| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Jackson State Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 8–3 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | W. C. Gorden |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | SWAC co-champion |
The 1980 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled and overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the SWAC title with Grambling State.