The 1980 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The team was led by head coach Claude Gilbert, in his eight and final year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium^{[note 1]} in San Diego, California. They finished with a record of four wins and eight losses (4–8, 4–4 WAC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ABC	L 11–35	36,178	[1]
September 20	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 13–10	24,594	[2]
September 27	No. 12 Missouri*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		L 7–31	28,140	[3]
October 4	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 12–35	76,430	[4]
October 11	UNLV*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		L 17–28	28,212	[5]
October 18	Colorado State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		L 7–26	28,050	[6]
October 25	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 9–34	15,325	[7]
November 1	Oklahoma State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		L 6–15	24,716	[8]
November 8	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		L 6–31	36,485	[9]
November 15	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 28–7	1,407	[10]
November 22	New Mexico	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 24–22	21,900	[11]
November 29	Utah	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA		W 21–20	18,030	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.^[15]

The following finished their college career in 1980, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.^[16]

Team awards

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