Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 17.4 | 21.20 | 9.62 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 39.2 | 9.2 | 25.74 | 8.74 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
| Missouri | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 27.7 | 14.6 | 15.76 | 6.34 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Kansas | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 15.5 | 18.9 | 8.14 | 10.05 | record adjusted to 3-6-2 by NCAA | |||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 17.0 | 24.4 | 1.36 | 7.00 | ||||
| Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 22.3 | 16.7 | 8.64 | 5.64 | 19 | |||
| Kansas State | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 11.7 | 19.3 | -0.69 | 5.22 | record adjusted to 4-7-0 by NCAA | |||
| Colorado | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 14.5 | 41.0 | -7.19 | 10.36 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Oklahoma (4) | 18 | Florida State (2) | 17 | Miami, FL |
| 1980-12-27 | Liberty Bowl | Purdue | 28 | Missouri | 25 | Memphis, TN |
| 1980-12-27 | Sun Bowl | Nebraska (8) | 31 | Mississippi State (17) | 17 | El Paso, TX |
1980 Conference Leaders