| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Rhode Island Rams |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 0–5 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Griffin |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Pete Adrian |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Meade Stadium |
The 1980 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bob Griffin, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished last in the conference.[1]