| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Army Cadets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 3–7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Ed Cavanaugh |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Stan March |
| Stadium: | Michie Stadium |
The 1980 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Cavanaugh, the Cadets compiled a 3–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 295 to 204.[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to Navy, 33 to 6.[2]