1980 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
1980 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 7–16 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 7–5 (4–4 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Leon Manley (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Leon Fuller (4th season) |
Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
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No. 14 Baylor $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 SMU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 7–4 record and lost to North Carolina in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 6 Arkansas | No. 10 | ABC | W 23–17 | 70,000 | ||
September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Utah State* | No. 7 |
| W 35–17 | 63,000 | ||
September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Oregon State* | No. 7 |
| W 35–0 | 60,381 | ||
October 4 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | No. 5 |
| W 41–28 | 63,163 | ||
October 11 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. No. 12 Oklahoma* | No. 3 |
| ABC | W 20–13 | 72,032 | |
October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 2 |
| ABC | L 6–20 | 73,535 | |
November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 12 | L 20–24 | 50,132 | |||
November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Houston |
| W 15–13 | 79,154 | |||
November 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | W 51–26 | 20,569 | ||||
November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Baylor | No. 20 | L 0–16 | 48,500 | |||
November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas A&M |
| L 14–24 | 72,537 | |||
December 31 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 North Carolina* |
| Mizlou | L 7–16 | 36,669 | [1] | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Game summaries
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Vs. North Carolina (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)
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References
- ^ "North Carolina runs over Longhorns, 16–7". San Angelo Standard-Times. January 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
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