1980 Austin Peay Governors football team

1980 Austin Peay Governors football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMunicipal Stadium
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 Austin Peay Governors football team represented Austin Peay 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 Watson Brown, the Governors compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the OVC.