1980 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18:00 p.m.No. 6 ArkansasNo. 10
ABCW 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. 3
ABCW 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 TCU
W 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[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

Oregon State

Oregon State at Texas
1 234Total
Beavers 0 000 0
• Longhorns 14 777 35
Scoring summary
19:57TEXJones 8-yard run (Goodson kick)TEX 7-0
15:29TEXMcCooney 26-yard pass from Little (Goodson kick)TEX 14-0
210:30TEXLittle 15-yard run (Goodson kick)TEX 21-0
39:26TEXJones 3-yard run (Goodson kick)TEX 28-0
414:22TEXOrr 9-yard run (Goodson kick)TEX 35-0

Vs. North Carolina (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)

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

Main article: 1980 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

See also: 1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

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. ^ "North Carolina runs over Longhorns, 16–7". San Angelo Standard-Times. January 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "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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