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12 Games Table
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Date |
Day |
School |
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Opponent |
Conf |
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Pts |
Opp |
W |
L |
T |
Streak |
Notes |
| 1 | Sep 13, 1980 | Sat | (1) Ohio State | | Syracuse | Ind | W | 31 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 2 | Sep 20, 1980 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 3 | Sep 27, 1980 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | | (20) Arizona State | Pac-10 | W | 38 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 4 | Oct 4, 1980 | Sat | (2) Ohio State | | (11) UCLA | Pac-10 | L | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 5 | Oct 11, 1980 | Sat | (9) Ohio State | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 63 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
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| 6 | Oct 18, 1980 | Sat | (9) Ohio State | | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 27 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
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| 7 | Oct 25, 1980 | Sat | (10) Ohio State | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
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| 8 | Nov 1, 1980 | Sat | (9) Ohio State | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 48 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
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| 9 | Nov 8, 1980 | Sat | (7) Ohio State | | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 49 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | |
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| 10 | Nov 15, 1980 | Sat | (7) Ohio State | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 41 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | |
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| 11 | Nov 22, 1980 | Sat | (5) Ohio State | | (10) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
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| 12 | Dec 26, 1980 | Fri | (11) Ohio State | N | (10) Penn State | Ind | L | 19 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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