The Ball State Cardinals were 6-5 in 1980.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-3 | 7-4 | ||
6-3 | 7-4 | ||
5-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-4 | 6-5 | ||
4-3 | 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 | 239 | 3,654 | 817 | 4.5 | 1,723 | 514 | 3.4 | 1,931 | 303 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 58th | 63rd | 30th | 82nd | 86th | 82nd | 95th | 38th | 33rd | 75th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 198 | 3,365 | 4.1 | 2,223 | 584 | 3.8 | 1,142 | 241 | 4.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 54th | 48th | 23rd | 96th | 116th | 80th | 6th | 54th | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | +41 | +289 | +817 | +0.4 | -500 | -70 | -0.5 | +789 | +62 | +1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 52nd | 55th | 30th | 46th | 96th | 101st | 91st | 13th | 34th | 16th |
| 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 |