| Record | |
| Overall | 4 - 7 |
| Conference | 3 - 5 |
| Home | 2 - 3 |
| Away | 1 - 4 |
| Neutral | 1 - 0 |
| 1980 Football Season | |||||||
| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | Result | ||||
| Sat, Sep 06 | vs. Ole Miss | Jackson, Miss. | W 23-20 | ||||
| Sat, Sep 13 | @ Georgia (12) | Athens, Ga. | L 0-42 | ||||
| Sat, Sep 20 | Penn State (11) | College Station, Texas | L 9-25 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 04 | Texas Tech * | College Station, Texas | W 41-21 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 11 | @ Houston * | Houston, Texas | L 13-17 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 18 | Baylor (13) * | College Station, Texas | L 7-46 | ||||
| Sat, Oct 25 | Rice * | College Station, Texas | L 6-10 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 01 | @ SMU (19) * | Dallas, Texas | L 0-27 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 15 | @ Arkansas * | Fayetteville, Ark. | L 24-27 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 22 | TCU * | College Station, Texas | W 13-10 | ||||
| Sat, Nov 29 | @ Texas * | Austin, Texas | W 24-14 | ||||
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