| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | UT Arlington Mavericks |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Harold Elliott |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Maverick Stadium |
The 1980 UT Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Harold Elliott, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1]