1980 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1980 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
LSC champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Brush (4th season)
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
No. 2 Angelo State ^ 5 1 1 8 2 1
Texas A&I 5 2 0 7 4 0
No. 8 East Texas State ^ 4 2 1 8 3 1
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 0 4 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Abilene Christian 1 6 0 2 8 0
Howard Payne 0 7 0 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1980 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their second year under head coach Jim Wacker, the team compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as LSC champion.