The Purdue Boilermakers were 8-3 in 1980. They emerged victorious over the Missouri Tigers, 28 to 25, in the Liberty Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 10-2 | |
7-1 | 9-3 | ||
7-1 | 9-3 | ||
3-5 | 6-5 | ||
4-5 | 5-6 |
| 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 | 300 | 4,856 | 845 | 5.7 | 1,640 | 470 | 3.5 | 3,216 | 375 | 8.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 21st | 5th | 14th | 7th | 97th | 105th | 84th | 3rd | 12th | 4th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 208 | 3,858 | 4.8 | 1,699 | 462 | 3.7 | 2,159 | 343 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 60th | 90th | 88th | 49th | 20th | 74th | 129th | 134th | 57th | ||||||||||
Net | +92 | +998 | +845 | +1.0 | -59 | +8 | -0.2 | +1,057 | +32 | +2.3 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 31st | 21st | 14th | 25th | 77th | 66th | 87th | 9th | 45th | 9th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| 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 |