| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Pat Dye |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Greg Taylor, Guy Frazier |
| Stadium: | War Memorial Stadium |
The 1980 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led led by first-year head coach Pat Dye, the Cowboys played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished the season at 6–5 (4–4 in WAC, fifth).[1]
Dye was previously the head coach for six years at independent East Carolina. After his only season in Laramie, he resigned a month after the season,[2] [3] and was hired in early January at Auburn in the Southeastern Conference.[4] [5] [6]