1980 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1980 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTim Clifford
CaptainTim Clifford, Terry Tallen, Lucky Wallace, Craig Walls
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Michigan $ 8 0 0 10 2 0
No. 15 Ohio State 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 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 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented Indiana University Bloomington in the 1980 Big Ten Conference football season. In their eighth season under head coach Lee Corso, the Hoosiers finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten), compiled a 6–5 (3–5 against Big Ten opponents), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 255 to 235.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tim Clifford with 1,391 passing yards, Lonnie Johnson with 1,075 receiving yards and 66 points scored, and Nate Lundy with 459 receiving yards.[2] Several Indiana players also ranked among the Big Ten leaders in various statistical categories, including the following:

  • Lonnie Johnson led the Big Ten with 11 rushing touchdowns and 200 rushing attempts, ranked second with 1,075 rushing yards and 1,146 yards from scrimmage, and ranked third with 5.4 yards per rushing attempt.[3]
  • Tim Wilbur led the Big Ten with 9.1 yard per punt return and 256 punt return yards.[3]
  • Tim Clifford ranked fourth in the Big Ten with a 53.0 pass completion percentage, 16 total touchdowns, and 7.0 yards per passing attempt, and ranked seventh with 1,391 passing yards.[3]
  1. ^ "1980 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "1980 Indiana Hoosiers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "1980 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2016.