1980 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

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1980 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
LSC champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Brush (4th season)
Home stadiumEvans Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 2 Angelo State ^ 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Texas A&I 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 8 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
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1980 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their second year under head coach Jim Wacker, the team compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as LSC champion.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs. Prairie View A&M*
W 49–03,200[1]
September 13Texas Lutheran*
W 38–08,000[2]
September 27at West Texas State*No. 5
L 13–2110,500[3]
October 4at Nicholls State*No. 5
L 21–244,425–5,000[4]
October 11Howard Payne
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 35–87,000[5]
October 18at Sam Houston State
W 55–72,000[6]
October 25Stephen F. Austin
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 34–206,700[7]
November 1at East Texas State
W 37–265,500[8]
November 8Angelo State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 18–1510,000[9]
November 15Abilene ChristianNo. 10
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 42–22,500[10]
November 22at Texas A&INo. 9
L 14–175,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southwest Texas whips Panthers". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SWT bombs TLC, 38–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Buffs topple SW Texas". El Paso Times. September 28, 1978. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Walker leap keys Colonels". The Daily Advertiser. October 5, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gaskins sparks Southwest Texas win". Victoria Advocate. October 12, 1980. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southwest Texas bombs Sam Houston St., 55–7". Austin American-Statesman. October 19, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southwest Texas trims Lumberjacks". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 26, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SWT earns tie for LSC lead with 37–26 win". Austin American-Statesman. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bobcats upset Angelo State". Abilene Reporter-News. November 9, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SWT clinches title tie". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. November 16, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas A&I nips Southwest Texas". Victoria Advocate. November 23, 1980. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.


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