| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 2–8–1 |
| Conf Record: | 0–5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Sonny Randle |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Captain: | Game captains |
| Stadium: | Fairfield Stadium |
The 1980 Marshall Thundering Herd football team was an American football team that represented Marshall University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Sonny Randle, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record (0–5–1 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 245 to 127.[1] [2] The team played its home games at Fairfield Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia.