1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

The 1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Rex Dockery, the Red Raiders compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against SWC opponents), were outscored by a combined total of 188 to 178, and finished in a tie for sixth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1980 record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coachRex Dockery (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorVic Wallace (1st season)
Home stadiumJones Stadium
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6UTEP*W 35–737,122
September 13No. 15 North Carolina*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 3–937,797
September 20New Mexico*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 28–1738,873
September 27Baylor
L 23–2448,539
October 4at Texas A&ML 21–4165,490
October 18at RiceW 10–310,000
November 1No. 12 Texas
W 24–2050,132
November 8at TCUL 17–2418,752
November 15No. 18 SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–042,197
November 22Houston
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 7–3436,386
November 29at ArkansasL 16–2250,926
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. "1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.


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