1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1980 record 3–7–1 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Mike White (1st year)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1980 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Michigan $ 8 0 0     10 2 0
#15 Ohio State 7 1 0     9 3 0
#17 Purdue 7 1 0     9 3 0
Iowa 4 4 0     4 7 0
Minnesota 4 5 0     5 6 0
Indiana 3 5 0     6 5 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0     4 7 0
Illinois 3 5 0     3 7 1
Michigan State 2 6 0     3 8 0
Northwestern 0 9 0     0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 3–7–1 record and finished in three-way tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Dave Wilson with 3,154 passing yards, running back Mike Holmes with 305 rushing yards, and wide receiver Mike Martin with 555 receiving yards.[2]

References

  1. "1980 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. "1980 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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