1980 North Dakota State Bison football team

1980 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	6–4 (5–2 NCC)
Head coach	Don Morton (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Daly (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field

1980 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Northern Colorado $^	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
North Dakota	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
North Dakota State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota *	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
South Dakota State *	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	8	–	0
Morningside	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Northern Michigan*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 0–10	9,300
September 13	Northern Arizona*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 27–14	7,100
September 20	at Nebraska–Omaha	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 7–28	7,200
September 27	Northern Colorado	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 17–7	7,200
October 4	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 20–38	14,500
October 11	Morningside	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 16–7	7,700
October 18	at South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 23–16	6,499
October 25	at Augustana (SD)	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 26–15	563
November 1	South Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 49–7	3,500
November 8	at Montana State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 19–21	5,121
*Non-conference game Homecoming