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1980 Mid-American Conference Leaders

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Record: 52-57-0, .477 W-L% (10th of 14) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: -10.43 (13th of 14) ▪ SOS: -9.63 (13th of 14)

Conference Champion: Central Michigan

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Conference Leaders

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Pass Completions

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	175
2.	Sammy Shon (OH)	131
3.	Scott Davis (EMI)	106
4.	John Gibbons (NIL)	102
5.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	72
6.	Kevin Northup (CMI)	69
7.	Tom George (WMI)	59
8.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	43
9.	Mark Kelly (MIAOH)	41
	Jeff Morrow (KENT)	41
	Jim Kelso (TOL)	41
12.	Chuck Hauck (MIAOH)	31
	Dave Endres (BGSU)	31
14.	Jeff Holly (WMI)	28
15.	Rick Bridges (NIL)	23
16.	Maurice Hall (TOL)	17
	Mark Staples (TOL)	17
18.	Jon Macke (MIAOH)	15
19.	Mike Lewis (EMI)	12
20.	Donny Harrison (OH)	11

Pass Attempts

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	295
2.	Sammy Shon (OH)	235
3.	Scott Davis (EMI)	227
4.	John Gibbons (NIL)	179
5.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	162
6.	Kevin Northup (CMI)	133
7.	Tom George (WMI)	124
8.	Mark Kelly (MIAOH)	86
	Jeff Morrow (KENT)	86
10.	Jim Kelso (TOL)	82
11.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	77
12.	Chuck Hauck (MIAOH)	68
13.	Jeff Holly (WMI)	67
14.	Dave Endres (BGSU)	66
15.	Maurice Hall (TOL)	49
16.	Mark Staples (TOL)	44
17.	Rick Bridges (NIL)	38
18.	Jon Macke (MIAOH)	37
19.	Mark Korte (EMI)	30
20.	Donny Harrison (OH)	27

Pass Completion Percentage

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	59.3
2.	John Gibbons (NIL)	57.0
3.	Sammy Shon (OH)	55.7
4.	Scott Davis (EMI)	46.7
5.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	44.4

Passing Yards

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	1921
2.	Sammy Shon (OH)	1527
3.	Scott Davis (EMI)	1143
4.	John Gibbons (NIL)	1119
5.	Kevin Northup (CMI)	1011
6.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	745
7.	Tom George (WMI)	644
8.	Jim Kelso (TOL)	589
9.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	562
10.	Mark Kelly (MIAOH)	517
11.	Chuck Hauck (MIAOH)	495
12.	Jeff Morrow (KENT)	454
13.	Dave Endres (BGSU)	430
14.	Rick Bridges (NIL)	338
15.	Jeff Holly (WMI)	335
16.	Jon Macke (MIAOH)	313
17.	Maurice Hall (TOL)	299
18.	Mark Staples (TOL)	236
19.	Donny Harrison (OH)	154
20.	Mike McGuire (EMI)	98

Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	6.5
2.	Sammy Shon (OH)	6.5
3.	John Gibbons (NIL)	6.3
4.	Scott Davis (EMI)	5.0
5.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	4.6

Adjusted Passing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	5.9
2.	John Gibbons (NIL)	5.3
3.	Sammy Shon (OH)	4.2
4.	Scott Davis (EMI)	3.1
5.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	2.7

Passing Touchdowns

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	13
2.	Kevin Northup (CMI)	7
3.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	5
	Tom George (WMI)	5
	Sammy Shon (OH)	5
	Scott Davis (EMI)	5
	Chuck Hauck (MIAOH)	5
8.	Jon Macke (MIAOH)	4
	Dave Endres (BGSU)	4
10.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	3
	Jeff Morrow (KENT)	3
	John Gibbons (NIL)	3
	Jeff Holly (WMI)	3
	Jim Kelso (TOL)	3
15.	Mark Kelly (MIAOH)	2

Passing Interceptions

1.	Sammy Shon (OH)	14
2.	Scott Davis (EMI)	12
3.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	10
4.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	9
5.	Chuck Hauck (MIAOH)	7
6.	Dave Endres (BGSU)	6
	Jeff Morrow (KENT)	6
	Jim Kelso (TOL)	6
9.	Jon Macke (MIAOH)	5
	Kevin Northup (CMI)	5
	Tom George (WMI)	5
	John Gibbons (NIL)	5
	Mark Staples (TOL)	5
14.	Maurice Hall (TOL)	4
15.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	3
	Mark Kelly (MIAOH)	3
	Mark Korte (EMI)	3
18.	Donny Harrison (OH)	2

Passing Efficiency Rating

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	121.8
2.	John Gibbons (NIL)	109.4
3.	Sammy Shon (OH)	105.4
4.	Scott Davis (EMI)	85.7
5.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	82.1

Rush Attempts

1.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	201
2.	Tony Carifa (OH)	198
3.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	179
4.	Bryant Jones (BGSU)	174
5.	Willie Todd (CMI)	170
6.	Craig Morrow (WMI)	150
	Bobby Howard (WMI)	150
8.	Jerome Rivers (TOL)	144
9.	Allen Ross (NIL)	141
10.	Ken Currin (BALLST)	134
11.	Kevin Northup (CMI)	129
12.	Mark Bornholdt (BALLST)	124
	Sammy Shon (OH)	124
14.	Todd Yoho (OH)	123
	Darryl Tucker (CMI)	123
16.	Albert Williams (EMI)	121
17.	Mel Tucker (TOL)	120
18.	Ron Pittman (KENT)	115
19.	Larry Caper (WMI)	112
20.	Kaiser Holman (MIAOH)	106

Rushing Yards

1.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	952
2.	Tony Carifa (OH)	853
3.	Bryant Jones (BGSU)	806
4.	Craig Morrow (WMI)	778
5.	Bobby Howard (WMI)	757
6.	Willie Todd (CMI)	695
7.	Allen Ross (NIL)	673
8.	Darryl Tucker (CMI)	635
9.	Larry Caper (WMI)	598
10.	Todd Yoho (OH)	586
11.	Mel Tucker (TOL)	563
12.	Ken Currin (BALLST)	548
13.	Jerome Rivers (TOL)	530
14.	Kaiser Holman (MIAOH)	494
15.	Ron Pittman (KENT)	485
16.	Mark Bornholdt (BALLST)	467
17.	Albert Williams (EMI)	457
18.	Cleveland West (NIL)	429
19.	Reggie Mitchell (CMI)	397
20.	Lou Wicks (NIL)	377

Rushing Yards Per Attempt

1.	Larry Caper (WMI)	5.3
2.	Craig Morrow (WMI)	5.2
3.	Darryl Tucker (CMI)	5.2
4.	Bobby Howard (WMI)	5.0
5.	Allen Ross (NIL)	4.8
6.	Todd Yoho (OH)	4.8
7.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	4.7
8.	Mel Tucker (TOL)	4.7
9.	Kaiser Holman (MIAOH)	4.7
10.	Bryant Jones (BGSU)	4.6
11.	Cleveland West (NIL)	4.4
12.	Tony Carifa (OH)	4.3
13.	Reggie Mitchell (CMI)	4.3
14.	Ron Pittman (KENT)	4.2
15.	Lou Wicks (NIL)	4.2
16.	Ken Currin (BALLST)	4.1
17.	Willie Todd (CMI)	4.1
18.	Chip Otten (BGSU)	4.1
19.	Albert Williams (EMI)	3.8
20.	Mark Bornholdt (BALLST)	3.8

Rushing Touchdowns

1.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	8
2.	Lou Wicks (NIL)	7
	Willie Todd (CMI)	7
	Sammy Shon (OH)	7
	Todd Yoho (OH)	7
	Bobby Howard (WMI)	7
	Mark Bornholdt (BALLST)	7
8.	Kaiser Holman (MIAOH)	6
	Tony Carifa (OH)	6
	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	6
	Jim Kelso (TOL)	6
12.	Ron Pittman (KENT)	5
	Rick Bridges (NIL)	5
	Kevin Northup (CMI)	5
15.	Craig Morrow (WMI)	4
	Bryant Jones (BGSU)	4
	Larry Caper (WMI)	4
	Phil Merriman (OH)	4
	Allen Ross (NIL)	4
20.	Paul Drennan (MIAOH)	3
	Ken Currin (BALLST)	3
	Steve Lamb (TOL)	3
	Mel Tucker (TOL)	3
	Darryl Tucker (CMI)	3
	Stephen Jones (CMI)	3
	Jerome Rivers (TOL)	3
	Albert Williams (EMI)	3

Receptions

1.	Tony Carifa (OH)	46
2.	Stevie Nelson (BALLST)	38
3.	Ray Hinton (BALLST)	34
4.	Shawn Silcott (OH)	33
5.	Mark Green (OH)	30
	Mike Pinckney (NIL)	30
	Don Treadwell (MIAOH)	30
	Jim Latanski (NIL)	30
9.	Reggie Hinton (WMI)	29
10.	Tim Clary (BALLST)	27
	Darren Brown (KENT)	27
	Ken Currin (BALLST)	27
	Jeff Dackin (EMI)	27
14.	Albert Williams (EMI)	26
15.	Bob Phillips (WMI)	25
16.	Greg David (EMI)	24
17.	Rick Langhals (KENT)	23
	Allen Ross (NIL)	23
19.	Mike Hirn (CMI)	22
20.	Dan Shetler (BGSU)	20

Receiving Yards

1.	Don Treadwell (MIAOH)	661
2.	Mark Green (OH)	489
3.	Stevie Nelson (BALLST)	487
4.	Shawn Silcott (OH)	445
5.	Reggie Hinton (WMI)	429
6.	Tony Carifa (OH)	427
7.	Jim Latanski (NIL)	421
8.	Darren Brown (KENT)	419
9.	Mike Pinckney (NIL)	392
10.	Mike Hirn (CMI)	388
11.	Tim Clary (BALLST)	381
12.	Bob Phillips (WMI)	380
13.	Ray Hinton (BALLST)	378
14.	Jeff Dackin (EMI)	363
15.	Andy Ball (NIL)	331
16.	Rick Langhals (KENT)	322
17.	Keith Dummitt (MIAOH)	310
	Dan Shetler (BGSU)	310
19.	Shawn Potts (BGSU)	303
20.	Rodney Achter (TOL)	269

Receiving Yards Per Reception

1.	Don Treadwell (MIAOH)	22.0
2.	Mike Hirn (CMI)	17.6
3.	Mark Green (OH)	16.3
4.	Darren Brown (KENT)	15.5
5.	Bob Phillips (WMI)	15.2
6.	Reggie Hinton (WMI)	14.8
7.	Tim Clary (BALLST)	14.1
8.	Jim Latanski (NIL)	14.0
9.	Rick Langhals (KENT)	14.0
10.	Shawn Silcott (OH)	13.5
11.	Jeff Dackin (EMI)	13.4
12.	Mike Pinckney (NIL)	13.1
13.	Stevie Nelson (BALLST)	12.8
14.	Ray Hinton (BALLST)	11.1
15.	Albert Williams (EMI)	10.2
16.	Greg David (EMI)	9.6
17.	Tony Carifa (OH)	9.3
18.	Allen Ross (NIL)	6.3
19.	Ken Currin (BALLST)	5.9

Receiving Touchdowns

1.	Don Treadwell (MIAOH)	6
2.	Tim Clary (BALLST)	5
	Darren Brown (KENT)	5
4.	Bob Phillips (WMI)	4
5.	Mike Hirn (CMI)	3
	Stevie Nelson (BALLST)	3
	Keith Dummitt (MIAOH)	3
	Reggie Hinton (WMI)	3
9.	Mark Green (OH)	2
	Jeff Dackin (EMI)	2
	Willie Heard (CMI)	2
	Shawn Silcott (OH)	2
	Tom Glendening (BGSU)	2
	Dan Shetler (BGSU)	2
	Sidney Fuller (TOL)	2
	Ray Hinton (BALLST)	2
	Shawn Potts (BGSU)	2
	Tim Petty (BALLST)	2
	Albert Williams (EMI)	2

Plays From Scrimmage

1.	Tony Carifa (OH)	244
2.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	217
3.	Bryant Jones (BGSU)	182
4.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	179
5.	Willie Todd (CMI)	173
6.	Allen Ross (NIL)	164
7.	Ken Currin (BALLST)	161
8.	Craig Morrow (WMI)	160
9.	Jerome Rivers (TOL)	156
10.	Bobby Howard (WMI)	152
11.	Albert Williams (EMI)	147
12.	Darryl Tucker (CMI)	134
13.	Mark Bornholdt (BALLST)	133
14.	Kevin Northup (CMI)	129
	Todd Yoho (OH)	129
16.	Ron Pittman (KENT)	127
17.	Sammy Shon (OH)	124
18.	Mel Tucker (TOL)	123
19.	Larry Caper (WMI)	115
20.	J.C. Stafford (KENT)	111

Yards From Scrimmage

1.	Tony Carifa (OH)	1280
2.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	1051
3.	Bryant Jones (BGSU)	886
4.	Allen Ross (NIL)	817
5.	Craig Morrow (WMI)	787
6.	Bobby Howard (WMI)	768
7.	Willie Todd (CMI)	757
8.	Albert Williams (EMI)	723
9.	Darryl Tucker (CMI)	714
10.	Ken Currin (BALLST)	707
11.	Don Treadwell (MIAOH)	662
12.	Todd Yoho (OH)	644
13.	Larry Caper (WMI)	620
14.	Jerome Rivers (TOL)	618
15.	Mel Tucker (TOL)	586
16.	Mark Bornholdt (BALLST)	530
17.	Ron Pittman (KENT)	512
18.	Reggie Mitchell (CMI)	501
19.	J.C. Stafford (KENT)	500
20.	Tim Clary (BALLST)	498
	Kaiser Holman (MIAOH)	498

Touchdowns From Scrimmage

1.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	9
2.	Mark Bornholdt (BALLST)	8
	Willie Todd (CMI)	8
4.	Bobby Howard (WMI)	7
	Tony Carifa (OH)	7
	Todd Yoho (OH)	7
	Sammy Shon (OH)	7
	Lou Wicks (NIL)	7
9.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	6
	Tim Clary (BALLST)	6
	Kaiser Holman (MIAOH)	6
	Don Treadwell (MIAOH)	6
	Jim Kelso (TOL)	6
14.	Rick Bridges (NIL)	5
	Ron Pittman (KENT)	5
	Kevin Northup (CMI)	5
	Darren Brown (KENT)	5
	Albert Williams (EMI)	5
19.	Phil Merriman (OH)	4
	Larry Caper (WMI)	4
	Tim Petty (BALLST)	4
	Allen Ross (NIL)	4
	Craig Morrow (WMI)	4
	Bob Phillips (WMI)	4
	Bryant Jones (BGSU)	4

Total Plays

1.	Sammy Shon (OH)	359
2.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	352
3.	John Gibbons (NIL)	278
4.	Scott Davis (EMI)	266
5.	Kevin Northup (CMI)	262
6.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	256
7.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	248
8.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	201
9.	Tony Carifa (OH)	198
10.	Jim Kelso (TOL)	180
11.	Tom George (WMI)	175
12.	Bryant Jones (BGSU)	174
13.	Willie Todd (CMI)	170
14.	Bobby Howard (WMI)	150
	Craig Morrow (WMI)	150
16.	Jerome Rivers (TOL)	145
17.	Allen Ross (NIL)	141
18.	Mark Kelly (MIAOH)	134
	Ken Currin (BALLST)	134
20.	Mark Bornholdt (BALLST)	124

Total Yards

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	1864
2.	Sammy Shon (OH)	1804
3.	Kevin Northup (CMI)	1234
4.	John Gibbons (NIL)	1215
5.	Scott Davis (EMI)	1089
6.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	952
7.	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	942
8.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	927
9.	Jim Kelso (TOL)	883
10.	Tony Carifa (OH)	853
11.	Bryant Jones (BGSU)	806
12.	Craig Morrow (WMI)	778
13.	Bobby Howard (WMI)	757
14.	Tom George (WMI)	723
15.	Willie Todd (CMI)	695
16.	Allen Ross (NIL)	673
17.	Darryl Tucker (CMI)	635
18.	Larry Caper (WMI)	598
19.	Todd Yoho (OH)	586
20.	Mel Tucker (TOL)	563

Total Touchdowns

1.	Mark O'Connell (BALLST)	15
2.	Sammy Shon (OH)	12
	Kevin Northup (CMI)	12
4.	Greg Taylor (BGSU)	9
	Jim Kelso (TOL)	9
6.	Greg Jones (MIAOH)	8
7.	Tom George (WMI)	7
	Bobby Howard (WMI)	7
	Mark Bornholdt (BALLST)	7
	Willie Todd (CMI)	7
	Todd Yoho (OH)	7
	Lou Wicks (NIL)	7
13.	Chuck Hauck (MIAOH)	6
	Pat Gladfelter (KENT)	6
	Kaiser Holman (MIAOH)	6
	Rick Bridges (NIL)	6
	Tony Carifa (OH)	6
18.	Ron Pittman (KENT)	5
	Scott Davis (EMI)	5
	John Gibbons (NIL)	5
	Dave Endres (BGSU)	5

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