1980 Texas Longhorns football team

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1980 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1980 record7–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLeon Manley (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorLeon Fuller (4th season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
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[]

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

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Game summaries[]

Oregon State[]

Oregon State at Texas
1 234Total
Beavers 0 000 0
Longhorns 14 777 35
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
  • Game attendance: 60,381

vs. North Carolina (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)[]

North Carolina vs. Texas
1 234Total
Tar Heels 6 730 16
Longhorns 0 700 7

Roster[]

1980 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 54 Mike Baab
QB 1 Donnie Little
G 79 Terry Tausch
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 51 Bruce Scholtz
DE 77 Kenneth Sims
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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