1980 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

The 1980 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Bud Hake, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the Big Sky.

1980 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dwain Painter (2nd season)
Home stadium	Walkup Skydome

1980 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Boise State $^	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Idaho	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Nevada	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Idaho State*	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Weber State*	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Montana State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northern Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Montana	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant * – Idaho State and Weber State met twice in league play with each game counting as a half game. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Texas A&I*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 24–11
September 13	at North Dakota State*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 14–27	7,100
September 20	Boise State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 18–20	10,787
September 27	at Cal State Fullerton*	Titan Field Fullerton, CA	L 13–21	7,301
October 4	Idaho State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 38–13	15,555
October 11	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 0–21	8,790
October 18	Weber State	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 32–7	9,188
October 25	at Montana State	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 27–24	7,121
November 1	Northern Colorado*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	W 30–13
November 8	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 21–31	4,800
November 15	at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	L 7–14	10,000
*Non-conference game