1980 Morehead State Eagles football team

1980 Morehead State Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJayne 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 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.