The 1980 Ball State Cardinals football team was an

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team that represented

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in the

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(MAC) during the

1980 NCAA Division I-A football season The 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season saw a university from the state of Georgia take its first national title since 1942. Nine days following the bowl games to close the 1979 season, tragedy struck when new LSU coach Bo Rein died when the ...

. In its third season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 6–5 record (5–4 against MAC opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place out of ten teams in the conference. The team played its home games at

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. The team's statistical leaders included Mark O'Connell with 1,921 passing yards, Ken Currin with 548 rushing yards, Stevie Nelson with 487 receiving yards, and Dane Fellmeth with 49 points scored.

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