Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | Southeast Missouri State* | | | W 19–6 | | [1] |
September 13 | Youngstown State* | | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| W 24–6 | | [2] |
September 20 | at Louisville* | | | W 13–9 | | [3] |
September 27 | at Tennessee Tech | No. 1 | | W 10–3 | 13,600 | [4] |
October 4 | at Morehead State | No. 1 | | W 30–6 | 5,000 | [5] |
October 11 | Tennessee–Martin* | No. T–1 | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| W 20–6 | | [6] |
October 18 | Middle Tennessee | No. T–1 | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| W 38–6 | 16,300 | [7] |
October 25 | Akron | No. 1 | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY
| W 13–10 | 8,500 | [8] |
November 1 | at No. T–11 Eastern Kentucky | No. T–1 | | L 14–24 | | [9] |
November 8 | at Austin Peay | No. 8 | | L 0–24 | | [10] |
November 22 | No. 2 Western Kentucky | No. T–10 | - Roy Stewart Stadium
- Murray, KY (rivalry)
| W 49–0 | 15,800 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Murray rolls over Southeast Mo". Messenger-Inquirer. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown–Murray". The Park City Daily News. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray's fourth-quarter touchdown beats U of L 13–9". The Courier-Journal. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense leads No. 1 Murray to 10–3 win". The Courier-Journal. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray crushes Morehead State". The Evansville Courier & Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTM's gamble fails; Murray State wins". The Jackson Sun. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gibbs' passes punish Middle". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Murray survives Akron's rally, improves to 8–0". The Paducah Sun. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern wins over Murray". The Advocate-Messenger. 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.
- ^ "Murray runs Tops, mascot ragged". The Park City Daily News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 Football Schedule". Murray State University Athletics.