| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Baylor Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Coachrank: | 15 |
| Aprank: | 14 |
| Record: | 10–2 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | Grant Teaff |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Off Coach: | John O'Hara |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Cooff Coach1: | Duke Christian |
| Cooc1 Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | I formation |
| Stadium: | Baylor Stadium |
| Champion: | SWC champion |
| Bowl: | Cotton Bowl Classic |
| Bowl Result: | L 2–30 vs. Alabama |
The 1980 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the season first in the Southwest Conference. During Mike Singletary's senior season of 1980, Baylor won 10 games for the first time in school history. Throughout his Baylor career, Singletary averaged 15 tackles per game. After Baylor's 16–0 victory over Texas in the regular season finale, the Longhorns did not suffer another shutout for 24 years, which was one of the longest non-shutout streaks in college football history.
See also: 1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
Baylor's first win in Lubbock since 1966.
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.[2]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Mike Singletary | Linebacker | 2 | 38 | Chicago Bears |
| Robert Holt | Wide receiver | 6 | 161 | Buffalo Bills |
| Doak Field | Linebacker | 7 | 192 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Mike Fisher | Wide receiver | 8 | 198 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Frank Ditta | Guard | 9 | 232 | Chicago Bears |