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1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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.

1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVic Wallace (1st season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorJim Bates (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumJones Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6UTEP*
W 35–737,122[2]
September 13No. 15 North Carolina*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 3–937,797[3]
September 20New Mexico*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 28–1738,873[4]
September 27Baylor
L 23–2448,539[5]
October 4at Texas A&M
L 21–4165,490[6]
October 18at Rice
W 10–310,000[7]
November 1No. 12 Texas
W 24–2050,132[8]
November 8at TCU
L 17–2418,752[9]
November 15No. 18 SMU 
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 14–042,197[10]
November 22Houston
L 7–3436,386[11]
November 29at Arkansas
L 16–2250,926[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Ron Reeves
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 49 Jeff McKinney
SS 25 Tate Randle
DT 60 Gabriel Rivera
FS 21 Ted Watts
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 7 Maury Buford
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech bops UTEP". The Victoria Advocate. September 7, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "North Carolina tops Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hightower scores 3 TDs to lift Tech to 28–17 win". The Odessa American. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor squeezes past Tech, 11–3". The Odessa American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Beal's 4 touchdowns pace 41–21 A&M win". Austin American-Statesman. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Tech holds off Rice". The Springfield News-Leader. October 19, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Red Raiders hold off Texas for upset win". The Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Stamp storms Raiders". The Orange Leader. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech shocks bowl-bound Mustangs". Bryan-College Station Eagle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Elston paces Cougar win". The Galveston Daily News. November 23, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hogs grease Texas Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 30, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2016.


 

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