The 1980 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Southern Illinois	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 31–14	19,252	[2]
September 13	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–73	55,761	[3]
September 20	Tulsa	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 23–10	19,010	[4]
September 27	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 13–8		[5]
October 4	Indiana State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 46–30	19,003	[6]
October 11	at No. 15 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 7–27	54,268	[7]
October 25	Northern Illinois*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 14–17	22,511	[8]
November 1	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 15–38	10,010	[9]
November 8	New Mexico State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	T 14–14	12,252	[10]
November 15	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 20–18		[11]
November 22	Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 0–6	10,069	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game