1980 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 1980 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled and overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the SWAC title with Grambling State.

1980 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach	W. C. Gorden (5th season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Grambling State +^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Jackson State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alcorn State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southern	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Texas Southern	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Alabama State*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 16–13		[1]
September 13	at Tennessee State*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–20		[2]
September 20	Prairie View A&M	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 57–6		[3]
September 27	Mississippi Valley State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 40–0		[4]
October 4	Southeastern Louisiana*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 16–17		[5]
October 11	Florida A&M*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 10–0		[6]
October 18	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 7–6		[7]
October 25	at No. T–10 Grambling State	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 14–24		[8]
November 1	Texas Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 50–7	12,000	[9]
November 15	North Carolina Central*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 29–10	11,400	[10]
November 22	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS (rivalry)	W 37–16		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game