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The 1980 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers’ 88th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent. The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen in his first year and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6โ6 overall).