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Texas Tech

SWC · 1980 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
7th
3–5 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas Tech head-to-head · History & Eras

1980 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 9UTEPH2HIND WAC1–11W 35–7
4Week 4 · Sep 16North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC11–1L 3–9
5Week 5 · Sep 23New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC4–7W 28–17
6Week 6 · Sep 30Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC10–2L 3–11
7Week 7 · Oct 7Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC4–7L 21–41
9Week 9 · Oct 21Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–6W 10–3
11Week 11 · Nov 4Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–5W 24–20
12Week 12 · Nov 11TCUH2HIND SWC1–10L 17–24
13Week 13 · Nov 18SMUH2HIND SWC8–4W 14–0
14Week 14 · Nov 25Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC7–5L 7–34
15Week 15 · Dec 2Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC7–5L 16–22

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.745
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-30+25
  • SMU +8
  • Texas +7
  • Rice +5
  • New Mexico +4
  • UTEP +1
  • North Carolina -1
  • Baylor -2
  • Houston -5
  • Arkansas -5
  • Texas A&M -7
  • TCU -10

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #82Better than 41%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.455 Win % · Change -5

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77Regular Season Final#77Post-Season W1#80Post-Season W2#77Post-Season W3#82Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
-6
+11
-8
-20
+7
+4
-7
+14
-27
-6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#581975#81976#451977#351978#861979

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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