AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13, 1980 | Sat | (11) Michigan | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 20, 1980 | Sat | (14) Michigan | @ | (8) Notre Dame | Ind | L | 27 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 27, 1980 | Sat | (17) Michigan | South Carolina | Ind | L | 14 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 4 | Oct 4, 1980 | Sat | Michigan | California | Pac-10 | W | 38 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 11, 1980 | Sat | Michigan | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 27 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Oct 18, 1980 | Sat | Michigan | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 37 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Oct 25, 1980 | Sat | Michigan | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 45 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 8 | Nov 1, 1980 | Sat | (18) Michigan | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 35 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Nov 8, 1980 | Sat | (12) Michigan | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 24 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 10 | Nov 15, 1980 | Sat | (11) Michigan | (16) Purdue | Big Ten | W | 26 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 11 | Nov 22, 1980 | Sat | (10) Michigan | @ | (5) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 12 | Jan 1, 1981 | Thu | (5) Michigan | N | (16) Washington | Pac-10 | W | 23 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | W 9 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
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