| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Yale Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 8–2 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Carmen Cozza |
| Hc Year: | 16th |
| Stadium: | Yale Bowl |
| Champion: | Ivy League champion |
The 1980 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs were led by 16th-year head coach Carmen Cozza, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished in first place in the Ivy League with a 6–1 record, 8–2 overall.[1]