The 1980 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Dave Triplett, the Coyotes compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the NCC. South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | Morningside | | W 19–14 | 8,000 | |
| September 6 | at Eastern Illinois* | | L 21–34 | 6,500 | |
| September 20 | at Kansas State* | | L 3–20 | 26,120 | |
| September 27 | at South Dakota State | | L 13–21 | 7,501 | |
| October 4 | Augustana (SD) | | W 20–10 | 7,500 | |
| October 11 | North Dakota | | W 32–23 | 9,200 | |
| October 18 | at Nebraska–Omaha | | L 7–18 | 10,000 | |
| October 25 | Northern Colorado | | L 0–40 | 6,800 | |
| November 1 | at North Dakota State | | L 7–49 | 3,500 | [1] |
| November 8 | South Dakota State | | W 16–7 | 10,000 | |
| November 15 | at Northern Iowa* | | W 16–14 | 12,929 | |
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- Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium (1926–1978)
- DakotaDome (1979–present)
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