1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
CaptainMark Buchanan, Tony Tademy
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas–Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Lamar 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Arkansas State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Billy Brewer, the team compiled a 5–6 record. Brewer was hired as head coach in December 1979 following the dismissal of Larry Beightol after going 1–9 through the first ten games of the 1979 season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Mississippi State*
L 11–3132,812[2]
September 20at Southern Miss*
L 11–3824,640[3]
September 27Western Illinois*
W 42–618,200[4]
October 4at East Tennessee State*
W 7–36,489[5]
October 11Lamar
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 16–713,500[6]
October 18vs. Northwestern State
W 27–2336,000[7]
October 25Texas–Arlington
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 20–2113,800[8]
November 1at Arkansas State
W 28–010,000[9]
November 8McNeese State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 8–4519,200[10]
November 15at Southwestern Louisiana
L 9–2722,638[11]
November 22at Northeast Louisiana*
L 14–1915,238[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "New Tech coach to pass". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Miss. State 31, Louisiana Tech 11". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi upends LaTech". The Times. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western drops first". The Dispatch. September 28, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Buccaneers drop fifth game of season". Johnson City Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech tops Lamar". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs pull out 27–23 win over NSU". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UTA surprises LaTech". The Times. October 26, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "La. Tech 28, Arkansas State 0". The Town Talk. November 2, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "McNeese routs La. Tech 45–8". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cajuns roll into SLC showdown". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Northeast topples Tech, 19–14". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1980. p. D1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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