1980 East Texas State Lions football team

The 1980 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—in the 1980 NAIA Division I football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his 17th season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.

1980 East Texas State Lions football
NAIA Division I Semifinal, L 6–14 vs. Elon
ConferenceLone Star Conference
1980 record8–3–1 (4–2–1 LSC)
Head coachErnest Hawkins (17th season)
Offensive coordinatorC. W. "Boley" Crawford
Defensive coordinatorBobby Fox
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
1980 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Angelo State 5 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
Texas A&I 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
East Texas State ^ 4 –2 –1  8 –3 –1
Stephen F. Austin 4 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Abilene Christian 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Howard Payne 0 –7 –0  1 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

The Lions started out the 1980 season 6–0 before dropping two straight games to Southwest Texas State and Texas A&I. The Lone Star Conference had two members that were NCAA Division II members while most remained in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Despite Southwest Texas State winning the conference title, the NAIA division title in the went to East Texas State and Angelo State. The Lions finished the season with an 8–3–1 record, losing in an NAIA Division I Semifinal to Elon, the eventual national champions. The Lions finished sixth in the NAIA polls.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResult
September 92:00 PMat Cameron*
W 35–20
September 206:00 PMSouthern Arkansas*
W 21–14
September 275:00 PMat Central Oklahoma State
W 33–7
October 116:00 PMat Sam Houston State
W 41–7
October 182:00 PMHoward Payne
W 28–14
October 252:00 PMat Abilene Christian
W 24–14
November 12:00 PMNo. 2 Southwest Texas StateNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
L 37–26
November 82:00 PMNo. 7 Texas A&INo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
L 14–7
November 156:00 PMStephen F. AustinNo. 8
W 44–7
November 222:00 PMNo. 6 Angelo StateNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
T 13–13
December 82:00 PMat No. 1 Central ArkansasNo. 8
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR (NAIA Division I First Round)
W 27–21
December 133:00 PMNo. 2 ElonNo. 6
L 14–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NAIA Division I Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Awards

All-Americans
  • Wade Wilson, Quarterback, Consensus First Team
  • Danny Kirk, Linebacker, Second Team

All-Lone Star Conference

LSC Superlatives
  • Wade Wilson, Outstanding Back of the Year

LSC First Team
  • Danny Kirk, Linebacker
  • Cary Noiel, Running Back
  • Curtis Ray, Defensive Line
  • Ron Trammell, Wide Receiver
  • Wade Wilson, Quarterback

LSC Second Team
  • Jimmy Buster, Defensive Lineman
  • Blake Cooper, Center
  • Anthony Freeman, Defensive Back
  • David Midolo, Tackle
  • Randy Smith, Receiver

LSC Honorable Mention
  • Vic Combs, Tight End
  • Dennis Hagen, Guard
  • David Lowe, Defensive End
  • Bishop Spencer, Tackle

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References
  1. "Lion Football History". Texas A&M University–Commerce athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  2. "A&M-Commerce Football Award History". Texas A&M University–Commerce athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
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