1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
CaptainMark Buchanan, Tony Tademy
Home stadiumJoe Aillet Stadium
1980 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 0 010 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 07 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 03 8 0
Louisiana Tech 2 3 05 6 0
Lamar 1 4 03 8 0
Arkansas State 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana Tech University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Billy Brewer, the team compiled a 5–6 record. Brewer was hired as head coach in December 1979 following the dismissal of Larry Beightol after going 1–9 through the first ten games of the 1979 season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Mississippi State*L 11–3132,812[2]
September 20at Southern Miss*L 11–3824,640[3]
September 27Western Illinois*W 42–618,200[4]
October 4at East Tennessee State*W 7–36,489[5]
October 11Lamar
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
W 16–713,500[6]
October 18vs. Northwestern StateW 27–2336,000[7]
October 25Texas–Arlington
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 20–2113,800[8]
November 1at Arkansas StateW 28–010,000[9]
November 8McNeese State
  • Joe Aillet Stadium
  • Ruston, LA
L 8–4519,200[10]
November 15at Southwestern LouisianaL 9–2722,638[11]
November 22at Northeast Louisiana*L 14–1915,238[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "New Tech coach to pass". The Shreveport Times. December 2, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Miss. State 31, Louisiana Tech 11". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mississippi upends LaTech". The Times. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Western drops first". The Dispatch. September 28, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Buccaneers drop fifth game of season". Johnson City Press. October 5, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tech tops Lamar". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bulldogs pull out 27–23 win over NSU". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "UTA surprises LaTech". The Times. October 26, 1980. p. 2D. Retrieved January 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "La. Tech 28, Arkansas State 0". The Town Talk. November 2, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "McNeese routs La. Tech 45–8". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cajuns roll into SLC showdown". The Daily Advertiser. November 16, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Northeast topples Tech, 19–14". The Shreveport Times. November 23, 1980. p. D1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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