Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | at Tennessee–Martin* | | L 20–24 | 8,200 | [1] |
September 20 | James Madison* | | W 21–3 | | [2] |
September 27 | at No. 8 Western Kentucky | | L 14–20 | 15,500 | [3] |
October 4 | Eastern Kentucky | - Municipal Stadium
- Clarksville, TN
| L 10–23 | 4,000 | [4] |
October 11 | Morehead State | - Municipal Stadium
- Clarksville, TN
| W 23–21 | 3,200 | [5] |
October 18 | Nicholls State* | - Municipal Stadium
- Clarksville, TN
| W 35–16 | | [6] |
October 25 | at Middle Tennessee | | W 7–3 | | [7] |
November 1 | at Akron | | W 41–14 | 8,000 | [8] |
November 8 | No. 8 Murray State | - Municipal Stadium
- Clarksville, TN
| W 24–0 | | [9] |
November 15 | Tennessee Tech | - Municipal Stadium
- Clarksville, TN
| W 13–10 | | [10] |
November 22 | at Arkansas State* | | L 9–14 | | [11] |
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- ^ "UTM launders Austin Peay". The Jackson Sun. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs surge to dump Dukes". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hall gets real relief from WKU win". Messenger-Inquirer. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "EKU romps by Peay 23–10". The Tennessean. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morehead rallies, but falls 23–21". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs romp, 35–16". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Peay ruins MTSU homecoming 7–3". The Daily News-Journal. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs start fast, rip Zips, 41–14". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs rout Murray 24–0, end its OVC title hopes". The Paducah Sun. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Govs battle back". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clipping call costly for Govs". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.