1980 Washington State Cougars football team

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1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Washington $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 USC	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Arizona State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
California	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Walden, the Cougars compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 287 to 271.

The team's statistical leaders included Samoa Samoa with 1,668 passing yards, Tim Harris with 801 rushing yards, and Jim Whatley with 433 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	San Jose State*	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	L 26–31	18,153
September 20	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 23–35	93,520
September 27	Army*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 31–18	24,213
October 4	Pacific*	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 22–24	18,123
October 11	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 21–27	64,333
October 18	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 38–14	47,132
October 25	Stanford	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	L 34–48	30,371
November 1	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	L 10–20	30,083
November 8	Oregon State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	W 28–7	15,651
November 15	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 31–17	30,000
November 22	No. 16 Washington	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA (Apple Cup)	L 23–30	34,557
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game