. One of the Celtic fans ran to the end of the stadium inhabited by the Rangers fans, and kicked a ball into the goal at that end. In response to this, some Rangers fans invaded the pitch to charge at the Celtic fans, who in turn confronted their rivals. Bricks, bottles and cans were soon being thrown along with fans using iron bars and wooden staves from terracing frames as weapons. The police had insufficient manpower inside the stadium to quell the disorder. Match commentator Archie MacPherson described the riot as follows:


1980 Scottish Cup Final, Riot
This is like a scene now out of Apocalypse Now ... We've got the equivalent of Passchendaele and that says nothing for Scottish football. At the end of the day, let's not kid ourselves. These supporters hate each other.


1980 Scottish Cup Final, Riot
Both clubs were fined £20,000 after the events and more than 200 arrests were made in the Hampden area. Celtic blamed Strathclyde Police for their handling of the riot. The vast majority of the police officers on duty were outside the ground after the match, to prevent any trouble in the streets surrounding Hampden Park. The police and the SFA had assumed that the perimeter fences would prevent fans from invading the pitch, but they were later described as being completely inadequate. The police blamed Celtic fans for the disorder, a position Rangers concurred with. In response, Celtic cited the underlying hostility between the two sets of fans, caused by the sectarianism in Glasgow. Celtic chairman Desmond White also cited the fact that Celtic fielded a mixture of Catholics and Protestants in their team, inferring that the problem was not caused by his club.


1980 Scottish Cup Final, Riot
George Younger, the Secretary of State for Scotland, blamed alcohol and the actions of the Celtic players for the riot. An Act of Parliament was passed that banned the sale of alcoholic beverages within Scottish sports grounds. The ban was partially lifted in 2007 by Cabinet Secretary for Justice Kenny MacAskill, to allow the sale of alcohol at international rugby union matches played at Murrayfield Stadium.


1980 Scottish Cup Final, Riot
The Scottish Rugby Union had lobbied the Scottish Parliament for the law to be changed, as they believed that they had lost out on the right to host the 2003 Challenge Cup Final due to it. Subsequent to the easing of the ban, Motherwell chairman John Boyle called for it to be lifted entirely. Ahead of the 2011 Scottish League Cup Final, it was reported by the Scotland On Sunday that VIP hospitality packages could be purchased allowing "unlimited" consumption of alcohol at bars within Hampden Park. These transactions do not contravene the legislation because the sale of alcohol is still permitted in hospitality areas with no direct sight of the pitch.


1980 Scottish League Cup Final
The 1980 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 6 December 1980, at Dens Park in Dundee and was the final of the 35th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was a Dundee derby contested by Dundee United and Dundee. Dundee United won the match 3–0 thanks to goals by Davie Dodds and Paul Sturrock (2). This was United's second senior trophy victory following success the previous season in the same tournament. Dundee's Billy Williamson was playing against his previous club.


1980 Scottish League Cup Final, Background
In the build up to the match The Glasgow Herald writer Jim Reynolds stated that he could not recall a major final in Scotland, including those contested by the Old Firm, which had attracted so much interest. Describing Dundee as the "football capital of Scotland" for the day of the match, Reynolds noted that the match had some features of a David vs Goliath struggle, albeit one with a difference as the two teams fortunes seemed to have switched over the previous few years.


1980 Scottish League Cup Final, Background
United who were the holders of the trophy had traditionally been the weaker side in Dundee, but were enjoying a period of success. By contrast, Dundee had for most of their history been the more successful club, but were now no longer in the top flight. This made United favourites with bookmakers and Reynolds also expected them to win.


1980 Scottish local elections
There were elections for the Scottish district councils in 1980.


1980 Scottish local elections
These were the third elections held to the 53 district councils established by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The previous elections had been held in 1977. The elections took place a year after the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher had come to power. The local elections, which also took place in England and Wales, were seen as the first electoral test of the Thatcher ministry.


1980 Scottish local elections, Background
The poll was held on 1 May and all 1,182 district council seats were to be filled. Districts formed the second tier in local government in Scotland under the 1975 reorganisation, with regional councils forming the upper tier. It was intended that elections would normally take place on a four-year cycle. Regional elections were also to be on a four-year cycle, held midway between district elections.


1980 Scottish local elections, Party performance
Labour had a very good electoral performance, more than regaining the ground they had lost at the 1977 elections. They gained 18 councils:  3 from the Scottish National Party, one from Liberals and 14 from no overall control. Notable gains were the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow. The Conservatives suffered the loss of Edinburgh but held another six councils. The SNP vote collapsed and they lost control of the three councils they controlled. In a number of councils all of the party's sitting councillors were defeated, most notably in Glasgow where they lost all 16 seats they held. The Liberal Party lost the only council they controlled.


1980 Scottish local elections, Results by council area
The seats on each council before and after the election were as follows:


1980 Seattle Mariners season
The Seattle Mariners 1980 season was their fourth since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 7th in the American League West with a record of 59–103 (.364).


1980 Seattle Mariners season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


1980 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1980 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's fifth season in the National Football League.


1980 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1980 season was a strange season for the Seattle Seahawks. The team started off 4–3, then lost the remaining nine games of the season. They accumulated four road wins, but lost all eight regular season home games. The offense struggled, especially after losing Sherman Smith to a knee injury for the season. With the running game struggling, the team gave up 52 sacks, up from 23 in 1979. The offense went from 7th to 21st. Even though the defense improved from 27th to 13th, the Seahawks still gave up 405 points.


1980 Seattle Seahawks season
Memorable moments included a 26–7 win in Houston, intercepting Kenny Stabler five times; a 17–16 win in Kansas City (their last at Arrowhead Stadium until 1990); and a 14–0 win in Washington, with the offense rushing for over 220 yards.


1980 Seattle Seahawks season
More indicative of the season were the home losses: a week 1 34–13 rout at home inflicted by the Chargers, a 37–31 loss to the New England Patriots, featuring several lead changes, as the Seattle defense could not hold on; losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 31–30, after going into the 4th quarter with a 23–10 lead, and the Chiefs intercepting Jim Zorn a season-high five times, leading to 17 KC points. The low point of the season was a 27–21 loss to a struggling New York Giants team, one which finished 4–12 (although one was over the Cowboys). On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Seahawks 51–7, in Dallas, but many people believe the Giants loss was worse.


1980 Seattle Seahawks season
The successes of the 1978 and 1979 seasons were long forgotten by the season's end.


1980 Seattle Seahawks season, Schedule, Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.


1980 Segunda División de Chile
The 1980 Segunda División de Chile was the 29th season of the Segunda División de Chile.


1980 Seiko Classic
The 1980 Seiko Classic was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts at the Victoria Park Stadium in Hong Kong  and was part of the Colgate Series of the 1980 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the event and took place from 3 November until 9 November 1980. First-seeded Wendy Turnbull won the singles title.


1980 Seiko World Super Tennis
The 1980 Tokyo Indoor, also known by its sponsored name "Seiko World Super Tennis", was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Pool Arena in Tokyo, Japan that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. The tournament was held from 27 October through 2 November 1980. It was a major tournament of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and matches were the best of three sets. Second-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title and the accompanying $48,000 first-prize money.


1980 Seiko World Super Tennis, Finals, Doubles
Victor Amaya /  Hank Pfister defeated  Marty Riessen /  Sherwood Stewart 6–3, 3–6, 7–6


1980 Seiko World Super Tennis – Doubles
Marty Riessen and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions, but lost in the final this year.


1980 Seiko World Super Tennis – Doubles
Victor Amaya and Hank Pfister won the title, defeating Riessen and Stewart 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) in the final.


1980 Seiko World Super Tennis – Singles
Björn Borg was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.


1980 Seiko World Super Tennis – Singles
Jimmy Connors won the tournament, beating Tom Gullikson in the final, 6–1, 6–2.


1980 Senior League World Series
The 1980 Senior League World Series took place from August 18–23 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Pingtung, Taiwan defeated Kaneohe, Hawaii in the championship game. It was Taiwan's ninth straight championship.


1980 Senior PGA Tour
The 1980 Senior PGA Tour was the first season of the Senior PGA Tour (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of only four official money events with purses totalling $475,000, including two majors. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.


1980 Senior 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. Senior majors are shown in bold. Golfers winning on their Senior PGA Tour debut are shown in italics.


1980 Sheffield City Council election
Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 1 May 1980. The whole council was up for election, with the Attercliffe ward now merged into Darnall and Gleadless ward changed to Norton.


1980 Sheffield City Council election, Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:


1980 Silverstone 6 Hours
The 1980 Silverstone 6 Hours, was the fifth round of both the World Championship for Makes and FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers, and was held at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, on 11 May.


1980 Silverstone 6 Hours, Report, Entry
A total of 40 cars were entered for the event, across eight classes ranging through Group 2 up to Group 6. Of these 31 cars practised.


1980 Silverstone 6 Hours, Report, Qualifying
The Porsche 935 K3 of Porsche Kermer Racing, driven by John Fitzpatrick, partnered by Guy Edwards and Axel Plankenhorn took pole position. They were joined on the front row by the André Chavalley Racing’s ACR-Cosworth 80 of Patrick Gaillard, André Chevalley and Francois Trisconi.


1980 Silverstone 6 Hours, Report, Race
The race was held for 6 Hours, on Silverstone’s Grand Prix circuit, a distance of 1,106.6 km. Alain de Cadenet and Desiré Wilson took the winner spoils for the second round in a fortnight, for the de Cadenet team, driving their De Cadenet Lola-Cosworth LM1. The pair won in a time of 6hr 00:00.000mins., averaging a speed of 114.602ph. Whilst Wilson was driving, she lost the lead when she locked the brakes and was penalised one lap for missing the Woodcote chicane, but she produced a strong drive in spite of a misfire, to retake the lead 25 minutes remaining.


1980 Silverstone 6 Hours, Report, Race
In Italy, de Cadenet and Wilson had beaten Jürgen Barth and Henri Pescarolo in a Porsche 935K3. At Silverstone, Barth was second again, but this time sharing Siegfried Brunn’s amazing Porsche 908/3. Third but so nearly a late retirement, was the Porsche 935 of John Paul, Sr. and Brian Redman. Riccardo Patrese’s work Lancia Montecarlo crashed early in the race when its suspension broke up. But the sister car of Walter Röhrl and Michele Alboreto, streamed onto a class winning fourth place. The race was initially dominated by a brand new Kremer Porsche, destined for Le Mans and driven by pole-man Fitzpatrick, joined by Edwards and Plankenhorn. Unfortunately, the car retired.


1980 Singaporean general election
General elections were held in Singapore on 23 December 1980. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won all 75 seats, the last of four consecutive elections in which they repeated the feat. Voter turnout was 95.5%, although this figure represents the turnout in the 38 constituencies to be contested, with PAP candidates earning walkovers in the other 37. 685,141 voters out of the total electorate of 1,290,426 went to vote on the elections.


1980 Singaporean general election, Background
Prior to the election, a series of by-elections were called on 1977 and 1979 after two and seven MPs, respectively, were vacated; however, the ruling PAP won every seat, allowing nine new candidates, which include Devan Nair and Tony Tan (both would later go on to become Presidents of Singapore) to enter Parliament. During the election, PAP also introduced a few other prominent members, such as future ministers Lee Yock Suan and Shunmugam Jayakumar, as well as a backbencher (and later Progress Singapore Party secretary-general and a 2011 presidential candidate) Tan Cheng Bock.


1980 Singaporean general election, Background
On 2 April the following year, then-President of National Trades Union Congress, Phey Yew Kok, resigned his Boon Teck seat after Phey was initially charged from a funding fraud of trade union funds, and left Singapore to avoid a bail; however, Lee chose not to call a by-election in his place since the current Parliament term was due to end.


1980 Singaporean general election, Campaign
The school streaming system, as well as Phey's fraud, became highlights of the campaign for the election.


1980 Singaporean general election, Campaign
Independent candidate Chiam See Tong, who made his political debut in the previous election, founded Singapore Democratic Party on 8 September, and would later go on to win Potong Pasir Constituency on the 1984 election on his third attempt (his first attempt was in the by-election last year) after the retirement of incumbent and cabinet minister Howe Yoon Chong.


1980 Singaporean general election, Campaign
A total of 43 opposition candidates went on to contest in 38 constituencies, which was nearly half of the total, with United People's Front representing the most number of candidates at 14. This was the first election (of the only three in history, with the other being 2006 and 2011) none of the candidates run as Independents.


1980 Singaporean general election, Constituencies
Similar to previous elections, constituencies were either dissolved or created due to population. The constituencies which saw changes were:


1980 Skate Canada International
The 1980 Skate Canada International was held in Calgary, Alberta on October 30 – November 2. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.


1980 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship
This is a round-up of the 1980 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship. Curry had been relegated from Senior level the previous year, but their absence would be brief as they claimed the Championship, with Owenmore Gaels again the beaten finalists.


1980 Sligo Senior Football Championship
This is a round-up of the 1980 Sligo Senior Football Championship. St. Mary's retained the title after defeating Eastern Harps in the most one-sided final in the competition's history.


1980 Sligo Senior Football Championship, Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
Team:E. EamesC. O'DonnellJ. McNamaraK. DelaneyT. CarrollM. BarrettJ. McGowanM. LaffeyG. MonaghanE. McHale (1-3)B. MurphyG. Hennigan (1-1)E. Delahunt (3-1)Jim Kent (3-2)R. Henneberry


1980 Sligo Senior Football Championship, Sligo Senior Football Championship Final
Team:B. TanseyM. ReidF. CaseyD. GarvinM. HannonP. GallagherF. GallagherE. ClarkeR. TaylorD. O'HaraD. Johnson (0-1)S. Gallagher (0-1)P. Molloy (0-5)R. TanseyO. Garvin (1-0)


1980 Solomon Islands general election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 6 August 1980. They were the first since independence has been achieved two years earlier. The Solomon Islands United Party led by Prime Minister Peter Kenilorea emerged as the largest party, winning 16 of the 38 seats. Following the elections, Kenilorea was re-elected Prime Minister.


1980 Solomon Islands general election, Results
The election result in West Honiara was annulled by the Electoral Commission after the High Court ruled that the winning candidate Ben Gale had committed electoral offices. The by-election was held in August 1981 and was won by Gordon Billy Gatu of the National Democratic Party who received 681 votes to the 290 for Frank Saemala of the SIUP and 245 for Lilly Ogatina Poznanski, who ran as an independent.


1980 Solomon Islands general election, Aftermath
Following the elections Kenilorea was re-elected Prime Minister, defeating People's Alliance Party leader Solomon Mamaloni by 25 votes to 5. He formed a government with the support of a group of independents led by Francis Billy Hilly, who became Deputy Prime Minister.


1980 Sonoma State Cossacks football team
The 1980 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Sonoma State competed as an independent in 1980. This was the first year Sonoma State played intercollegiate football since they stopped the program after the 1971 season. The team was led by head coach Milt Cerf. Cerf was an insurance broker, who had agreed to fund the program himself in 1979. Cerf led the 1979 "club" team to a 3–3 record against junior colleges and freshmen teams.


1980 Sonoma State Cossacks football team
The 1980 Cossacks were again a club team and led by head coach Milt Cerf. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma State finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4). The Cossacks outscored their opponents 275–195 for the season.


1980 Sonoma State Cossacks football team, Team players in the NFL
No Sonoma State players were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.


1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America
The 1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America was a series of six matches played by the South Africa national rugby union team (the Springboks) in Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile in October 1980. The South Africa team won all six of their matches including both test matches against the South American Jaguars.


1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America
The tour was a reciprocal visit for the South American Jaguars tour to South Africa earlier in 1980 and the two test matches were originally scheduled to be played in Argentina. The Argentine government subsequently banned the South Africans from visiting Argentina in protest at the South African government's apartheid policies and the internationals were re-arranged for Uruguay and Chile. The South American side was composed entirely of Argentine players.


1980 South Africa rugby union tour of South America
South Africa's touring party included Errol Tobias, the first non-white player to represent the Springboks.


1980 South African Grand Prix
The 1980 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 March 1980 at Kyalami in Gauteng, South Africa. It was the third round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was the twenty-sixth South African Grand Prix and the fourteenth to be held at Kyalami. The race was held over 78 laps of the 4.104-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 320 kilometres.


1980 South African Grand Prix
The race was won by French driver René Arnoux driving a Renault RE20. It was Arnoux' second World Championship victory adding to his win at the previous race the 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix. Arnoux won by 34 seconds over fellow French driver Jacques Laffite driving a Ligier JS11/15. Laffite's Ligier teammate Didier Pironi was third, completing an all-French podium. This was the first race since the 1968 United States Grand Prix to have three drivers from the same country on the podium; all three were also driving French-built cars.


1980 South African Grand Prix
The race was additionally notable because of two accidents during qualifying: French driver Alain Prost broke his wrist when he crashed his McLaren M29 at the Esses after a suspension failure, while Swiss driver Marc Surer badly injured his legs when he crashed the new ATS D4 at Crowthorne Corner at the end of the straight. Neither started the race, with Prost also missing the following race and Surer the next three races. ATS had only just downsized from two entries to one, but with Surer injured the former #2 driver Dutchman Jan Lammers rejoined the team. The new ATS D4 was too heavily damaged to be repaired and leaving Lammers to try and fail to qualify an ATS D3.


1980 South African Grand Prix
In common with the previous race in Brazil, altitude gave the turbo-charged Renaults a dominant edge in speed. Third on the grid, Nelson Piquet was almost two seconds behind in qualifying in his Brabham BT49. Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Arnoux led for much of the race until Jabouille punctured. The Ligiers climbed into the podium positions as championship leader Alan Jones retired his Williams FW07B. Piquet finished fourth ahead of Carlos Reutemann in the second Williams. The final point was claimed by Jochen Mass in his Arrows A3.


1980 South African Grand Prix
Thirteen cars finished the race although Patrick Depailler's Alfa Romeo 179 was too far behind to be classified. Geoff Lees was classified 13th as he crashed his Shadow DN11 late in the race. This would be Shadow's last Grand Prix start (not counting the non-championship Spanish GP three months later).


1980 South African Grand Prix
Arnoux became the new championship points leader, five points up on Jones and nine ahead of Piquet. Similarly Renault now led the constructors points over Williams.


1980 South African Open (tennis)
The 1980 South African Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the 77th edition of the tournament and was held from 25 November through 1 December 1980. Kim Warwick won the singles title.


1980 South African Open (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Bob Lutz /  Stan Smith defeated  Heinz Günthardt /  Paul McNamee 6–7, 6–3, 6–4


1980 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 1980 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Santiago, Chile, December 1980. It was the fifth edition of the South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships.


1980 South American Championships (tennis)
The 1980 South American Championships was a men's tennis tournament held in Buenos Aires, Argentina that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. The event was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 17 November though 23 November 1980. José Luis Clerc won the singles title.


1980 South American Championships (tennis), Finals, Singles
José Luis Clerc defeated  Rolf Gehring 6–7, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 6–3


1980 South American Championships (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Hans Gildemeister /  Andrés Gómez defeated  Ángel Giménez /  Jairo Velasco, Sr. 6–4, 7–5


1980 South American Championships – Singles
Guillermo Vilas was the defending champion but did not compete that year.


1980 South American Championships – Singles
José Luis Clerc won in the final 6–7, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 6–3 against Rolf Gehring.


1980 South American Championships – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa
The 1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa was a series of seven matches played by the South American Jaguars rugby union team in South Africa in April and May 1980. The South American team won five of the matches but lost both that were against the South Africa national rugby union team.


1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa
The touring party was composed almost entirely of players from the Argentina national rugby union team and included all but one of the players who had played for Argentina in a drawn series with Australia in 1979. The touring party numbered twenty-six players, of whom one came from Brazil, one from Chile, one from Uruguay and one from Paraguay. The other twenty-two players came from Argentina, including the captain, Hugo Porta. Porta was asked to return to South Africa later that year to play for the South African Barbarians against the touring 1980 British Lions.


1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa
The players were individually invited to play in this tour and against South Africa in two matches played later during the Springboks tour of South America.


1980 South American Jaguars rugby union tour of South Africa
The "South America Jaguars" was a "ghost" Argentine national team, not officially recognised by Union Argentina de Rugby, to elude the Argentine government prohibition that since the early 1970s had forbid any official relationship between any Argentine sport federation and South African and Rhodesian ones due to the apartheid politics of the two African countries. This started in 1971 when the Argentine government forbid the national team from playing a match in Rhodesia during the tour in South Africa. Later in 1973, after a controversial period, the government forbid any sport relationship with South Africa.


1980 South American Junior Championships in Athletics
The 13th South American Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Santiago, Chile from October 23–26, 1980.


1980 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 191 athletes from about 8 countries:  Argentina (49), Brazil (43), Chile (54), Colombia (9), Ecuador (13), Paraguay (9), Peru (11), Uruguay (3).


1980 South American Junior Championships in Athletics, Medal summary
Medal winners are published for men and women. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.


1980 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 1980 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season, and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Jim Carlen, in his 6th year, and played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall) and with a loss in the Gator Bowl against Pittsburgh.


1980 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Season
In 1980, the South Carolina Gamecocks returned with plenty of talent, which was headlined by senior running back and Heisman candidate George Rogers. His 1,781 yards was the best in the nation and earned him a spot as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. The Downtown Athletic Club in New York City named Rogers as the winner of the 1980 Heisman Trophy. Rogers beat out an impressive group of players, including Pittsburgh defensive lineman Hugh Green and Georgia running back Herschel Walker. Rogers also earned spots on eight All-America teams, all First Team honors.


1980 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Season
Rogers had his number "38" retired during halftime ceremonies at South Carolina's final 1980 home game. He was the first University of South Carolina player to have his jersey retired while still active at the school.


1980 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Season
Rogers left the Gamecock football program as its most successful running back, and many of his records remain after all these years. His 5,204 yards is still the highest career total by any Gamecock running back, and his 31 rushing touchdowns is tied with Harold Green for second place behind Marcus Lattimore. He is second on the all-time points scored list with 202. He also gained more than 100 yards in each of his final 22 college games.


1980 South Korean constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in South Korea on 22 October 1980. The changes to the constitution were approved by 91.6% of voters, with a turnout of 95.5%.


1980 South Korean presidential election
Indirect presidential elections were held in South Korea on 27 August 1980 to fill the vacancy caused by President Choi Kyu-hah's resignation.


1980 South Korean presidential election
Under the 1972 Yushin Constitution, the president was elected by the National Conference for Unification, whose 2,540 members had been elected for a six-year term of office in December 1978. General Chun Doo-hwan was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed.


1980 South Korean presidential election
Chun was to serve for the remainder of the 1978–1984 term of longtime president Park Chung-hee, who had died in 1979 and been replaced by Choi. However, Chun subsequently decided to end the Fourth Republic and draft a new constitution, which was promulgated in October 1980 after being approved in a referendum. The first presidential election under the new constitution was held in February 1981, and Chun was elected by an overwhelming majority.


1980 South Korean presidential election, Background
After the assassination of the military dictator President Park Chung-hee in October 1979, Prime Minister Choi Kyu-hah was elected president in the December 1979 elections. However, General Chun Doo-hwan staged the Coup d'état of December Twelfth and effectively took control of the government, making President Choi a figurehead. However, on 16 August 1980, following the Coup d'état of May Seventeenth, Chun removed Choi from office so he could become president himself.


1980 South Korean presidential election, Results
In order to be elected, a candidate had to receive the vote of over 50% of the incumbent members of the National Conference for Unification. With 2,540 delegates present, Chun had to receive at least 1,271 votes to be elected. He received 2,524 votes, 99.37% of the total possible.


1980 Southeast Missouri State Indians football team
The 1980 Southeast Missouri State Indians football team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season.


1980 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1980 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, FL from May 9 through May 11. Vanderbilt won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.


1980 Southend East by-election
The Southend East by-election of 13 March 1980 was held after the death of Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen McAdden on 26 December 1979. The seat was narrowly held by the Tories in the by-election.


1980 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1980 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 23–March 1, 1980. The quarterfinal round was hosted at campus sites, while the semifinals and finals were hosted at the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The Furman Paladins, led by head coach Eddie Holbrook, won their sixth Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1980 NCAA Tournament.


1980 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The top eight finishers of the conference's nine members were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of three rounds.


1980 Southern Cross Rally
The 1980 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Southern Cross International Rally was the fifteenth and final running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 18th and the 22nd of October 1980. The event covered 2,616 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie. It was won by Ross Dunkerton and Jeff Beaumont, driving a Datsun Stanza.


1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
The 1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fifth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 3–8 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.


1980 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
The 1980 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern Mississippi as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Collins, the team compiled a 9–3 record.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election
General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia in February 1980 to elect a government which would govern the country after it was granted internationally recognised independence as Zimbabwe, in accordance with the conclusions of the Lancaster House Agreement. The result was a victory for ZANU, which won 57 of the 100 seats. Its leader, Robert Mugabe became the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe when the country officially became independent from the United Kingdom in April.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Background
Agreement at Lancaster House on the fundamentals of the constitution was relatively easy. The new House of Assembly was to comprise 100 members, of whom 80 would be elected on a common roll by every adult citizen. The intention was to move to election in single member constituencies but owing to the lack of an electoral roll and the timescale, the first election was to be conducted by provinces using closed lists put forward by the political parties. Voters had their fingers marked with an invisible ink that showed up under Ultraviolet light to detect attempts to vote twice. To qualify for seats in a province, a party needed to achieve a threshold of 10% of the vote, and then the seats among the eligible parties were divided proportionately.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Background
The remaining 20 members of the House of Assembly were to be elected by the 'white roll' comprising those people (mostly white) who had previously qualified to vote. This election was conducted in 20 single member constituencies which had been drawn up by a Delimitation Commission in 1978 and were the same as those used in the 1979 'internal settlement' election. Voters who were registered on the white roll were ineligible to participate in the common roll election.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Background
Following the passage in Zimbabwe Rhodesia of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (Amendment) No. 4 Act 1979 on 11 December 1979, and the arrival of Lord Soames as Governor the next day, the 14-year UDI rebellion came to an end, and Zimbabwe Rhodesia returned to legality under British law as the colony of Southern Rhodesia. The United Kingdom Parliament then passed the Zimbabwe Act to put in place the country's independence constitution.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Background
On 21 December 1979, the formal agreement to a ceasefire in the Rhodesian Bush War (or second Chimurenga) was signed; Lord Soames also signed proclamations lifting the ban on ZANU-PF and the Zimbabwe African People's Union and granting a general amnesty to all those who had taken up arms in the war. British Army forces then set up 16 assembly points throughout Southern Rhodesia where Patriotic Front guerillas could disarm and return to civilian life; 18,300 did so by the deadline of 6 January.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Background
While the Rhodesian authorities were in charge of administration on the ground, the formal Returning Officer was Sir John Boynton (1918–2007) who had just retired as chief executive of Cheshire County Council.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Campaign, Common roll
Over Christmas 1979, many former Patriotic Front soldiers returned to their former homes to prepare for the election. For ZANU-PF, its military leader Josiah Tongogara was killed in a car crash in Mozambique. Tongogara was known to be a supporter of the two Patriotic Front parties, ZANU-PF and ZAPU, fighting the election with a joint list, and it was immediately speculated that his death was arranged by opponents of this policy.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Campaign, Common roll
On 13 January, Joshua Nkomo, leader of ZAPU, returned to Southern Rhodesia after three years' exile and addressed a rally of between 100,000 and 150,000 at Highfield township in Salisbury. He was followed on 27 January by Robert Mugabe of ZANU-PF, who addressed 200,000 (the crowd would have been larger had organisers not turned some away for safety reasons).


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Campaign, Common roll
Abel Muzorewa, who had led the unity government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, campaigned vigorously on behalf of his United African National Council which had won the most votes the previous year. However, attendance at his rallies was reported to be poor, and Muzorewa's habit of inveighing against other Zimbabwean politicians was thought to detract from his appeal as a man of unity. James Chikerema, who had fallen out with Muzorewa in June 1979, entered the field with his Zimbabwe Democratic Party which grew increasingly close to ZAPU (he held unity talks with Nkomo); Chikerema complained about intimidation by supporters of ZANU-PF.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Campaign, Common roll
ZANU-PF presented a moderate manifesto that showed little of the party's professed alliance with communist China, although party speakers often threatened that the war might continue if the party did not win. The party complained bitterly to Lord Soames about official bias against it. The Registrar-General of Elections refused to put the party's intended logo on ballot papers because it contained an image of an AK47 rifle and he considered it detrimental to public order. ZANU-PF posters were confiscated if they were considered inflammatory, and many party activists and some candidates were arrested. Soames responded by accusing ZANU-PF of intimidating voters in 23 out of the 56 districts of the colony.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Campaign, Common roll
ZAPU caused something of a stir by deciding to fight the elections under the name "Patriotic Front". They campaigned most heavily in the Ndebele areas, where the ZAPU army, ZIPRA, made particular strides in trying to integrate with the Southern Rhodesian forces.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Campaign, White roll
Comparatively little interest was shown in the election for the 20 white roll seats, partly because those elected were unlikely to have much influence in the independent Zimbabwe, but mostly because all seats were expected to be won easily by the Rhodesian Front under Ian Smith. Fourteen out of the twenty seats were filled unopposed, and only two candidates in the other seats could put up a reasonable challenge to the Rhodesian Front candidate. One was Dr Timothy Stamps, a newcomer to politics, in the Kopje constituency covering the centre of Salisbury. Stamps advocated co-operation with the new black-led government. In addition, Nick McNally, who had led the liberal 'National Unifying Force' which opposed white dominance, ran in Mount Pleasant in the Salisbury suburbs.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Campaign, White roll
Twelve out of the 20 Rhodesian Front candidates were reported to favour merging their party with Muzorewa's United African National Council to create a biracial party, following their experience in government together in Zimbabwe Rhodesia. White opinion was generally supportive of Muzorewa's government for including competent Ministers, and hoped that Muzorewa would win enough common roll seats to deprive ZANU–PF of a majority.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Results, White roll constituency results
Polling day was 14 February 1980. A dagger (†) indicates a member of the Zimbabwe Rhodesia House of Assembly for that constituency. A double dagger (‡) indicates a white non-constituency member.


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Accuracy
"The Election Commissioner concluded that, despite some distortion of voting as a result of intimidation in certain areas, the overall result would broadly reflect the wishes of the people."


1980 Southern Rhodesian general election, Accuracy
"These Commonwealth observers also knew that intimidation could be overt, or subtle and covert; but there was a limited amount they could do about this. "


1980 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1980 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament was the league's annual postseason tournament used to determine the Southwest Conference's (SWC) automatic bid to the 1980 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament was held from May 17 through May 20 at Olsen Field on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, TX.