1980 LSU Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1980 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Stovall, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC.[1]
- Jerry Stovall (1st season)
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | George Belu (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Williams (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| No. 1 Georgia $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Mississippi State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Alabama | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bo Rein was hired November 30, 1979 after four seasons at North Carolina State as the successor to Charles McClendon, who compiled a 137–59–7 record in 18 seasons. Rein's tenure was cut short after only 42 days when he died in a plane crash January 10, 1980.
Stovall, a former LSU All-America, nine-year National Football League veteran with the St. Louis Cardinals and previously an assistant coach under McClendon, was approved as Rein's successor approximately 36 hours after the plane crash.
LSU was tied for first place in the Southeastern Conference following a Nov. 1 victory over Ole Miss, but subsequent one-sided road losses to Alabama and Mississippi State, plus an ugly September loss to Rice, led bowls to snub the Tigers (Florida, which lost 24-7 to LSU at home in October and tied the Tigers in the conference standings, was invited to a bowl).
LSU ended on a high note by drubbing bowl-bound Tulane, the Tigers' only win vs. the Green Wave between 1979 and 1982.
As of 2024, this is the last LSU team to finish with a winning record and not be invited to a bowl.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | No. 13 Florida State* | L 0–16 | 77,535 | [2] | |
| September 13 | Kansas State* |
| W 21–0 | 75,405 | [3] |
| September 20 | Colorado* |
| W 23–20 | 74,999 | [4] |
| September 27 | at Rice* | L 7–17 | 41,000 | [5] | |
| October 4 | at No. 19 Florida | W 24–7 | 59,299 | [6] | |
| October 11 | Auburn |
| W 21–17 | 76,094 | [7] |
| October 18 | at Kentucky | W 17–10 | 57,800 | [8] | |
| November 1 | Ole Miss |
| W 38–16 | 71,422 | [9] |
| November 8 | at No. 6 Alabama | L 7–28 | 60,210 | [10] | |
| November 15 | at No. 19 Mississippi State | L 31–55 | 48,863 | [11] | |
| November 22 | Tulane* |
| W 24–7 | 69,248 | [12] |
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Roster
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