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Logging the best season in program history, the 1980 EOU football team earned a spot in the Mountaineer Hall of Fame for its 8-1 season that included a share of the regular-season title of the Evergreen Conference.
The Mountaineers were ranked 11th in the final NAIA top 25 poll, and the team had 13 players that earned all-conference recognition, including a pair of All-Americans.
Under head coach Don Turner, the squad led the country in interceptions and was also ranked 10th in offense with 32.1 points per contest. In addition, the Mountaineers were ranked 11th in kickoff returns (25.7 yards/game), eighth in kicking points per game (5.9), and 15th in punt return average (11.3 yards).
While Trent Soper and Paul Starkey of the 1980 team were drafted in the first and sixth rounds, respectively, of the CFL draft, a total of seven players went on to sign professional football contracts. Three players from the 1980 team are currently in the EOU Hall of Fame.
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