1980 Northwestern State Demons football team

The 1980 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach A. L. Williams, the Demons compiled an 8–3 record.

1980 Northwestern State Demons football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	A. L. Williams (6th season)
Home stadium	Harry Turpin Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Lehigh ^			–					9	–	1	–	2
No. 6 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Northwestern State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
James Madison			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Abilene Christian		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 31–10	9,750	[1]
September 13	UT Arlington		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 38–31		[2]
September 20	at Stephen F. Austin		Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (rivalry)	W 22–3	8,500	[3]
September 27	at McNeese State	No. 9	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	W 13–10		[4]
October 4	at Northeast Louisiana	No. 4т	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 14–38	16,971	[5]
October 11	New York Tech	No. 10т	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 48–6		[6]
October 18	vs. Louisiana Tech	No. 10т	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA (rivalry)	L 23–27	36,000	[7]
October 25	at Central Michigan		Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–17		[8]
November 1	Portland State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	W 40–21	7,000	[9]
November 8	Nicholls State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	W 21–14	7,000	[10]
November 22	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 10т	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	W 16–14	3,000	[11]
Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game