1980 Texas Southern Tigers football team
| 1980 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (2–4 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Robertson Stadium Astrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Grambling State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Sorey, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Lamar* | L 8–41 | 9,300 | [1] | |
| September 13 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | L 0–10 | 10,000 | [2] | |
| September 20 | Southern |
| W 19–16 | [3] | |
| September 27 | vs. Tennessee State* | L 3–13 | 2,000 | [4] | |
| October 4 | at Texas A&I* | L 14–33 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Alcorn State | L 3–24 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | L 6–47 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | Mississippi Valley State |
| L 12–20 | [8] | |
| November 1 | No. T–7 Grambling State |
| L 14–43 | [9] | |
| November 8 | at Jackson State | L 7–50 | 12,000 | [10] | |
| November 22 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 21–6 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Lamar rolls to win". The Odessa American. September 7, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McMillian lifts Bethune, 10–0". The Miami Herald. September 14, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 Football Schedule". Southern Jaguars Football. Southern University. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "TSU rambles 13–3". The Tennessean. September 28, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bonner's kick return paces Javelinas". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sun shines for Alcorn with a 24–3 win over Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SLU romps". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley State 20, Texas So. 12". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 26, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling routs TSU". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU rains points to drown Texas Southern, 50–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern 21, Prairie View 6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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