The Texas Longhorns were 7-4 in 1980. They fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels, 16 to 7, in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
3-5 | 7-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-5 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 260 | 4,097 | 823 | 5.0 | 2,248 | 581 | 3.9 | 1,849 | 242 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 42nd | 35th | 27th | 39th | 45th | 37th | 60th | 48th | 66th | 16th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 198 | 3,125 | 4.3 | 1,570 | 503 | 3.1 | 1,555 | 231 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 54th | 29th | 39th | 39th | 52nd | 29th | 58th | 44th | 81st | ||||||||||
Net | +62 | +972 | +823 | +0.7 | +678 | +78 | +0.7 | +294 | +11 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 41st | 22nd | 27th | 33rd | 39th | 42nd | 36th | 38th | 60th | 34th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |