1980 Toledo Rockets football team

1980 Toledo Rockets football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–7 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach	Chuck Stobart (4th season)
Home stadium	Glass Bowl

1980 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion

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
September 13	McNeese State*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 17–20	21,281
September 20	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 7–27
September 27	Eastern Michigan	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 49–7
October 4	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 10–14
October 11	Bowling Green	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	L 6–17
October 18	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–17
October 25	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 9–24
November 1	Miami (OH)	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 17–14
November 8	Northern Illinois	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 13–6
November 15	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 38–10
November 22	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 14–34
*Non-conference game