1980 Alcorn State Braves football team

1980 Alcorn State Braves football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDennis Thomas (2nd season)
Home stadiumHenderson Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Grambling State +^ 5 1 0 10 2 0
Jackson State + 5 1 0 8 3 0
Alcorn State 3 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 0 5 5 0
Southern 3 3 0 4 6 1
Texas Southern 2 4 0 2 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Alcorn State Braves football team represented Alcorn State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Marino Casem, the Braves compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.