1980 UT Arlington Mavericks football team

The 1980 UT Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Harold Elliott, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1]

1980 UT Arlington Mavericks football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumMaverick Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 0 0 10 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 0 7 4 0
UT Arlington 3 2 0 3 8 0
Louisiana Tech 2 3 0 5 6 0
Lamar 1 4 0 3 8 0
Arkansas State 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6North Texas State*L 14–3118,033[2]
September 13at Northwestern State*L 31–38[3]
September 27at SMU*L 16–5226,611[4]
October 4Drake*
  • Maverick Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 20–306,326[5]
October 11West Texas State*
  • Maverick Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 26–386,749[6]
October 18New Mexico State*
  • Maverick Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 10–305,414[7]
October 25at Louisiana TechW 21–2013,800[8]
November 1at McNeese StateL 17–3120,034[9]
November 8Southwestern Louisiana
  • Maverick Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
L 13–307,156[10]
November 15Arkansas State
  • Maverick Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
W 36–142,150[11]
November 22at LamarW 44–27[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1980 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "North Texas slaps 31–14 loss on UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 7, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "NSU Demons outscore UTA". The Times. September 14, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "SMU muscles by UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  5. ^ "Drake deals Movin' Mavs fourth setback". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ "West Texas' Buffs stuff UTA back into loss column, 38–26". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1980. p. B5. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  7. ^ "Aggies' last-half surge overtakes Mavs 30–10". The El Paso Times. October 19, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  8. ^ "UTA surprises LaTech". The Times. October 26, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  9. ^ "McNeese's late rally rips UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1980. p. B15. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  10. ^ "Listless UTA succumbs to USL". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  11. ^ "UTA Mavs secure first stadium win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1980. p. B1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
  12. ^ "UTA Mavs capture finale". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1980. p. B6. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.