1980 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1980 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule
The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 7-4 record and lost to North Carolina in the 1980 Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl.
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 1 |
8:00 PM |
#6 Arkansas |
#10 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) |
ABC |
W 23-17 |
70,000 |
| September 20 |
7:00 PM |
Utah State* |
#7 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 35-17 |
63,000 |
| September 27 |
7:00 PM |
Oregon State* |
#7 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 35-0 |
60,381 |
| October 4 |
7:30 PM |
at Rice |
#5 |
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |
|
W 41-28 |
63,163 |
| October 11 |
11:30 AM |
vs. #12 Oklahoma* |
#3 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
ABC |
W 20-13 |
72,032 |
| October 25 |
1:00 PM |
SMU |
#2 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
ABC |
L 6-20 |
73,535 |
| November 1 |
2:00 PM |
at Texas Tech |
#12 |
Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) |
|
L 20-24 |
50,132 |
| November 8 |
1:00 PM |
Houston |
|
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 15-13 |
79,154 |
| November 15 |
2:00 PM |
at TCU |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
|
W 51-26 |
20,569 |
| November 22 |
2:00 PM |
at #11 Baylor |
#20 |
Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX |
|
L 0-16 |
48,500 |
| November 29 |
1:00 PM |
Texas A&M |
|
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) |
|
L 14-24 |
72,537 |
| December 31 |
7:00 PM |
vs. #13 North Carolina* |
|
Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl) |
Mizlou |
L 7-16 |
36,669 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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Game notes
Oregon State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|
| Oregon St |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
| • Texas |
14 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
35 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
9:57 | TEX | Jones 8-yard run (Goodson kick) | TEX 7-0 |
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| 1 |
5:29 | TEX | McCooney 26-yard pass from Little (Goodson kick) | TEX 14-0 |
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| 2 |
10:30 | TEX | Little 15-yard run (Goodson kick) | TEX 21-0 |
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| 3 |
9:26 | TEX | Jones 3-yard run (Goodson kick) | TEX 28-0 |
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| 4 |
14:22 | TEX | Orr 9-yard run (Goodson kick) | TEX 35-0 |
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