1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

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1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team - Wikipedia

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1980 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–6 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach	Billy Brewer (1st season)
Captain	Mark Buchanan, Tony Tademy
Home stadium	Joe Aillet Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 11–31	32,812	^[2]
September 20	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie)	L 11–38	24,640	^[3]
September 27	Western Illinois*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 42–6	18,200	^[4]
October 4	at East Tennessee State*	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	W 7–3	6,489	^[5]
October 11	Lamar	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 16–7	13,500	^[6]
October 18	vs. Northwestern State	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 27–23	36,000	^[7]
October 25	Texas–Arlington	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 20–21	13,800	^[8]
November 1	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 28–0	10,000	^[9]
November 8	McNeese State	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 8–45	19,200	^[10]
November 15	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 9–27	22,638	^[11]
November 22	at Northeast Louisiana*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 14–19	15,238	^[12]
*Non-conference game

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

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