Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at Illinois State | | L 13–28 | 8,182 | [1] |
September 13 | Livingston | | W 20–2 | | |
September 20 | at McNeese State | | L 0–21 | 20,650 | [2] |
September 27 | No. 3 Troy State | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA
| L 15–25 | 6,400–6,800 | [3][4] |
October 4 | No. 5 Southwest Texas State | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
| W 24–21 | 4,425–5,000 | [5][6] |
October 11 | at Southern | | L 0–48 | | [7] |
October 18 | at Austin Peay | | L 16–35 | | |
October 25 | Tennessee State | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA
| L 15–40 | 10,050 | [8] |
November 1 | Northeast Louisiana | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA
| L 28–29 | | [9] |
November 8 | at Northwestern State | | L 14–21 | | |
November 15 | Southeastern Louisiana | - John L. Guidry Stadium
- Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)
| L 20–21 | | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Troy St. outpoints Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Walker leap keys Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. October 5, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Southern 48, Nicholls 0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tenn. State downs Nicholls". The Daily Advertiser. October 26, 1980. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast nips Nicholls St". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 2, 1980. p. C12. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1980 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved September 26, 2017.