| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Billy Brewer |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Mark Buchanan, Tony Tademy |
| Stadium: | Joe Aillet Stadium |
The 1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Billy Brewer, the team compiled a 5–6 record. Brewer was hired as head coach in December 1979 following the dismissal of Larry Beightol after going 1–9 through the first ten games of the 1979 season.[1]