1980 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1980 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
1980 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Western Kentucky $ 6 1 09 1 0
No. T–10 Murray State 5 2 09 2 0
No. T–3 Eastern Kentucky ^ 5 2 010 3 0
Austin Peay 5 2 07 4 0
Akron 2 4 13 7 1
Morehead State 2 5 04 7 0
Middle Tennessee 2 5 02 8 0
Tennessee Tech 1 6 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Don Wade, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished last in the OVC.