1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

American college football season

1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football

Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	Rex Dockery (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Vic Wallace (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Jim Bates (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium
Seasons← 1979 1981 →

1980 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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. The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium in Lubbock, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	UTEP*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 35–7	37,122
September 13	No. 15 North Carolina*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 3–9	37,797
September 20	New Mexico*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 28–17	38,873
September 27	Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 23–24	48,539
October 4	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 21–41	65,490
October 18	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 10–3	10,000
November 1	No. 12 Texas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 24–20	50,132
November 8	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 17–24	18,752
November 15	No. 18 SMU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 14–0	42,197
November 22	Houston	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 7–34	36,386
November 29	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 16–22	50,926
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Ron Reeves

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
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

Rex Dockery

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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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