1980 Texas Longhorns football team

1980 Texas Longhorns football
1980 Texas Longhorns football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 7–16 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Akers (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Leon Manley (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Leon Fuller (4th season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

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.

Record7–5 (4–4 SWC)

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorLeon Manley (4th season)

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1980 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 Arkansas	No. 10	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 23–17	70,000	^[1]
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Utah State*	No. 7	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 35–17	63,000	^[2]
September 27	7:00 p.m.	Oregon State*	No. 7	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 35–0	60,381	^[3]
October 4	7:30 p.m.	at Rice	No. 5	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 41–28	63,163	^[4]
October 11	11:30 a.m.	vs. No. 12 Oklahoma*	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 20–13	72,032	^[5]
October 25	1:00 p.m.	SMU	No. 2	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 6–20	73,535	^[6]
November 1	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 12	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 20–24	50,132	^[7]
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Houston		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 15–13	79,154	^[8]
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 51–26	20,569	^[9]
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Baylor	No. 20	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		L 0–16	48,500	^[10]
November 29	1:00 p.m.	Texas A&M		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		L 14–24	72,537	^[11]
December 31	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 North Carolina*		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	L 7–16	36,669	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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