1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 13
On September 13, 1980, eight of the 10 conference teams met in four conference games. Ohio State and Minnesota won against non-conference opponents.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 13
Michigan 17, Northwestern 10. Michigan (AP No. 11) also opened its season with an unexpectedly close game, defeating Northwestern, 17–10, at Michigan Stadium. Playing in a steady rain, the Wolverines struggled, and Michigan fans booed quarterback Rich Hewlett at the start of the second half. Anthony Carter had a 17-yard touchdown reception to give Michigan the win. After the game, Michigan dropped to No. 14 in the AP Poll.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 13
Purdue 12, Wisconsin 6. Purdue (AP No. 20) defeated Wisconsin, 12–6. Purdue quarterback Mark Hermann passed for 347 yards, including 200 yards to wide receiver Bart Burrell, but the Boilermakers were unable to score a touchdown, settling for four field goals. After the game, Purdue dropped out of the top 25.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 13
Illinois 20, Michigan State 17. Illinois defeated Michigan State, 20–17, to spoil Muddy Waters debut as the Spartans' head coach. Mike Bass kicked the game-winning field goal as time ran out.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 13
Iowa 16, Indiana 7. Iowa defeated Indiana, 16–7, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Jeff Brown rushed for 176 yards and caught five passes in his first start as Iowa's tailback.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 20
On September 20, Minnesota and Ohio State met in conference play. In other games, Big Ten teams went 1–7 against non-conference opponents.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 20
Ohio State 47, Minnesota 0. In its first game against a Big Ten opponent, Ohio State (AP No. 2) easily defeated Minnesota, 47–0, before the largest crowd (87,916) in Ohio Stadium history. Ohio State led, 33–0, at halftime in the one-sided contest. Minnesota running back Garry White fumbled twice, and quarterback Tim Salem threw three interceptions to help the Buckeyes' cause. After the game, Ohio State remained ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 20
Notre Dame 29, Michigan 27. Michigan (AP No. 14) lost to Notre Dame (AP No. 8), 29–27, in South Bend. With one minute left in the game, Notre Dame led, 26–21. Michigan's Craig Dunaway caught a deflected pass for a touchdown with 41 seconds remaining to put Michigan ahead. Michigan unsuccessfully tried for a two-point conversion, and Notre Dame took over on its 20-yard line. The Irish quickly drove into Michigan territory, and Notre Dame placekicker Harry Oliver then kicked a 51-yard field into a strong wind on the last play of the game. After the game, Michigan dropped to No. 17 in the AP Poll.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 20
UCLA 23, Purdue 14. Purdue lost to UCLA, 23–14, in West Lafayette. Mark Hermann passed for 282 yards, and his two touchdown passes gave him the Big Ten career record with 50 touchdown passes. Hermann also threw two interceptions in the defeat. The loss broke a 12-game winning streak for Purdue at Ross–Ade Stadium.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 20
Missouri 52, Illinois 7. In the Illinois–Missouri football rivalry, Illinois lost to Missouri (AP No. 15), 52–7, in Columbia, Missouri. The lopsided game was Illinois' first loss under new head coach Mike White. Missouri totaled 486 yards of total offense, including 105 rushing yards by running back James Wilder Sr.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 20
Nebraska 57, Iowa 0. In the Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry, Iowa was "humiliated" by Nebraska (AP No. 6) by a 57–0 score in front of a crowd of 76,029 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 57-point loss was the worst football defeat for Iowa in 30 years. Nebraska's Jarvis Redwine rushed for 153 yards on 12 carries.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 20
Oregon 35, Michigan State 7. Michigan State lost to Oregon, 35–7, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. After the game, Michigan State coach Muddy Waters said, "They just beat our face off."


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 20
BYU 28, Wisconsin 7. Wisconsin lost to BYU, 28–3, in Madison. BYU's Jim McMahon, winner of the 1981 Davey O'Brien Award and Sammy Baugh Trophy, passed for 337 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth touchdown.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 20
Washington 45, Northwestern 7. Northwestern lost to Washington (AP No. 16), 45–7, in Seattle. Washington's Toussaint Tyler rushed for 83 yards and scored three touchdowns.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 27
Nine Big Ten teams played non-conference games on September 27, 1980, compiling a 3–5–1 on the day. Purdue had a bye week.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 27
South Carolina 17, Michigan 14. Michigan lost it second consecutive game, falling to South Carolina, 17–14, at Michigan Stadium. 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers rushed for 142 yards. After the game, Michigan dropped out of the AP Poll's top 25.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 27
USC 24, Minnesota 7. Minnesota lost to USC (AP No. 5), 24–7, in Minneapolis. The game drew a crowd of 55,115, the largest to attend a Minnesota football game in seven years. 1981 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Allen rushed for 216 yards on 42 carries and scored two touchdowns for USC.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, September 27
UCLA 35, Wisconsin 7. Wisconsin lost to UCLA (AP No. 16), 35–7, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. UCLA's freshman running back Kevin Nelson rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries and also caught three passes for 36 yards. John Williams rushed for 101 yards for Wisconsin, but the Badgers were unable to score.


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


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


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


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 4
Minnesota 49, Northwestern 21. On October 4, 1980, the week's only conference game matched Minnesota against Northwestern at Dyche Stadium (Evanston, IL). Minnesota won, 49–21, led by running backs Marion Barber, Jr. (118 rushing yards, three touchdowns) and Garry White (129 rushing yards, two touchdowns).


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 4
UCLA 17, Ohio State 0. Ohio State (AP No. 2) was shut out by UCLA (AP No. 11), 17–0. UCLA held Ohio State scoreless for the first time in the Buckeyes' last 25 games. Ohio State fell to No. 9 in the following week's AP Poll.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 4
Michigan 38, California 13. Michigan bounced back from consecutive losses with a 38–13 victory over California. Cal was led by All-American quarterback Rich Campbell who passed for 249 yards. Michigan totaled 388 rushing yards, including 184 yards by Lawrence Ricks and 127 yards by Stan Edwards.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 4
Purdue 28, Miami (OH) 3. Purdue defeated Miami (OH), 28–3, as Mark Hermann passed for 291 yards and three touchdowns.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 4
Notre Dame 26, Michigan State 21. Michigan State lost to No. 7 Notre Dame, 26–21. Notre Dame running back Phil Carter rushed for 254 yards in the game.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 4
Wisconsin 35, San Diego State 12. Wisconsin defeated San Diego State, 35–12, in Madison. After failing to score a touchdown in its first three games, Wisconsin took a 21–0 lead over San Diego State in the second quarter. Defensive end Dave Ahrens had three sacks, and the Aztecs were held to minus four net rushing yards.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 4
Mississippi State 28, Illinois 21. Illinois lost to Mississippi State, 28–21, before a crowd of 60,889 in Champaign. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson set an Illinois single-game record with 23 completions and passed for 283 yards. Mississippi State scored its four touchdowns off two Illinois fumbles, an interception, and a blocked punt.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 11
On October 11, 1980, all 10 member schools faced off in five conference games.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 11
Michigan 27, Michigan State 23. In the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game, Michigan defeated Michigan State, 27-23, before a crowd of 105,263 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Michigan took an early 10-0 lead, but Michigan State rallied back, aided by three Morten Andersen field goals, including a 57-yard conversion that set a Michigan State record.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 11
In the third quarter, with the score tied 13-13, Michigan State was penalized for roughing the kicker on a field goal attempt The penalty gave Michigan a first down at the nine-yard line, and three plays later John Wangler threw a touchdown pass to Anthony Carter. Stan Edwards rushed for 139 yards for Michigan. Michigan scored its final touchdown on a pass from Wangler to Craig Dunaway. Michigan intercepted a pass in the final minute-and-a-half of the game to stop the Spartans' final drive.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 11
Purdue 21, Minnesota 7. Purdue defeated Minnesota, 21–7, in West Lafayette. In the first half, Purdue took a 21-0 lead, as Mark Hermann completed 14 of 19 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Purdue was shut out in the second half, and Hermann had only 28 passing yards in the second half, but Purdue's 21 points in the first half were enough for the victory.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 11
Indiana 24, Wisconsin 0. Indiana defeated Wisconsin, 24–0, in front of a homecoming crowd of 51,029 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Indiana's defense held Wisconsin to 204 yards of total offense (only 65 in the second half) and had seven tackles for loss. Quarterback Tim Clifford completed 17 of 25 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 18
On October 18, 1980, all 10 member schools again faced off in five conference games.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 18
Michigan 37, Minnesota 14. In the annual Little Brown Jug game, Michigan defeated Minnesota, 37-14, in front of a crowd of 56,298 at Memorial Stadium in Minneapolis. Minnesota held Michigan to 202 rushing yards, but quarterback John Wangler completed 16 of 22 passes for a personal-high 227 yards, and Anthony Carter caught nine passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Ali Haji-Sheikh added three field goals.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 18
Wisconsin 17, Michigan State 7. Wisconsin defeated Michigan State, 17–7, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Wisconsin fullback Dave Mohapp rushed for 138 yards and scored a touchdown. Wisconsin's second touchdown followed a fumbled punt that was recovered in the end zone by Mark Subach.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 25
On October 25, 1980, the Big 10 teams faced off in five conference matchups.


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


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


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 25
Minnesota 24, Iowa 6. In the annual battle for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy, Minnesota defeated Iowa, 24–6, before a crowd of 58,158 in Minneapolis. Iowa fumbled eight times, gave up eight sacks, and managed to score only two field goals. Marion Barber, Jr. scored three rushing touchdowns for Minnesota.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, October 25
Indiana 35, Northwestern 20. Indiana defeated Northwestern, 35–20, in Evanston. Lonnie Johnson rushed for 160 yards on 22 carries, and Mike Harkrader added 102 rushing yards.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 1
On November 1, 1980, the Big 10 teams faced off in five conference matchups.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 1
Ohio State 48, Michigan State 16. Ohio State (AP No. 9) defeated Michigan State, 48–16, in front of a crowd of 77,153 persons at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Ohio State tallied 603 total yards in the game, and the Buckeyes' 48 points was the most allowed by Michigan State since 1976.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 1
Michigan 35, Indiana 0. Michigan (AP No. 18) defeated Indiana, 35–0, in Bloomington. Michigan totaled 349 rushing yards, including 152 by Butch Woolfolk and 123 by Lawrence Ricks. Ricks scored two touchdowns in a span of 28 seconds, running 29 yards for the first, then scoring again after Indiana fumbled the ensuing kickoff. Anthony Carter caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Wangler, and Woolfolk added a 64-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Michigan also intercepted four passes thrown by 1979 Big Ten MVP, Tim Clifford.


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


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 1
Minnesota 21, Illinois 18. Minnesota defeated Illinois, 21–18, before a homecoming crowd of 51,202 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson completed 22 of 59 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns. The game was marred by 12 fumbles and 22 penalties. Minnesota's running backs, Marion Barber, Jr. and Garry White rushed for 162 and 103 yards, respectively.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 8
On November 8, 1980, the Big 10 teams faced off in five conference matchups.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 8
Ohio State 49, Illinois 42. Ohio State (AP No. 7) narrowly defeated Illinois, 49–42, in Columbus. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson set an NCAA single-season record with 621 passing yards. Art Schlichter threw four touchdown passes and broke the Ohio State career total yards record previously held by Archie Griffin.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 8
Michigan 24, Wisconsin 0. Michigan (AP No. 12) shut out Wisconsin, 24–0, in Madison. Michigan struggled early, failing to earn a first down on its first six possessions. Anthony Carter caught a touchdown pass just before halftime to set a Michigan school record for touchdown receptions in a single season. As Michigan drove deep into Wisconsin territory, noise from the Wisconsin student section made it difficult for Michigan to call its signals. When fans refused to reduce the noise, the officials struck all three Wisconsin timeouts and then assessed two delay of game penalties, giving Michigan a first down at the one-yard line. Butch Woolfolk then scored on a one-yard run


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 8
Purdue 58, Iowa 13. Purdue (AP No. 17) defeated Iowa, 58–13, at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette. Mark Hermann set a Purdue single-game record with 439 passing yards. Hermann also set an NCAA career record with 1,151 pass completions.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 8
Minnesota 31, Indiana 7. Minnesota defeated Indiana, 31–7, in Minneapolis. Indiana quarterback Tim Clifford was knocked out of the game in the first half by "a savage blindside tackle" by Jeff Schuh. Minnesota running back Garry White rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 15
On November 15, 1980, the Big 10 teams faced off in five conference matchups.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 15
Michigan 26, Purdue 0. Michigan defeated Purdue, 26–0, for Michigan's third consecutive shut out. The victory was particularly impressive as the Wolverines held Purdue's record-setting quarterback, Mark Hermann, to 129 passing yard (24 in the second half), intercepted four of Hermann's passes, and did not allow a first down by Purdue in the second half. Coach Schembechler credited Michigan defensive coordinator Bill McCartney with the strategy of playing six defensive backs that held Purdue's offense scoreless.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 15
Ohio State 41, Iowa 7. Ohio State easily defeated Iowa, 41–7, in Iowa City. Art Schlichter threw two touchdown passes, and Calvin Murray rushed for 183 yards to lead the Buckeyes.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 15
Indiana 26, Illinois 24. Indiana defeated Illinois, 26–24, in Bloomington. Indiana tailback Lonnie Johnson rushed for a school record 237 yards on 37 carries. Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson kept the game close as he passed for 403 yards and three touchdowns.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 15
Michigan State 30, Minnesota 12. Michigan State defeated Minnesota, 30–12, before a crowd of 30,329 in Minneapolis. Michigan State quarterback John Leister passed for 209 yards and three touchdowns. Minnesota quarterback Tim Salem completed only 5 of 15 passes, threw two interceptions, and fumbled twice.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 15
Wisconsin 39, Northwestern 19. Wisconsin defeated Northwestern, 39–19, in Evanston. Northwestern's Mike Kerrigan passed for 237 yards in the loss. The Wildcats finished the season 0–11 and in the midst of a 34-game losing streak that began on September 22, 1979, and ended on September 25, 1982.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 22
On November 22, 1980, the Big Ten regular season came to an end with four games being played. Illinois and Northwestern were idle, having concluded their schedules one week earlier.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 22
Big Ten rushing leader Calvin Murray was held to 38 yards on 14 carries. Ohio State had a chance to win late in the fourth quarter, as Art Schlichter completed a 28-yard pass to the Michigan 32-yard line with less than a minute to play. Schlichter was penalized for intentional grounding and was sacked on the next play with 13 seconds left on the clock. Michigan extended its streak of not having allowed a touchdown to 18 quarters and 274 minutes.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Regular season, November 22
Wisconsin 25, Minnesota 7. In the annual battle for Paul Bunyan' Axe, Wisconsin defeated Minnesota, 25–7, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Wisconsin quarterback, Jess Cole, in his second start, scored four touchdowns.


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


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Season overview, Bowl games
Three Big Ten teams played in bowl games at the end of the 1980 season, with victories by Michigan in the 1981 Rose Bowl and by Purdue in the 1980 Liberty Bowl and a loss by Ohio State in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl.


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Passing yards
1. Mark Herrmann, Purdue (3,212)2. Dave Wilson, Illinois (3,154)3. Art Schlichter, Ohio State (1,930)4. Mike Kerrigan, Northwestern (1,816)5. John Leister, Michigan State (1,559)


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Rushing yards
1. Calvin Murray, Ohio State (1,267)2. Lonnie Johnson, Indiana (1,075)3. Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (1,042)4. Garry White, Minnesota (959)5. Stan Edwards, Michigan (901)


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Receiving yards
1. Keith Chappelle, Iowa (1,037)2. Bart Burrell, Purdue (1,001)3. Dave Young, Purdue (959)4. Steve Bryant, Purdue (892)5. Doug Donley, Ohio State (887)


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Total offense
1. Mark Herrmann, Purdue (3,026)2. Dave Wilson, Illinois (2,960)3. Art Schlichter, Ohio State (2,255)4. Mike Kerrigan, Northwestern (1,789)5. John Leister, Michigan State (1,658)


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Passing efficiency rating
1. Mark Herrmann, Purdue (150.5)2. Art Schlichter, Ohio State (139.7)3. John Wangler, Michigan (131.9)4. Tim Clifford, Indiana (121.6)5. Dave Wilson, Illinois (117.2)


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Rushing yards per attempt
1. Calvin Murray, Ohio State (6.5)2. Garry White, Minnesota (5.4)3. Lonnie Johnson, Indiana (5.4)4. Tim Spencer, Ohio State (5.3)5. Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (5.3)


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Yards per reception
1. Doug Donley, Ohio State (20.6)2. Mike Martin, Illinois (17.9)3. Steve Bryant, Purdue (17.8)4. Gary Williams, Ohio State (17.5)5. Todd Sheets, Northwestern (17.3)


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, Statistical leaders, Points scored
1. Vlade Janakievski, placekicker, Ohio State (90)2. Rick Anderson, placekicker, Purdue (86)3. Anthony Carter, wide receiver, Michigan (84)4. Ali Haji-Sheikh, placekicker, Michigan (70)5. Marion Barber, Jr., running back, Minnesota (66)5. Lonnie Johnson, running back, Indiana (66)


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, All-conference players
During the 1980 season, All-Big Ten teams were selected by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Bo Schembechler of Michigan was selected as the Big Ten Coach of the Year. Players who were selected as first-team honorees by both the AP and UPI are as follows:


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, All-Americans
The NCAA recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1980 season. They are (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and (4) the United Press International (UPI). Other notable selectors, though not recognized by the NCAA as official, the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WC).


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, 1981 NFL Draft
The 1981 NFL Draft was held in April 1981. The following Big Ten players were selected in the first six rounds of the draft:


1980 Big Ten Conference football season, 1981 NFL Draft
In July 1981, Illinois quarterback Dave Wilson entered the supplemental draft after losing a legal challenge seeking an additional year of eligibility. The New Orleans Saints gave up a first round draft choice to secure Wilson. Prior to this, no team had used higher than a fourth round pick to select a player in the supplemental draft.


1980 Biggin Hill Invader crash
The Biggin Hill Invader crash was an accident involving a twin-engined Douglas A-26 Invader  aircraft which crashed during an airshow on 21 September 1980. The pilot and six passengers were killed prompting the Civil Aviation Authority to introduce rules preventing passengers from being carried during air displays.


1980 Biggin Hill Invader crash, Accident
While displaying during the Biggin Hill Battle of Britain airshow the Invader made a fast run along the crowd line at 150 feet (46 m) then attempted to carry out either a barrel-roll or a wing over. When the aircraft was inverted the roll rate increased and it dived into the ground in the valley at the end of the runway. The pilot and the six passengers were killed.


1980 Biggin Hill Invader crash, Aircraft
The Douglas A-26 Invader was an American medium bomber built for the United States Army Air Force around 1943. It was sold after the war and was operated from England since the mid 1970s as a warbird in USAAF markings as "322612", with the nickname "Double Trouble”.


1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 1980 was held in 1980 to elect members to the Bihar Legislative Assembly. This is a list of the results of the 1980 general election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar, a state in India, including a list of successful candidates. After the elections, the Congress emerged as the largest party, and Jagannath Mishra was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar (8 June 1980- 14 August 1983), after Chandrashekhar Singh become the Chief Minister of Bihar from ( 14 August 1983-12 March 1985).


1980 Birmingham Open
The 1980 Birmingham Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the eighth and last edition of the Grand Prix Birmingham, and part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It took place in Birmingham, Alabama, United States from January 14 through January 20, 1980. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title, his sixth at the event.


1980 Birmingham Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers:


1980 Birmingham Open, Finals, Doubles
Wojtek Fibak /  Tom Okker defeated  José Luis Clerc /  Ilie Nastase, 6–3, 6–3


1980 Birmingham Open – Doubles
Stan Smith and Dick Stockton were the defending champions, but Stockton did not participate this year. Smith partnered Pat Dupre, losing in the quarterfinals.


1980 Birmingham Open – Doubles
Wojtek Fibak and Tom Okker won the title after defeating José Luis Clerc and Ilie Nastase in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


1980 Birmingham Open – Singles
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Eliot Teltscher in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


1980 Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1980 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen. They were published on 13 June 1980 for the United Kingdom and Colonies, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, Fiji, Bahamas, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.


1980 Birthday Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.


1980 Birthday Honours, Australia
The Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 14 June 1980, and included appointments to the Order of Australia, Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George and Order of the British Empire, as well as awards of the British Empire Medal, Queen's Police Medal, Royal Red Cross, Air Force Cross, Air Force Medal and Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air.


1980 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 1980 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 14 June 1980.


1980 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


1980 Blue Swords
The 1980 Blue Swords was held November 1980. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles and pair skating.


1980 Boise State Broncos football team
The 1980 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Broncos competed in the Big Sky Conference and played their home games at Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Criner and the "Four Horseman" senior backfield: quarterback Joe Aliotti, fullback David Hughes, halfback Cedric Minter, with halfback Terry Zahner in reserve.


1980 Boise State Broncos football team
The previous season, the Broncos had a 10–1 record and were undefeated in the Big Sky, but were on probation for a scouting violation in November 1978, making them ineligible for the conference title or the 1979 I-AA playoffs.


1980 Boise State Broncos football team, Regular season
The Broncos finished the regular season in 1980 at 8–3 and 6–1 in conference to win their fifth Big Sky title in eleven seasons, their first since 1977. BSU defeated their two Division I-A opponents, but lost a road contest in November to Cal Poly-SLO, the eventual Division II national champions, whom they had routed at the end of the previous season.


1980 Boise State Broncos football team, Regular season
The Broncos easily defeated rival Idaho, then ranked ninth, for the fourth consecutive year in mid-October in Boise. During halftime of the Nevada-Reno game on November 8, BSU dedicated the playing field at Bronco Stadium to athletic director and former head coach Lyle Smith. The only conference setback was a one-point loss in late September at Montana State, the difference was a last-minute two-point conversion.


1980 Boise State Broncos football team, Division I-AA playoffs
The Broncos were invited to the four-team I-AA playoffs. As Big Sky champions with a substantial stadium and fan base, BSU was chosen to host in the first round, a national semifinal on December 13, three weeks after the completion of the regular season. The opponent was Grambling State, coached by legend Eddie Robinson. The Broncos won 14–9 in sub-freezing fog and advanced to the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game the following week in California against defending champion Eastern Kentucky, coached by Roy Kidd. In a back-and-forth contest played in the fog at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, Boise State won 31–29 to win their only I-AA national title.


1980 Boise State Broncos football team, Division I-AA playoffs
The Broncos returned to the I-AA semifinals the following season and 1990, and the title game in 1994; they moved up to Division I-A in 1996.


1980 Boise State Broncos football team, NFL Draft
One Bronco senior was selected in the 1981 NFL Draft, which lasted twelve rounds (332 selections).


1980 Bolivian general election
General elections were held in Bolivia on 29 June 1980, the third in three years. As no candidate in the presidential elections received a majority of the vote, the National Congress was required to elect a President on 6 August. With Hernán Siles Zuazo of the Democratic and Popular Union the favourite to win the Congressional ballot, the process was disrupted on 17 July by the military coup led by General Luis García Meza Tejada. However, Meza was pressured to resign on 4 August 1981, resulting in General Celso Torrelio becoming president.


1980 Bolivian general election
In July 1982 he was replaced by General Guido Vildoso, who was named by the high command to return the country to democratic rule. On 17 September 1982, during a general strike that brought the country close to civil war, the military decided to step down, to reconvene the National Congress elected in 1980, and to accept its choice of president. Accordingly, the National Congress revalidated the 1980 election results on 23 September and overwhelmingly elected Hernán Siles Zuazo as president on 5 October. He subsequently assumed the presidency on 10 October 1982.


1980 Bolivian general election, Background
The 1978 elections were the first since 1966, with several military coups taking place during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Although Juan Pereda of the Nationalist Union of the People won the presidential elections, more votes were cast than there were registered voters. After examining a number of allegations of fraud and other irregularities, the Electoral Court decided to annul the results on 20 July. The following day, Pereda was installed as president following a military coup. Pereda himself was overthrown by yet another military coup in November, which saw General David Padilla assume the presidency, promising to hold fresh elections in July the following year.


1980 Bolivian general election, Background
In the subsequent elections in July 1979, no candidate for president received over 50% of the vote. When Congress was required to elect a president, it failed to come to a majority agreement after three ballots. Instead, Senate leader Wálter Guevara was elected to serve as interim president for a year on 8 August. However, Guevara was later overthrown by another military coup led by Alberto Natusch on 31 October and 1 November.


1980 Bolivian general election, Background
Natusch himself would only last sixteen days in office, after which he was forced to resign. To save face, Natusch extracted from Congress an agreement that Guevara would not resume the interim presidency. As such, Congress instead elected Lidia Gueiler Tejada, then leader of the Chamber of Deputies, as interim president. Gueiler called new elections to be held on 29 June 1980, the third consecutive presidential election in a row.


1980 Bolivian general election, Campaign
13 candidates presented themselves for the 1980 elections including a total of 5 former presidents. Hernán Siles Zuazo, narrow popular vote winner of the 1979 election, returned with his Democratic and Popular Union (UDP) coalition while the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement-Alliance (MNR-A) once again presented MNR leader Víctor Paz Estenssoro as their candidate with Ñuflo Chávez Ortiz, former vice president to Siles Zuazo, as Paz Estenssoro's running mate.


1980 Bolivian general election, Campaign
Paz Estenssoro was faced with the repercussions of Alberto Natusch's 1 November coup. This was due to the fact that certain congressional members of the MNR, most notably Guillermo Bedregal and José Fellman, had participated in the coup that brought Alberto Natusch to power. Paz Estenssoro had also been himself accused of participating in the planning of the coup, though this could not be proven.


1980 Bolivian general election, Campaign
The scandal resulted in a fracturing of the MNR-A. Wálter Guevara, whose interim presidency had been cut short by the coup, withdrew the support of his Authentic Revolutionary Party (PRA) as did the Christian Democratic Party (PDC). Further, left-wing members of the MNR split from the party and formed the Alliance of Nationalist Left Forces of the MNR (AFIN-MNR) followed shortly thereafter by right-wing members of the MNR who formed the United Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (MNRU).


1980 Bolivian general election, Campaign
The PRA and AFIN-MNR ran their own campaigns with the PRA presenting Wálter Guevara and Flavio Machicado Saravia and AFIN-MNR presenting Roberto Jordán Pando and Edmundo Roca. The MNRU joined in alliance with another MNR splinter group, the left-wing Movement of the National Left (MIN), and presented as their candidate Guillermo Bedregal with his running mate Miguel Trigo.


1980 Bolivian general election, Campaign
In Spring 1980, the PDC joined the Alliance of the National Left (ADIN), Socialist Party-Guillermo Aponte (PS-Aponte), Revolutionary Workers Party Trotskyist-Posadist (POR-TP), and Offensive of the Democratic Left (OID), in forming the Democratic Revolutionary Front–New Alternative (FDR-NA). The coalition presented Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas, former president and half-brother of Hernán Siles Zuazo, as their candidate with Benjamin Miguel Harb as his running mate.


1980 Bolivian general election, Campaign
Continued support for Hugo Banzer by a sizeable sector of the Bolivian population cemented him and his party, the Nationalist Democratic Action (ADN), as a major faction in Bolivian politics. The 1980 campaign also saw the rise of Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz of the Socialist Party-1 (PS-1). Previously a minor candidate in 1978 and 1979, Quiroga gained notability as a deputy in the 1979 legislature for placing Banzer on trial for the crimes committed during Banzer's seven years of dictatorship, displaying extraordinary oratorical skills, as well as a lucid analytical and critical capacity.


1980 Bolivian general election, Campaign
Hanging over the campaign were signs that certain sectors of the military were not prepared to allow a democratic transition. It was feared that, depending on who won, the military would not accept the results. Ominously, the ultra-right wing of the Bolivian military began to indicate that it would not stand for the installation of the "extremist" Siles Zuazo and Paz Zamora. On 2 June 1980, just 27 days before the scheduled election date, a plane carrying six UDP politicians including Hernán Siles Zuazo's running mate, Jaime Paz Zamora, crashed over the Altiplano. Two crew men and five UDP politicians died with the only survivor being Paz Zamora who suffered permanent burn scarring on his face. The plane had belonged to a company owned by Colonel Luis Arce in what was undoubtedly an assassination attempt.


1980 Bolivian general election, Results
The results once again favored Hernán Siles Zuazo and the UDP. However, contrary to the 0.1% difference between Siles Zuazo and Paz Estenssoro in the 1979 election, this time the former won by 18.5 points. This was likely on account of the splintering of the MNR and the sullied image of Paz Estenssoro following the Natusch coup. Despite the UDP victory on the presidential level, the new composition of the National Congress did not indicate a clear majority for any party. The only two absolute majorities in departments corresponded to the UDP in La Paz, and the MNR in Pando.


1980 Bolivian general election, Results
The results foreshadowed a trend in subsequent elections in which left parties generally received a higher vote share in the western departments while more conservative parties were victorious in the eastern departments. Both the UDP and the PS-1 achieved their best performances in the west while the Bolivian Socialist Falange (FSB) and ADN were more successful in the east.


1980 Bolivian general election, Aftermath, Cocaine coup
The lack of a 50% majority for any candidate meant that the National Congress would convene to elect the president on 6 August 1980. However, on 17 July a coup led by General Luis García Meza overthrew the interim government of Lidia Gueiler Tejada. Lacking any form of political support, the García Meza regime quickly implemented oppressive measures. On the day of the coup, Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz of the PS-1 was arrested by the military during an assault on the Bolivian Workers' Center. Santa Cruz was subsequently shot dead.


1980 Bolivian general election, Aftermath, Cocaine coup
The election results were annulled and major political leaders went into exile, including Siles Zuazo who crossed Lake Titicaca and fled to Peru. Those who could not escape either went into hiding or were arrested or executed such as the 8 MIR leaders who were tortured and executed during the Harrington Street Massacre of 15 January 1981.


1980 Bolivian general election, Aftermath, Return to democracy
The brutal excesses of the García Meza dictatorship would only last a year. Pressure by the United States coupled with internal struggles between separate military factions ultimately resulted in the army forcing García Meza to resign on 4 August 1981. He was succeeded by a military triumvirate which on 4 September appointed the left-wing General Celso Torrelio president. The Torrelio government was equally oppressive but only lasted another year. On 19 July 1982, the military once again secured the resignation of the president. A new military triumvirate was formed which appointed Guido Vildoso president on 21 July.


1980 Bolivian general election, Aftermath, Return to democracy
The Vildoso government accelerated the re-democratization process. Seeing the grave situation in the country, the military opted not to call new elections and instead accepted the 1980 results. The junta recalled the 1980 Congress and promised to accept its choice of president. Congress reconvened on 23 September and elected Hernán Siles Zuazo on 5 October. Vildoso formally transferred command to Siles Zuazo on 10 October 1982.


1980 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 1980. The whole council was up for election, with boundary changes since the last election in 1979. The Labour Party gained control of the Council from the Conservatives, who had previously been in control almost continuously since 1966. The overall number of councillors was reduced to 60 compared with 69 in 1979. The Labour Party made a net gain of 6 seats and the Conservatives a net loss of 15. Following this election, Cllr Robert Howarth of Central Ward was elected Leader of the Council and was to remain Leader until 2004, one of the longest serving Council leaders in the UK.


1980 Bombay International
The 1980 Gaware Paints Bombay International was a professional invitational snooker tournament held in February 1980 in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India.


1980 Bombay International
In a slight tweak to the previous season, eight professionals played in a round-robin format of three matches each. Four players progressed to the knockout stages, with John Virgo winning the tournament by defeating Cliff Thorburn 13–7 in the final.


1980 Bordeaux Open
The 1980 Bordeaux Open also known as the Grand Prix Passing Shot was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts at Villa Primrose in Bordeaux, France that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 22 September until 27 September 1980. Third-seeded Mario Martinez won the singles title.


1980 Bordeaux Open, Finals, Doubles
John Feaver /  Gilles Moretton defeated  Gianni Ocleppo /  Ricardo Ycaza 6–3, 6–2


1980 Boston College Eagles football team
The 1980 Boston College Eagles football team represented Boston College as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third and final season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the team compiled a 7–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 199 to 186.


1980 Boston College Eagles football team
The team's statistical leaders included John Loughery with 1,519 passing yards, Shelby Gamble with 702 rushing yards, and Rob Rikard with 460 receiving yards.


1980 Boston College Eagles football team
The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.


1980 Boston Red Sox season
The 1980 Boston Red Sox season was the 80th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 77 losses, 19 games behind the New York Yankees. Manager Don Zimmer was fired with five games left, and Johnny Pesky finished the season as manager.


1980 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season
Fred Lynn had a .301 batting average, with 12 home runs and 61 RBIs. Jim Rice hit .294, with 24 homers and 86 RBIs. On the pitching staff, Mike Torrez was 9–16 and Dennis Eckersley was 12–14. Rick Burleson set an MLB single-season record for double plays turned as a shortstop, 147, which still stands.


1980 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, Season standings
Boston's record of 83–77 has a fractionally better winning percentage that Detroit's record of 84–78; .51875 and .51851, respectively.


1980 Boston Red Sox season, Regular season, Opening Day lineup
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Red Sox on Opening Day, 9–5, via a walk-off grand slam by Sixto Lezcano.


1980 Boston University Terriers football team
The 1980 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth season under head coach Rick Taylor, the Terriers compiled a 9–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Yankee Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 272 to 184.


1980 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The 1980 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 189 to 186.


1980 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The team's statistical leaders included Greg Taylor with 562 passing yards, Bryant Jones with 806 rushing yards, and Dan Shetler with 310 receiving yards.


1980 Brantford municipal election
The 1980 Brantford municipal election was held on November 10, 1980, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Elections were also held in the rural and small-town areas surrounding the city.


1980 Brantford municipal election
Dave Neumann defeated right-wing candidate Andy Woodburn and incumbent Charles Bowen to be elected as mayor.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
The 1980 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 January 1980 at the Interlagos circuit in the Interlagos neighborhood of São Paulo. It was the second round of the 1980 Formula One season, and it was also the ninth Brazilian Grand Prix. It was the eighth to be held at Interlagos and would be the last until the circuit was substantially redeveloped for the 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix. The race was held over 40 laps of the 7.87-kilometre circuit for a total race distance of 315 kilometres.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
This race was originally supposed to be held at the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de Janeiro, but was transferred to Interlagos because parts of the Rio circuit's tarmac were actually sinking into the soft swampland the circuit was built on. This last-minute switch to Interlagos- which was to be resurfaced and heavily rebuilt with new pit facilities and safety measures for the 1981 season caused a lot of controversy- Interlagos had returned a bit too soon for some of the drivers.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
Months before the race, a number of drivers including world champion Jody Scheckter, wanted to boycott the event due to safety concerns with the nearly 5-mile Interlagos circuit. The improvements made to the circuit made in 1978 and 1979 were not good enough for the drivers, as the circuit was still extremely bumpy (which the circuit was well known for) and the catch-fencing and barriers surrounding the circuit were not perceived to be adequate to protect the drivers from the embankments and ditches around the circuit.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
The side skirted-ground effect wing cars at the time were not stiffly sprung yet, and had a tendency to bounce up and down over bumps, making them rather intolerant and of such a rough surface as Interlagos's was, and this made the cars very unpleasant to drive there. The drivers even claimed the surface was so bad that it was actually dangerous to drive those cars at the Sāo Paulo city-located circuit, and although Scheckter and the other concerned drivers nearly succeeded in stopping the race, it went ahead.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
The race was won by French driver René Arnoux driving a Renault RE20. It was Arnoux's first World Championship victory and Equipe Renault's second and the second for a turbocharged car. Arnoux won by 21 seconds over Italian driver Elio de Angelis driving a Lotus 81. Championship points leader, Australian driver Alan Jones finished third in his Williams FW07B.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
Thanks to the high altitude (850 meters, or 2,840 feet) of the Interlagos circuit, the turbocharged Renaults of Jean-Pierre Jabouille and René Arnoux were dominant, running 1-2 for much of the race until Jabouille's turbo failed on lap 25.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
Pole-sitter Jabouille had made a poor start and dropped to fourth, with both Ligier JS11/15s and Gilles Villeneuve in his Ferrari 312T5 getting past; however, Jabouille's horsepower advantage on the high-altitude circuit meant that he passed both Ligiers; Jacques Laffite immediately on the Retao straight, Didier Pironi at Arquibacanas at the end of the first lap and took the lead from Villeneuve at the end of Reta Oposta into Curva do Sol. Arnoux had gotten up to 2nd, and when Jabouille retired Arnoux took the lead over and kept it until the checkered flag.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
Alain Prost (McLaren M29) and Riccardo Patrese (Arrows A3) battled for much of the second half of the race for fifth place, with Prost having the advantage through the corners while Patrese was quicker in the straights. Ricardo Zunino (Brabham BT49) bumped into John Watson (McLaren M29) at Curva 3 and spun off; however, he was able to recover and finish the race. Brazilian hopeful Nelson Piquet fought back to sixth after a poor start but then suffered a puncture which subsequently caused suspension failure.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
Pironi had to make an early pit stop after puncturing a tire, and he rejoined near the back of the field, however he began a charge and he was able to finish 4th on this most difficult and demanding of circuits. This effort was enough for Enzo Ferrari to take an interest in Pironi's services; which he secured for the 1981 season.


1980 Brazilian Grand Prix
This would be the last of 8 Grands Prix held at the original 5-mile Interlagos circuit. In addition to the safety problems not helped by the rather lackluster upgrades of the circuit, Sāo Paulo had grown at an alarming rate over the space of 10 years from 5 to 8 million people. There were growing favelas and shanty towns around the circuit, and the circuit's surrounding area's poverty-stricken appearance was at odds with Formula One's image, which was evolving into a glamour sport. F1 would return to the Jacarepaguá Autodrome in Rio de Janeiro, having already been there in 1978 for the rest of the 1980s.


1980 Brisbane Rugby League season
The 1980 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 73rd season of Brisbane's semi-professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Northern Suburbs and Southern Suburbs clubs.


1980 Brisbane Rugby League season, Season summary
Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Southern Suburbs, Fortitude Valley, Northern Suburbs and Past Brothers.


1980 Brisbane Rugby League season, Grand Final
The Grand Final, attended by over 32,000 people, was most notable for a fight which occurred in the first half of the match. Spectators cheered while a commentator was quoted as saying "that's as bad as I've seen in a Grand Final." When play resumed, a close game finished with Norths winning 17-15.


1980 Brisbane Rugby League season, Grand Final
Northern Suburbs 17 (Tries: R. Henrick, B. Dunn, P. Dutton. Goals: G. Warnock 4.)


1980 Brisbane Rugby League season, Grand Final
Southern Suburbs 15 (Tries: M. Meninga, G. Moroko, B. Johnstone. Goals: M. Meninga 3.)


1980 British Formula One Championship
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1980 British Formula One Championship
The 1980 British Formula One Championship (formally the 1980 Aurora AFX F1 Championship) was the third season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 4 April 1980 and ended on 5 October after twelve races. The Drivers' Championship was won by the Spaniard Emilio de Villota who drove a Williams FW07 entered by RAM Racing.


1980 British Formula One Championship, Results and standings, Drivers' standings
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:


1980 British Gold Cup
The 1980 British Gold Cup was a non-ranking snooker tournament, that was held between 24 and 28 February 1980 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.


1980 British Grand Prix
The 1980 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXIII Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 13 July 1980. It was the eighth round of the 1980 Formula One season. The race was held over 76 laps of the 4.207-km (2.614-mile) circuit for a total race distance of 319.73 km (198.67 miles).


1980 British Grand Prix
The race was won by Australian driver, Alan Jones driving a Williams FW07B. The win was Jones' eighth Formula One Grand Prix victory and his fourth of the year. Including the non-championship Spanish Grand Prix it was Jones' third victory in a row as he built his charge towards becoming the 1980 World Drivers' Champion. Jones won by eleven seconds over the man becoming his arch-rival, Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet driving a Brabham BT49. Third, and the only other car to finish on the lead lap, was Jones' Williams Grand Prix Engineering teammate, Argentinian driver Carlos Reutemann.


1980 British Grand Prix, Report, Background
In the two weeks between the French and British Grands Prix, Brabham decided to replace Ricardo Zunino with Mexican driver Héctor Rebaque, while the Shadow team closed down. There were still 27 cars on the entry list, as RAM Racing entered year-old Williams FW07s for Rupert Keegan and South African female racer Desiré Wilson.


1980 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
For the third consecutive race, a Ligier driver took pole position, Didier Pironi setting a time some 5.8 seconds faster than the pole time set by Ronnie Peterson at the previous Grand Prix at Brands Hatch two years before. Pironi's teammate Jacques Laffite was alongside on the front row, while the works Williams filled the second row with championship leader Alan Jones ahead of Carlos Reutemann. On the third row were Nelson Piquet in the Brabham and Bruno Giacomelli in the Alfa Romeo, and on the fourth were Alain Prost in the McLaren and Patrick Depailler in the second Alfa Romeo. Mario Andretti in the Lotus and Derek Daly in the Tyrrell completed the top ten.


1980 British Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The Renaults and Ferraris had issues with their Michelin tyres, and Jean-Pierre Jabouille and René Arnoux could only manage 13th and 16th respectively for the French team, while Gilles Villeneuve and reigning champion Jody Scheckter struggled to 19th and 23rd respectively for the Italian outfit, and were both out-qualified by Keegan's private Williams. Wilson failed to qualify in the other private Williams.


1980 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
At the start, Pironi led with Laffite holding off Jones and Piquet passing Reutemann for fourth. Pironi held a comfortable lead until lap 19, when he suffered a deflating front tyre followed by a long pit stop to replace it. Laffite led until he too suffered a deflating tyre, causing him to spin off into catch fencing at Hawthorn Bend on lap 31. Thereafter, Jones retained a comfortable advantage over Piquet and Reutemann, while Pironi made a charge from the back of the field, reaching fifth before suffering another tyre failure on lap 64. It was later established that the Ligiers' problems were caused by their wheel rims cracking.


1980 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
Jones eventually took the chequered flag 11 seconds ahead of Piquet, for his fourth victory of the season and his third in succession (including the Spanish Grand Prix, which was subsequently stripped of its World Championship status). Reutemann, the last man on the lead lap, finished 2.2 seconds behind Piquet, with the minor points going to Daly, his Tyrrell teammate Jean-Pierre Jarier, and Prost.


1980 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
In the Drivers' Championship, Jones doubled his lead over Piquet to six points, while in the Constructors' Championship Williams moved 18 points clear of Ligier.


1980 British Grand Prix, Report, Race
This race turned out to be the last for Depailler, who lost his life three weeks later while testing at Hockenheim ahead of the German Grand Prix.


1980 British League season
The 1980 British League season was the 46th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 16th season known as the British League.


1980 British League season, Summary
The league comprised 17 teams - one fewer than the previous season. Exeter Falcons had dropped down to the National League. Hackney Hawks underwent a dramatic transformation from being the bottom side in 1979 to title contenders in 1980, but their challenge faded in the last few weeks and Reading Racers were crowned champions for the second time.


1980 British League season, Summary
Reading's success came down to three strong heat leaders, Swedish champion Jan Andersson, their new American signing Bobby Schwartz and England international John Davis. All three produced season averages around the 10 mark, which enabled the team to constantly pick up victories. Cradley Heathens successfully retained their Knockout Cup crown overcoming a huge first leg deficit in the final.


1980 British League season, Final table
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points


1980 British League season, British League Knockout Cup
The 1980 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 42nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Cradley Heath were the winners.


1980 British League season, British League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg
Cradley Heath were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 116-100.


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa
In 1980 the British Lions rugby union team toured South Africa (including one game in Windhoek, South West Africa, the future Namibia). The tour was not a success for the Lions, as they lost the first three tests before salvaging some pride with a win in the fourth. The team did however win all their 14 non-international matches. The Lions were captained by Bill Beaumont.


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, Political controversy
The tour went ahead in the face of opposition from the British Government and groups opposed to sporting contact with the apartheid regime in South Africa. Britain was a signatory to the 1977 Gleneagles Agreement in which Commonwealth governments agreed to discourage sporting contacts with South Africa. The Government of the Republic of Ireland were also against the tour. The Four Home Unions committee which organises Lions tours decided to go ahead with the planned tour, despite this opposition, in November 1979 and the rugby unions of England (RFU), Ireland (IRFU), Scotland (SRU) and Wales (WRU) all approved the tour by January 1980.


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, Touring party, injuries and replacements
Of the 30 players originally selected, ten had previous Lions tour experience. Derek Quinnell had toured New Zealand in 1971 and 1977; Andy Irvine and Fran Cotton had toured South Africa in 1974 and New Zealand in 1977 while Bruce Hay, Bill Beaumont, Allan Martin, Graham Price, Jeff Squire, Peter Wheeler and Clive Williams had all toured New Zealand in 1977. Elgan Rees, added to the party before it left the UK, and Phil Orr, a replacement during the tour, had also toured in 1977. Quinnell was selected despite not playing in the 1980 Five Nations Championship; he had also toured in 1971 when yet to be capped by Wales.


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, Touring party, injuries and replacements
The tour party was disrupted by an unusually high number of injuries and replacements throughout the 10-week-long tour. Eight players flew to South Africa to reinforce the original 30 tourists; Gareth Williams, Tony Ward, Ian Stephens, John Robbie, Phil Orr, Andy Irvine, Paul Dodge and Steve Smith.


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, Touring party, injuries and replacements
Smith joined the tour as cover prior to the final test after Patterson was injured and did not appear in any games. Irvine was in the original 30 selected tourists but withdrew due to injury prior to leaving the UK. He was replaced by Elgan Rees but joined the tour later when Slemen withdrew.


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, Touring party, injuries and replacements
Nine players left the tour early, including Mike Slemen who went home due to family illness. The eight players who were ruled out by injury were Rodney O'Donnell (neck), David Richards (shoulder), Gareth Davies (shoulder and knee), Terry Holmes (shoulder and knee), Stuart Lane (knee), Phil Blakeway (rib) and Fran Cotton (suspected heart trouble). Lane's injury occurred after 55 seconds of the opening game and gave him the shortest career of any Lions tourist. He never played international rugby again. O'Donnell's neck injury ended his rugby career completely. Colin Patterson suffered a knee injury in the penultimate game against Griqualand West which also proved career-ending.


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, The matches, First Test
South Africa: Gysie Pienaar, Ray Mordt, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys, Naas Botha, Divan Serfontein, Morne du Plessis (c), Theuns Stofberg, Rob Louw, Louis Moolman, Moaner van Heerden, Martiens le Roux, Willie Kahts, Richard Prentis


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, The matches, First Test
Lions: O'Donnell, Carleton (replaced by Gravell), Richards, Renwick, Slemen, Ward, Patterson, Quinnell, O'Driscoll, Squire, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, The matches, Second Test
South Africa: Gysie Pienaar, Ray Mordt, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys, Naas Botha, Divan Serfontein, Morné du Plessis (c), Theuns Stofberg, Rob Louw (replaced by Thys Burger), Louis Moolman, Kevin de Klerk, Martiens le Roux, Willie Kahts, Richard Prentis


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, The matches, Second Test
Lions: Irvine, Carleton, Gravell, Woodward, Hay, Davies (replaced by Campbell), Patterson, Quinnell, O'Driscoll, Squire, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, The matches, Third Test
South Africa: Gysie Pienaar, Ray Mordt, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys, Naas Botha, Divan Serfontein, Morné du Plessis (c), Theuns Stofberg, Rob Louw, Louis Moolman, Moaner van Heerden, Martiens le Roux, Willie Kahts (replaced by Ewoud Malan), Richard Prentis


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, The matches, Third Test
Lions: Irvine, Woodward, Gravell, Dodge, Hay, Campbell, Patterson, Squire, O'Driscoll, Tucker, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, The matches, Fourth Test
South Africa: Gysie Pienaar, Ray Mordt, David Smith, Willie du Plessis, Gerrie Germishuys, Naas Botha, Divan Serfontein, Morné du Plessis (c), Theuns Stofberg, Rob Louw, Louis Moolman, Moaner van Heerden, Martiens le Roux, Ewoud Malan, Richard Prentis


1980 British Lions tour to South Africa, The matches, Fourth Test
Lions: Irvine, Carleton, Gravell, Dodge, Hay, Campbell, Robbie, Squire, O'Driscoll, Tucker, Colclough, Beaumont (c), Price, Wheeler, Williams


1980 British National Track Championships
The 1980 British National Track Championships were a series of track cycling competitions held from 19–22 August 1980 at the Leicester Velodrome.


1980 British National Track Championships
The Championships were held slightly later than usual because of the 1980 Summer Olympics.


1980 British Rowing Championships
The 1980 National Rowing Championships was the ninth edition of the National Championships, held from 18–20 July 1980 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.


1980 British Saloon Car Championship
The 1980 Tricentol British Saloon Car Championship was the 23rd season of the championship. The engine capacity limit was raised to 3500cc this year. Win Percy won his first drivers title, driving a TWR prepared Mazda RX-7.


1980 British Saloon Car Championship, Calendar & winners
All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.


1980 British Speedway Championship
The 1980 British Speedway Championship was the 20th edition of the British Speedway Championship. The Final took place on 4 June at Brandon in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by Dave Jessup, who scored a 15-point maximum. Former two-time champion Michael Lee finished as the runner-up, with Phil Collins in third.


1980 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1980 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 8–10 August 1980 at the Silverstone Circuit.


1980 Brown Bears football team
The 1980 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Brown tied for third place in the Ivy League.


1980 Brown Bears football team
In their sixth season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 240 to 195. Larry Carbone and John Woodring were the team captains.


1980 Brown Bears football team
The Bears' 4–3 conference record earned them part of a four-way tie  third place in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 190 to 161.


1980 Brown Bears football team
Ivy League football teams expanded their schedules to 10 games in 1980, making this the first year since 1955 that Brown played three games against non-Ivy opponents.


1980 Brown Bears football team
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.


1980 Brownlow Medal
The 1980 Brownlow Medal was the 53rd year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Victorian Football League (VFL) home and away season. Kelvin Templeton of the Footscray Football Club won the medal by polling twenty-two votes during the 1980 VFL season.


1980 Broxbourne Borough Council election
The Broxbourne Council election, 1980 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne,  Hertfordshire, England.


1980 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
An election was held in 14 wards on 1 May 1980.


1980 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The Conservative Party lost 3 seats at this election. The Labour Party gained 2 seats in Bury Green Ward and Rye Park Ward and the Liberal Party won its first seat at a Broxbourne Borough election by taking Hoddesdon Town Ward.


1980 Broxbourne Borough Council election, Results summary
The new political balance of the council following this election was:


1980 Bucknell Bison football team
The 1980 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


1980 Bucknell Bison football team
In their sixth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 6–4 record. Joe Catalano, Dave Hibbard and Bruce Keltie were the team captains.


1980 Bucknell Bison football team
Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.


1980 Buffalo Bills season
The 1980 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League, and the 21st overall. Their 11–5 record was tied for best in the AFC.


1980 Buffalo Bills season
The Bills' defense allowed only 260 points in 1980, 3rd best in the league. Their 4,101 total yards surrendered were best in the NFL in 1980. Buffalo's defense was well represented on the UPI All-AFC team: nose tackle Fred Smerlas and linebacker Jim Haslett – two-thirds of Buffalo's "Bermuda Triangle" with linebacker Shane Nelson – were named to the 1st team All-AFC. Defensive end Ben Williams was named to the second team.


1980 Buffalo Bills season
Although Buffalo's offensive statistics were not as impressive as its defense, four offensive players were named All-AFC: left guard Reggie McKenzie, left tackle Ken Jones, wide receiver Jerry Butler and rookie running back Joe Cribbs.


1980 Buffalo Bills season
Cribbs rushed for 1,185 yards and made his first Pro Bowl. Jerry Butler and Fred Smerlas also were selected to play in the annual all-star game.


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Breaking "The Streak"
The Bills had not beaten the Miami Dolphins in the entire decade of the 1970s, a streak of twenty straight losses, the longest in NFL history. The last time the Bills had defeated Miami was 1969.


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Breaking "The Streak"
The Bills had been outscored 565 (28.5 points per games) to 299 (14.5) during the 1970s by the Dolphins, failing to score more than ten points in over a third of the contests (7). They were shut out three times. Conversely, the Dolphins were held under twenty points just four times, and scored 45 points on the Bills twice. The domination was so thorough that the Bills only lost by one score or less five times, and Don Shula had never lost to Buffalo since taking over as Dolphins coach in 1970. The Bills only held a lead at any point in eight of the games, and only twice in the fourth quarter. Joe Ferguson had lost to the Dolphins 14 straight times.


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Breaking "The Streak"
On opening day of the 1980 season, Miami visited Rich Stadium, attempting to extend the streak to 21 games. At the end of three quarters, Miami led 7–3. In the fourth quarter, running back Roosevelt Leaks scored the go-ahead touchdown to make the score 10–7. Joe Cribbs added a second touchdown to extend the lead to 17–7, and Jeff Nixon intercepted his third pass of the game with only 36 seconds left, breaking the streak at 20 games.


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Breaking "The Streak"
A rowdy crowd of 79,000 fans celebrated, and many stormed the field to tear down the goal posts, carrying them around the field. Joe Cribbs contributed 131 combined yards of offense for the triumphant Bills.


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Breaking "The Streak"
The rivalry continued well into the 1990s, but with different results: from 1986 to 1996—the years in which Bills quarterback Jim Kelly and Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino played at the same time—the Bills won 14 of 22 match-ups between the teams.


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Breaking "The Streak"
The Bills suffered similar ineptitude against the New England Patriots in the 2000s, losing 20-of-21 games dating from Week 16 of the 2000 season to Week 16 of the 2010 season. (Only the 2003 home opener stopped the streak from breaking Miami's 20-game record.)


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason, NFL Draft
North Carolina State's Jim Ritcher became an anchor of the Buffalo offensive line for the next 14 years; he was the starter for all four Buffalo Super Bowl teams, and was second-team All-Pro in 1991.


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason, NFL Draft
Running back Joe Cribbs was Buffalo's starting running back from 1980–1983, and again in 1985 (after returning from one year in the USFL).


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Offseason, NFL Draft
Tight end Mark Brammer played for the Bills for five seasons. Greg Cater was Buffalo's starting punter from 1980–1983.


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Regular season
Sports Illustrated's Paul Zimmerman wrote about the Bills' 1980 season, "It was a euphoric kind of year for Buffalo. Chuck Knox and his defensive coordinator, Tom Catlin, built the defense into No. 1 in the NFL with virtually the same people who had been lousy in '79. The Bills even beat Miami for the first time in a generation. And then Quarterback Joe Ferguson picked exactly the wrong time of year to sprain his ankle -- the playoffs. And San Diego ended the dream."


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Postseason, Divisional
With 2:08 left in the game, Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts threw the 50-yard winning touchdown pass to receiver Ron Smith to defeat the Bills, 20–14.


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Postseason, Divisional
Wrote Paul Zimmerman in Sports Illustrated's 1981 NFL preview, "If Charley Romes intercepts the pass that bounces off his chest in the last few minutes of the playoff game against San Diego, then the Chargers don't score on the next play, and win the game. And Buffalo gets to play Oakland at home -- where the Bills crushed the Raiders earlier in the season. And Buffalo's in the Super Bowl."


1980 Buffalo Bills season, Notable events
In Week 15, the Bills became the thirty-fourth team to score only a safety in a full game. It was the first occurrence of this since the San Diego Chargers against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the last game of the 1972 season, and there have been only three since, by the 1983 Minnesota Vikings, the 1993 Cincinnati Bengals, and the 2011 Atlanta Falcons in a playoff game.


1980 Buffalo State Bengals football team
The 1980 Buffalo State Bengals football team represents Buffalo State College. They are led by first year head coach Les Dugan and play their home games at Coyer Field.


1980 Bulgarian Cup Final
The 1980 Bulgarian Cup Final was the 40th final of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army), and was contested between Slavia Sofia and Beroe Stara Zagora on 13 May 1980 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Slavia won the final 3–1.


1980 CARIFTA Games
The 9th CARIFTA Games was held in Hamilton, Bermuda on May 3–4, 1980.


1980 CARIFTA Games, Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 178 athletes (105 junior (under-20) and 73 youth (under-17)) from about 13 countries:  Antigua and Barbuda (2), Bahamas (41), Barbados (20), Bermuda (34), Cayman Islands (1), Grenada (4), Guyana (3), Jamaica (38), Lesser Antilles (2), Saint Kitts and Nevis (1), Trinidad and Tobago (19), Turks and Caicos Islands (2).


1980 CARIFTA Games, Austin Sealy Award
The Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games was awardeded to Richard Louis from Barbados. He won 2 gold (200m, 400m) and 1 silver (100m) medals in the youth(U-17) category.


1980 CARIFTA Games, Medal summary
Medal winners are published by category: Boys under 20 (Junior), Girls under 20 (Junior), Boys under 17 (Youth), and Girls under 17 (Youth). Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the second in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing. It consisted of twelve races, beginning in Ontario, California on April 13 and concluding in Avondale, Arizona on November 8. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Johnny Rutherford. Rookie of the Year was Dennis Firestone. The entire season, including the 64th Indianapolis 500, was to be co-sanctioned by both the USAC and CART under the banner of the Championship Racing League (CRL). However, USAC withdrew from the arrangement after five races.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The season-opening race at Phoenix, set for March 2, was cancelled due to local flooding and washed out roads.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
Johnny Rutherford in Jim Hall's Chaparral 2K ground effects chassis dominated the season. Rutherford won five races, including a dominating performance at the 1980 Indianapolis 500. Rutherford finished in the top five in the first ten races, pulling out to a commanding and unmatchable points lead. Rutherford started the season out by finishing 1st or 2nd in the first six races, and ended with a total of eight finished of 1st or 2nd. Rutherford's season was not without incident, however. In the final race of the season at Phoenix, while battling Tom Sneva for the lead, Rutherford tangled with a lapped car, hit the wall, then flipped over. The car landed upside-down hard on its rollbar, but Rutherford was not seriously injured.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed for the 1980 CART World Series.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Schedule
- The Phoenix race was scheduled for March 2, but cancelled due to flooding. O  Oval/Speedway  R  Dedicated road course


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
For the opening race of the year, Johnny Rutherford qualified on the pole, with Bobby Unser, Al Unser, Rick Mears, and Tom Sneva making up the rest of the top five starters.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
Johnny Rutherford led the first eight laps, before Bobby Unser caught and passed in lap traffic. However, while leading on lap 14, he suffered a cracked radiator and dropped out. This moved Rutherford back in front, and he was mostly uncontested for the remainder of the race as most challengers had problems. Rick Mears dropped out due to electrical issues while running second. Pancho Carter moved up to second, but he dropped out with fuel pump problems, followed by Al Unser dropping out on lap 45 with a broken transmission. With most of his competition out, Rutherford cruised to an easy victory over Tom Sneva. Gordon Johncock finished third, Spike Gehlhausen fourth, and Tom Bagley fifth.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
Gordon Johncock qualified on the pole, with Johnny Rutherford starting second, Al Unser starting third, Rick Mears starting fourth, and Bobby Unser rounding out the top five starters.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
In the race Rutherford jumped out to the lead on lap 7, and controlled most of the next 50 laps before Gordon Johncock took the lead on lap 55. 60 laps later, under the fourth caution of the day, Al Unser, who was running in second had an engine failure and dropped out. This moved his brother Bobby Unser into second, and on the restart he managed to catch and pass Johncock for the lead, holding on to win. Johnny Rutherford rose to second, Gordon Johncock ended up third, Pancho Carter finished fourth, and Rick Mears fifth.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
With his second place, Rutherford now had a 400 point lead over second place Tom Sneva, with Gordon Johncock 550 points back in third, Gary Bettenhausen 925 points back in fourth, and Rick Mears 984 points behind in fifth.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
Bobby Unser won the pole, with A.J. Foyt starting second, Mario Andretti starting third, Mike Mosley starting in fourth, and Johnny Rutherford starting fifth.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
In the race, A.J. Foyt took the lead on the first lap, and led most of the first half of the race, giving up the lead only for pit shuffling. The first caution came on lap 11, when Al Loquasto lost a wheel and Dennis Firestone wrecked in the same part of the track. The second caution came on lap 26, after Howdy Holmes lost control, Jim McElreath slowed and Roger Rager hit the rear of his car.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
While leading on lap 82, Foyt encountered a bad valve, and dropped out. This gave the lead to Bobby Unser, who led most of the rest of the race. Johnny Rutherford led 1 lap due to pit stop shuffling, followed by 5 laps under caution after Pancho Carter spun, but when the green flag flew after a caution on lap 165, Unser pulled away. Rutherford's hopes of winning ended with 20 laps to go when his engine stalled in the pits, allowing Unser to win the race by a wide margin over Rutherford.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
Tom Sneva finished third, Bill Alsup fourth, and Vern Schuppan fifth. Most other stars were taken out due to attrition. Al Unser was never a factor and dropped out with handling problems on lap 35. Mike Mosley broke a piston while running in third on lap 46, Danny Ongais dropped out with clutch problems on lap 100, Mario Andretti was sidelined with a broken transmission on lap 105, and Rick Mears blew his engine on lap 163.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
Johnny Rutherford extended his lead to 500 points over Tom Sneva, with Bobby Unser rising to third, 1114 points behind, Gordon Johncock, who didn't enter, falling to fourth, 1350 points back, and Pancho Carter rising to fifth, 1452 points behind.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
Al Unser qualified on the pole, followed by brother Bobby Unser in second, Rick Mears in third, Johnny Rutherford in fourth, and Danny Ongais rounding out the top five starters.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
The start of the race was problematic. Starter Duane Sweeney didn't give the green flag when the pace car pulled off as the back rows were strung out, but the field got going anyway, with Al Unser spinning off track in the first turn. Two laps later they got back in two-by-two order for the official start. Danny Ongais and Sheldon Kinser didn't make it to the green flag, with Ongais having ignition problems and Kinser a blown engine. On the first lap, Tim Richmond spun off course and was hit by John Wood.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
Bobby Unser jumped out to the lead after his brother spun, and led the first 12 laps, But he encountered a valve problem while leading and dropped out. Rick Mears then took the lead, and throughout the next 20 laps dueled with Johnny Rutherford. After a poor pit stop by Rutherford, Mears had a 20 second lead, but due to heat exhaustion lost concentration and spun out while leading on lap 47. This gave the lead to Rutherford, with Mears's day ending on lap 54 after Rick Muther spun out and Mears hit him.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
This brought out the caution, allowing second place Gordon Johncock to close. But when the green flew, Rutherford pulled away and won, a rare road course win. Bill Alsup finished third, Roger Mears fourth, and Vern Schuppan fifth. Polesitter Al Unser lost a lap due to an unscheduled pit stop, and dropped out with suspension problems while running fifth.


1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, Season Summary, Race summaries
Rutherford now had a 770 point lead over Tom Sneva, who had crashed out. Bobby Unser was third, 1406 points back, Gordon Johncock fourth, 1410 points back, and Pancho Carter fifth, 1662 points back.


1980 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1980 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the ninth CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 7 and March 15, 1980. All games were played at Lakeview Arena in Marquette, Michigan, the home venue of the Northern Michigan Wildcats. By winning the tournament, Northern Michigan received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's invitation to play in a first round game created to allow entrance into the tournament for the CCHA.


1980 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured two rounds of play. Only the top four teams in the conference standings were eligible for postseason play. Each of the two rounds were structured so that the two teams facing one another would play two games and the winner would be decided by the goal differential totals of the combined scores. In the semifinal the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched as opponents. The victorious teams would then compete in the finals for the conference championship. The tournament champion was invited to play in a first round game in the 1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1980 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1980 CECAFA Cup
The 1980 CECAFA Cup was the 8th edition of the tournament. It was held in Sudan, and was won by hosts. The matches were played between November 14–28.


1980 CFL Draft
The 1980 CFL Draft composed of seven rounds where 80 Canadian football players were chosen from eligible Canadian universities and Canadian players playing in the NCAA. A total of 18 players were selected as territorial exemptions, with all nine teams making at least one selection in this stage of the draft.


1980 CFL Draft, 3rd Round
21. Winnipeg Blue Bombers                            Vernon Pahl  G  Prince Edward Island


1980 CFL season
The 1980 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 27th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 23rd Canadian Football League season.


1980 CFL season, CFL News in 1980
The Canadian Football League signed a three-year television contract with Carling O'Keefe Breweries for $15.6 million.