1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Hall of Fame Classic, W 34–15 vs. Tulane
Conference	Southwest Conference
1980 record	7–5 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Cope (1st year)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium War Memorial Stadium

1980 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#14 Baylor $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#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 Tech	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	1	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. A bright spot for the Hogs in 1980 was senior punter Steve Cox. He led college football with an average of 46.5 yards per punt. He won Super Bowl XXII with the Washington Redskins. Cox completed one of only six field goals of 60+ yards in NFL history. Running back Gary Anderson was named MVP of the Hall of Fame Classic.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1, 1980	at No. 10 Texas	No. 6	Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 17–23	70,000
September 23, 1980	Oklahoma State*	No. 17	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 33–20	55,822
September 27, 1980	Tulsa*	No. 15	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 33–8	41,082
October 4, 1980	TCU	No. 14	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	W 44–7	42,314
October 11, 1980	Wichita State*	No. 15	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 27–7	54,268
October 25, 1980	at Houston	No. 15	Astrodome • Houston, TX	L 17–24	41,308
November 1, 1980	Rice		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	L 16–17	53,858
November 8, 1980	at No. 16 Baylor		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 15–42	46,000
November 15, 1980	Texas A&M		Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	W 27–24	38,715
November 22, 1980	at SMU		Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 7–31	28,225
November 29, 1980	Texas Tech		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	W 22–16	50,926
December 27, 1980	vs. Tulane*		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	W 34–15	29,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Arkansas Razorbacks football

Venues	The Hill (1894–1938) Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (1938–present) War Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1948–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn LSU Missouri: Battle Line Rivalry Ole Miss Texas Texas A&M

Culture & lore	Calling the Hogs Tusk Big Red "Arkansas Fight" Marching band Wildcat offense 2003 Kentucky game 1969 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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