The 1980 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 6–4 record. Joe Catalano, Dave Hibbard and Bruce Keltie were the team captains. Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.