The Navy Midshipmen were 8-3 in 1980. They fell to the Houston Cougars, 35 to 0, in the Garden State Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 226 | 3,669 | 815 | 4.5 | 2,457 | 614 | 4.0 | 1,212 | 201 | 6.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 67th | 62nd | 33rd | 78th | 27th | 14th | 47th | 106th | 102nd | 98th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 111 | 2,456 | 3.5 | 1,284 | 471 | 2.7 | 1,172 | 225 | 5.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 5th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 28th | 11th | 8th | 37th | 9th | ||||||||||
Net | +115 | +1,213 | +815 | +1.0 | +1,173 | +143 | +1.3 | +40 | -24 | +0.8 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 25th | 16th | 33rd | 20th | 16th | 15th | 18th | 61st | 84th | 36th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |