1980 LSU Tigers football team

The 1980 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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. Jerry Stovall, a former LSU All-American and nine-year National Football League veteran with the St. Louis Cardinals, was approved as Rein's successor approximately 36 hours after the plane crash.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	No. 13 Florida State*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana		L 0–16
September 13	Kansas State*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana		W 21–0
September 20	Colorado*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana		W 23–20
September 27	at Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston		L 7–17
October 4	at No. 19 Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (Rivalry)		W 24–7
October 11	Auburn		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana		W 21–17
October 18	at Kentucky		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky		W 17–10
November 1	Ole Miss		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Magnolia Bowl)		W 38–16
November 8	at No. 6 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Rivalry)		L 7–28
November 15	at No. 19 Mississippi State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi		L 31–55
November 22	Tulane*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Battle for the Rag)		W 24–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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Roster

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