The Illinois State Redbirds were 4-7 in 1980.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 151 | 2,787 | 718 | 3.9 | 1,660 | 516 | 3.2 | 1,127 | 202 | 5.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 119th | 127th | 121st | 123rd | 94th | 81st | 103rd | 115th | 101st | 117th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 240 | 4,082 | 5.0 | 2,443 | 571 | 4.3 | 1,639 | 239 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 81st | 107th | 106th | 114th | 105th | 113th | 74th | 52nd | 90th | ||||||||||
Net | -89 | -1,295 | +718 | -1.2 | -783 | -55 | -1.1 | -512 | -37 | -1.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 106th | 125th | 121st | 125th | 107th | 93rd | 114th | 114th | 89th | 115th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |