The Nebraska Cornhuskers were 9-2 in 1980. They emerged victorious over the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 31 to 17, in the Sun Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 10-2 | |
6-1 | 10-2 | ||
5-2 | 8-4 | ||
2-5 | 6-5 | ||
3-3-1 | 4-5-2 |
| 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 | 435 | 5,576 | 913 | 6.1 | 4,161 | 739 | 5.6 | 1,415 | 174 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 80th | 121st | 10th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 93 | 2,318 | 3.3 | 968 | 454 | 2.1 | 1,350 | 259 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 16th | 3rd | 24th | 76th | 10th | ||||||||||
Net | +342 | +3,258 | +913 | +2.9 | +3,193 | +285 | +3.5 | +65 | -85 | +2.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 59th | 116th | 4th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |