The 1980 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented
Eastern Michigan University in 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 their third season under head coach
Mike Stock, the Hurons compiled a 1–9 record (1–7 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the
Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 322 to 81. The team's statistical leaders included Scott Davis with 1,143 passing yards, Albert Williams with 457 rushing yards, and Jeff Dackin with 363 receiving yards.
Schedule
After the season
The following Huron was selected in the
1981 NFL Draft
The 1981 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 28–29, 1981, at the New York She ...
after the season.
See also
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1980 in Michigan
Events from the year 1980 in Michigan.
The Associated Press (AP) selected the top Michigan news stories in Michigan as follows:
# Record losses by the Big Three automakers and layoffs of 190,000 workers by year's end and production falling below ...
References
Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons
Eastern Michigan Hurons football
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