The 1980 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Led by Bill Clements in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Colonels compiled a record of 2–9.
Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
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