1980_Arkansas_Razorbacks_football_team

1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football
1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football
Hall of Fame Classic champion
Hall of Fame Classic, W 34–15 vs. Tulane
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–5 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (4th season);
Defensive coordinator	Bob Cope (1st season)
Home stadium	Razorback Stadium ; War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

American college football season

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.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at No. 10 Texas	No. 6	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–23	70,000
September 20	Oklahoma State*	No. 17	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 33–20	55,822
September 27	Tulsa*	No. 15	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 13-10	41,082
October 4	TCU	No. 14	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR		W 44–7	42,314
October 11	Wichita State*	No. 15	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 27–7	54,268	^[1]
October 25	at Houston	No. 15	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		L 17–24	41,308
November 1	Rice		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		L 16–17	53,858
November 8	at No. 16 Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		L 15–42	46,000
November 15	Texas A&M		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–24	38,715
November 22	at SMU		Texas Stadium Irving, TX		L 7–31	28,225
November 29	Texas Tech		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)		W 22–16	50,926
December 27	vs. Tulane*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	Mizlou	W 34–15	29,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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