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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 6, 1980 | Sat | (9) Purdue | @ | (11) Notre Dame | Ind | L | 10 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 13, 1980 | Sat | (20) Purdue | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 20, 1980 | Sat | Purdue | UCLA | Pac-10 | L | 14 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 4, 1980 | Sat | Purdue | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Oct 11, 1980 | Sat | Purdue | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Oct 18, 1980 | Sat | Purdue | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 45 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Oct 25, 1980 | Sat | Purdue | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 36 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 8 | Nov 1, 1980 | Sat | (20) Purdue | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 52 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Nov 8, 1980 | Sat | (17) Purdue | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 58 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 10 | Nov 15, 1980 | Sat | (16) Purdue | @ | (11) Michigan | Big Ten | L | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 22, 1980 | Sat | Purdue | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 24 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 27, 1980 | Sat | Purdue | N | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 28 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
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