1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

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

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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	8:00 p.m.	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 13–0	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
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 All times are in Central time

Roster

1980 Arkansas Razorbacks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 43 Gary Anderson So WR 27 Bobby Duckworth Sr QB 11 Tom Jones So G 74 George Stewart Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Kim Dameron So DE 87 Billy Ray Smith So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Lou Holtz Coordinators/assistant coaches Dave Wommack – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt