1980 Utah State Aggies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1980
| team = Utah State Aggies
| sport = football
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| conference = Pacific Coast Athletic Association
| short_conf = PCAA
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = Bruce Snyder
| hc_year = 5th
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| stadium = Romney Stadium
}}
{{1980 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1980 Utah State Aggies football team represented Utah State University as a new member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Bruce Snyder and played their home games at Romney Stadium in Logan, Utah. They finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 4–1 PCAA).
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1980
| poll = AP
| timezone = Mountain
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 10–17
| attend = 57,900
| source = {{cite news|title=Cats Come Back In Final Period For 17-10 Win|newspaper=Sunday Herald-Leader|date=September 7, 1980|pages=C1, C6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86580123/cats-come-back-in-final-period-for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Idaho State
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 14–7
| attend = 16,187
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87438049/the-spokesman-review/|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|title=Utah St. 14, Idaho St. 7|date=September 14, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Texas Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| score = 17–35
| attend = 63,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-longhorns-overco/158483003/|work=The Kilgore News Herald|title=Longhorns overcome Utah State|date=September 21, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| gamename = Battle of the Brothers, Beehive Boot
| score = 19–23
| attend = 20,166
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-utes-rally-in-fina/158464865/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=Utes rally in final minute to tip Ags|date=October 5, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Fullerton
| site_stadium = Titan Stadium
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
| score = 28–17
| attend = 6,293
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-utah-state-tips-fullert/158522683/|work=The Daily Herald|title=Utah State tips Fullerton|date=October 12, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = BYU
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| gamename = rivalry, Beehive Boot
| score = 46–70
| attend = 23,230
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-byu-scores-70-and/158459770/|work=The Los Angeles Times|title=BYU scores 70, and gives up 46|date=October 19, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Ratcliffe Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 14–0
| attend = 10,482
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-aggies-keep-winnin/158522129/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=Aggies keep winning ways alive|date=October 26, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| opponent = Pacific (CA)
| site_stadium = Romney Stadium
| site_cityst = Logan, UT
| score = 21–7
| attend = 15,123
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-spectrum-aggies-thump-pacific/158522736/|work=The Daily Spectrum|title=Aggies thump Pacific|date=November 2, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Weber State
| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| score = 50–13
| attend = 12,202
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/great-falls-tribune-utah-state-pounds-we/155245862/|work=Great Falls Tribune|title=Utah State pounds Weber State 50–13|date=November 9, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Long Beach State
| site_stadium = Anaheim Stadium
| site_cityst = Anaheim, CA
| score = 27–28
| attend = 11,168
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-long-beach/158521001/|work=The San Bernardino County Sun|title=Long Beach wins PCAA title, 28–27|date=November 16, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 44–38
| attend = 16,318
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel-san-jose-state-44-u/158522989/|work=Santa Cruz Sentinel|title=San Jose State 44, Utah State 38|date=November 23, 1980|accessdate=November 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1980
| team = Utah State Aggies
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=81|class=|first=James|last=Murphy|dab=James Murphy (gridiron football)|pos=WR|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Bruce Snyder
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}