1980 LSU Tigers football team

1980 LSU Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1980 record 7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach Jerry Stovall (1st year)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
1980 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Georgia $ 6 0 0     12 0 0
#6 Alabama 5 1 0     10 2 0
#19 Mississippi State 5 1 0     9 3 0
Florida 4 2 0     8 4 0
LSU 4 2 0     7 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0     5 6 0
Ole Miss 2 4 0     3 8 0
Kentucky 1 5 0     3 8 0
Auburn 0 6 0     5 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Bo Rein was hired November 30, 1979 after four seasons at North Carolina State as the successor to Charles McClendon, who compiled a 137–59–7 record in 18 seasons. Rein's tenure was tragically cut short after only 42 days when he perished in a plane crash January 10, 1980. Jerry Stovall, a former LSU All-American and nine-year National Football League veteran with the St. Louis Cardinals, was approved as Rein's successor approximately 36 hours after the plane crash.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 6 No. 13 Florida State* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 0–16    
September 13 Kansas State* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 21–0    
September 20 Colorado* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 23–20    
September 27 at Rice* Rice StadiumHouston, TX L 7–17    
October 4 at No. 19 Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL (Rivalry) W 24–7    
October 11 Auburn Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 21–17    
October 18 at Kentucky Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY W 17–10    
November 1 Ole Miss Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) W 38–16    
November 8 at No. 6 Alabama Bryant-Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) L 7–28    
November 15 at No. 19 Mississippi State Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS L 31–55    
November 22 Tulane* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag) W 24–7    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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