| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Oregon Ducks |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Record: | 6–3–2 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Rich Brooks |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Erik Widmark[1] |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Game captains |
| Stadium: | Autzen Stadium |
The 1980 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Playing as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), the team was led by head coach Rich Brooks, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and two ties overall, in
In their rivalry game with Washington, the Ducks won in Seattle for the first time in 12 years; the win also broke a six-game losing streak to the Huskies. Oregon defeated all three northwest teams in the Pac-10, their first sweep in 26 years.
After the season in December, Brooks' contract was extended through the 1984 season with a salary increase, from under $37,000 to over $46,000.[2] [3]
Two Ducks were selected in the 1981 NFL draft, which lasted 12 rounds (332 selections).
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Linebacker | 156 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Kevin McGill | Tackle | 325 | Cleveland Browns | |