1980 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1980 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack White (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Beach (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
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 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the GSC. In the playoffs, Jacksonville State were defeated by Cal Poly in the first round.