1980 North Dakota State Bison football team

1980 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 NCC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Daly (2nd season)
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Northern Colorado $^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Nebraska–Omaha 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Dakota 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Dakota State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Dakota * 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 6 – 0
Augustana (SD) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
South Dakota State * 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 8 – 0
Morningside 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record.