| Number: | 16 |
| Type: | Vanier Cup |
| Date: | November 29, 1980 |
| Stadium: | Varsity Stadium |
| City: | Toronto |
| Visitor Name: | Alberta Golden Bears |
| Home Name: | Ottawa Gee-Gees |
| Visitor Coach: | Jim Donlevy |
| Home Coach: | Cam Innes |
| Visitor Record: | 6–2 |
| Home Record: | 6–1 |
| Visitor1: | 0 |
| Visitor2: | 0 |
| Visitor3: | 0 |
| Visitor4: | 40 |
| Home1: | 0 |
| Home2: | 0 |
| Home3: | 0 |
| Home4: | 21 |
| Mvp: | Forrest Kennerd, Alberta |
| Attendance: | 11,000 |
The 16th Vanier Cup was played on November 29, 1980, at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, and decided the CIAU football champion for the 1980 season. The Alberta Golden Bears won their third championship by defeating the Ottawa Gee-Gees by a score of 40-21.[1] [2]