1980 Lafayette Leopards football team

1980 Lafayette Leopards football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Neil Putnam (10th season)
Captains	Steve MacCorkle Ed Rogulsky
Home stadium	Fisher Field

1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Lehigh ^			–					9	–	1	–	2
No. 6 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Northwestern State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Portland State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	4	–	0
James Madison			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their tenth year under head coach Neil Putnam, the Leopards compiled a 3–7 record. Steve MacCorkle and Ed Rogulsky were the team captains.

Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Central Connecticut State	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 3–14	3,500
September 20	Davidson	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 27–20	2,500
September 27	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–6	4,500
October 4	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 3–24	4,100
October 11	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–14
October 18	Penn	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 3–0	12,000
November 1	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 0–44	3,500
November 8	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 6–26	7,121
November 15	Merchant Marine	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 31–12
November 22	No. 1 Lehigh	Fisher Field Easton, PA (The Rivalry)	L 0–32	17,000
^ Parents Days Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game