1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
American college football season
The 1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University as a member of 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.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | UTEP* | | W 35–7 | 37,122 | [2] |
September 13 | No. 15 North Carolina* | | L 3–9 | 37,797 | [3] |
September 20 | New Mexico* | | W 28–17 | 38,873 | [4] |
September 27 | Baylor | | L 23–24 | 48,539 | [5] |
October 4 | at Texas A&M | | L 21–41 | 65,490 | [6] |
October 18 | at Rice | | W 10–3 | 10,000 | [7] |
November 1 | No. 12 Texas | | W 24–20 | 50,132 | [8] |
November 8 | at TCU | | L 17–24 | 18,752 | [9] |
November 15 | No. 18 SMU | | W 14–0 | 42,197 | [10] |
November 22 | Houston | | L 7–34 | 36,386 | [11] |
November 29 | at Arkansas | | L 16–22 | 50,926 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ "Texas Tech bops UTEP". The Victoria Advocate. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina tops Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hightower scores 3 TDs to lift Tech to 28–17 win". The Odessa American. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor squeezes past Tech, 11–3". The Odessa American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beal's 4 touchdowns pace 41–21 A&M win". Austin American-Statesman. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech holds off Rice". The Springfield News-Leader. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders hold off Texas for upset win". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stamp storms Raiders". The Orange Leader. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech shocks bowl-bound Mustangs". Bryan-College Station Eagle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Elston paces Cougar win". The Galveston Daily News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hogs grease Texas Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 30, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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