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The 1980 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ed Farrell, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5.

Record5–5 (0–0 SoCon)
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1980 Davidson Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–5 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRichardson Stadium
Seasons
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1980 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $7–0–09–1–1
Chattanooga5–2–08–3–0
Appalachian State4–2–16–4–1
The Citadel3–2–07–4–0
Western Carolina2–4–13–7–1
VMI1–4–13–7–1
East Tennessee State1–4–02–9–0
Marshall0–5–12–8–1
Davidson0–0–05–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • This conference was a hybrid of I-A and I-AA programs. Davidson was classified as I-AA.[1][2][3] The rest of the teams were I-A.
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Springfield*W 42–145,900[4]
September 20at Lafayette*L 20–272,500[5]
September 27at Southwestern (TN)*
W 56–31,000[6]
October 4Bucknell*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 21–134,300[7]
October 11at Boston University*L 14–352,440[8]
October 18No. 3 Lehigh*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
L 14–496,500[9]
October 25at Hampden–Sydney*
W 14–7750[10]
November 1Guilford*
  • Richardson Stadium
  • Davidson, NC
W 33–204,800[11]
November 8at Furman*L 7–2112,568[12]
November 15at The Citadel*L 13–3114,150[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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