1980 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18:00 p.m.No. 6 ArkansasNo. 10
ABCW 23–1770,000[1]
September 207:00 p.m.Utah State*No. 7
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 35–1763,000[2]
September 277:00 p.m.Oregon State*No. 7
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 35–060,381[3]
October 47:30 p.m.at RiceNo. 5
W 41–2863,163[4]
October 1111:30 a.m.vs. No. 12 Oklahoma*No. 3
ABCW 20–1372,032[5]
October 251:00 p.m.SMUNo. 2
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCL 6–2073,535[6]
November 12:00 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 12
L 20–2450,132[7]
November 81:00 p.m.Houston
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 15–1379,154[8]
November 152:00 p.m.at TCU
W 51–2620,569[9]
November 222:00 p.m.at No. 11 BaylorNo. 20
L 0–1648,500[10]
November 291:00 p.m.Texas A&M
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 14–2472,537[11]
December 317:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 North Carolina*
MizlouL 7–1636,669[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1980 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 54 Mike Baab Jr
QB 1 Donnie Little Jr
G 79 Terry Tausch Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 51 Bruce Scholtz Jr
DE 77 Kenneth Sims Jr
DE 64 Steve Zander
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
KR 38 Gary Suttle
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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References

  1. ^ "Texas defeats Arkansas, 23–17". The Lincoln Star. September 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Longhorns overcome Utah State". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas coasts to victory". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas steamrollers game Rice 41–28". Sunday News Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas wakes up to drop Sooners". The El Paso Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SMU shocks No. 2 Texas". The Arizona Republic. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Red Raiders hold off Texas for upset win". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UT slips past Cougars". The Victoria Advocate. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Little leads 'Horns to big 51–26 triumph over TCU". Longview News-Journal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears hard as weather; Blank UT, 16–0". The Victoria Advocate. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas A&M rips Texas, 24–14". Fort Lauderdale News. November 30, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "North Carolina runs over Longhorns, 16–7". San Angelo Standard-Times. January 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1980 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "1980 Texas Longhorns Roster". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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