1980 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1980 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1980 record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dave McClain (3rd season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons

1980 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/4 Michigan †	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#15/15 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17/16 Purdue	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Iowa	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Minnesota	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Michigan State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1980 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1980 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	#20 Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 6–12	77,280
September 20*	BYU		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 3–28	71,496
September 27*	at #16 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–35	40,018
October 4*†	San Diego State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 35–12	76,340
October 11	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	L 0–24	51,029
October 18	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 17–7	76,173
October 25	#10 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 0–21	79,523
November 1	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 13–22	59,995
November 8	#12 Michigan		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 0–24	69,560
November 15	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 39–19	17,372
November 22	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 25–7	54,229
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players in the 1981 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Dave Ahrens	Linebacker	6	143	St. Louis Cardinals