1980 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e	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

The 1980 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Nevada competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference (BSC). The Wolf Pack were led by fifth–year head coach Chris Ault and played their home games at Mackay Stadium.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	Southern*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 20–0	11,552
September 13	UC Davis*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	T 13–13	9,897
September 20	at Montana State		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	W 24–12
September 27	at Weber State	No. 6	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	L 0–10
October 11	Northern Arizona		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 21–0	8,790
October 18	Cal State Northridge*		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 31–3	8,576
October 25	Cal State Fullerton*	No. T–10	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 16–17	10,177
November 1	Idaho State	No. T–10	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 26–30	8,142
November 8	at No. 7 Boise State		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID (rivalry)	L 3–14
November 15	Montana		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 10–7	7,311
November 22	Idaho		Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 38–7	9,091
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Nevada Wolf Pack football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`27`	Frank Hawkins	Sr
OL	`78`	Eric Sanders	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`83`	Charles Mann	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Nevada Football 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Reno. 2018. p. 136. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ "Nevada Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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