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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–6 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Glass Bowl |
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| Central Michigan $ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chuck Stobart, the Rockets compiled a 4–7 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 190 to 187.
The team's statistical leaders included Jim Kelso with 589 passing yards, Mel Tucker with 563 rushing yards, and Rodney Achter with 269 receiving yards.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 13 | McNeese State* | L 17–20 | 21,281 | ||||
| September 20 | at Ball State | L 7–27 | |||||
| September 27 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 49–7 | ||||
| October 4 | at Central Michigan | L 10–14 | |||||
| October 11 | Bowling Green |
| L 6–17 | ||||
| October 18 | at Western Michigan | L 7–17 | |||||
| October 25 | at Ohio | L 9–24 | |||||
| November 1 | Miami (OH) |
| W 17–14 | ||||
| November 8 | Northern Illinois |
| W 13–6 | ||||
| November 15 | at Marshall* | W 38–10 | |||||
| November 22 | at Kent State | L 14–34 | |||||
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References
- "1980 Toledo Rockets Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- "McNeese kicks Toledo". The Shreveport Times. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kelso leads Rockets past Marshall". The Lima News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1980 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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