1980 Morehead State Eagles football team

1980 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJayne Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
No. T–10 Murray State 5 2 0 9 2 0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 2 0 10 3 0
Austin Peay 5 2 0 7 4 0
Akron 2 4 1 3 7 1
Morehead State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Middle Tennessee 2 5 0 2 8 0
Tennessee Tech 1 6 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Morehead State Eagles football team represented Morehead State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Lichtenberg, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the OVC.