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.
|
[1]
Game notes[]
Oregon State[]
by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
Oregon St
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
0
|
• Texas
|
14 |
7 |
7 |
7
|
35
|
- Date: September 27
- Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
Scoring summary |
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|
1 |
9:57 | TEX | Jones 8 yard run (Goodson kick) | TEX 7-0 |
|
1 |
5:29 | TEX | McCooney 26 yard pass from Little (Goodson kick) | TEX 14-0 |
|
2 |
10:30 | TEX | Little 15 yard run (Goodson kick) | TEX 21-0 |
|
3 |
9:26 | TEX | Jones 3 yard run (Goodson kick) | TEX 28-0 |
|
4 |
14:22 | TEX | Orr 9 yard run (Goodson kick) | TEX 35-0 |
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References[]