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1980 Southwest Conference Year Summary
Record: 54-50-0, .519 W-L% (5th of 14) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 8.23 (3rd of 14) ▪ SOS: 7.53 (3rd of 14)
Conference Champion: Baylor
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Arkansas, Houston and Texas)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Baylor and Southern Methodist)
Standings
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Baylor | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 26.4 | 13.3 | 16.16 | 5.16 | |
| Southern Methodist | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 27.0 | 16.0 | 15.14 | 6.23 | |
| Houston | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 19.7 | 15.1 | 11.28 | 8.19 | |
| Texas | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 22.3 | 17.8 | 11.06 | 7.39 | |
| Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 15.9 | 19.5 | 5.53 | 8.44 | |
| Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 22.7 | 19.7 | 8.47 | 6.13 | |
| Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 5.08 | 5.99 | |
| Texas A&M | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 14.0 | 23.5 | 4.17 | 10.35 | |
| Texas Christian | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 13.0 | 26.8 | -2.80 | 9.84 | |
AP Poll Summary
| School | Pre | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 20 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | ||||
| Southern Methodist | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | ||||||||
| Arkansas | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||
| Houston | 8 | 9 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Texas | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
5 Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama | 30 | Baylor | 2 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 1980-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | North Carolina | 16 | Texas | 7 | Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX) |
| 1980-12-27 | Hall of Fame Classic | Arkansas | 34 | Tulane | 15 | Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham, AL) |
| 1980-12-19 | Holiday Bowl | Brigham Young | 46 | Southern Methodist | 45 | Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) |
| 1980-12-14 | Garden State Bowl | Houston | 35 | Navy | 0 | Garden State Bowl (East Rutherford, NJ) |
Conference Leaders
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