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1980 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator R. C. Slocum (2nd season)
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
←  1979
1981 →
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
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

The 1980 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Tom Wilson in his third season and finished with a record of four wins and seven losses (4–7 overall, 3–5 in the SWC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Ole Miss*W 23–2047,482 [1]
September 13at No. 12 Georgia*L 0–4260,150 [2]
September 20 Penn State*L 9–2566,234
October 4 Texas Tech
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX ( rivalry)
W 41–2165,490
October 11at HoustonL 7–1746,525
October 18No. 13 Baylor
L 7–4669,735
October 25 Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 6–10
November 1at No. 19 SMUL 0–2741,289
November 15at ArkansasL 24–2738,715
November 22 TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX ( rivalry)
W 13–10
November 29at TexasW 24–1472,537
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1980 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 32 Johnny Hector So
QB 16 Gary Kubiak So
QB 11 Mike Mosley Sr
WR 25 Mike Whitwell Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 80 Keith Baldwin Jr
SS 37 Jeff Fuller Fr
DT 74 Keith Guthrie So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 David Hardy So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Texas A&M's Mosley helps burn Ole Miss". The Courier-Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia trounces A&M". Victoria Advocate. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1980 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.