1980 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

The 1980 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman College (now known as Bethune–Cookman University) as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bobby Frazier, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the MEAC.

1980 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	6–3–1 (2–2–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Bobby Frazier (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–3 South Carolina State $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&T	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Howard	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Florida A&M	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Delaware State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	vs. Texas Southern*	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 10–0	10,000	[1]
September 20	at Howard	Howard Stadium Washington, DC	T 13–13	7,000	[2]
September 27	at North Carolina A&T	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 22–29		[3]
October 4	Delaware State	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 37–20	5,109	[4]
October 11	Albany State*	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 25–8		[5]
October 25	at Tuskegee*	Alumni Bowl Tuskegee, AL	W 22–13		[6]
November 1	at Norfolk State*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	L 7–20	13,500	[7]
November 8	No. 1 South Carolina State	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 0–21	5,400	[8]
November 15	Morris Brown*	Memorial Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	W 18–19 (forfeit win)		[9]
November 29	vs. Florida A&M	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (rivalry)	W 16–14		[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game