1980 Troy State Trojans football team

1980 Troy State Trojans football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	8–2 (4–2 GSC)
Head coach	Charlie Bradshaw (5th season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium

1980 Gulf South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 North Alabama $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Jacksonville State ^	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Troy State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Livingston	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi College	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Delta State	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the GSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Texas A&I*		Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 14–7	8,200
September 20	Tennessee–Martin		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 30–0	7,200
September 27	at Nicholls State*	No. 3	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 25–15	6,400–6,800
October 4	Mississippi College	No. 3	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 30–0	6,500
October 11	at Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 3	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	W 21–10	9,300
October 18	Delta State	No. 3	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 35–7	4,000
October 25	at No. 9 North Alabama	No. 3	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	L 22–31	11,000
November 1	Tennessee Tech*	No. 7	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 52–3	8,100
November 8	Livingston	No. 7	Rip Hewes Stadium Dothan, AL	W 37–20	6,000
November 15	at No. 3 Jacksonville State	No. 5	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	L 8–13	13,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game