Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Baylor | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 26.4 | 13.3 | 16.16 | 5.16 | 6 | 14 | ||
| SMU | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 27.0 | 16.0 | 15.14 | 6.23 | 18 | 20 | ||
| Houston | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 19.7 | 15.1 | 11.28 | 8.19 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Texas | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 22.3 | 17.8 | 11.06 | 7.39 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 15.9 | 19.5 | 5.53 | 8.44 | ||||
| Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 22.7 | 19.7 | 8.47 | 6.13 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Texas Tech | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 5.08 | 5.99 | ||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 14.0 | 23.5 | 4.17 | 10.35 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 13.0 | 26.8 | -2.80 | 9.84 | ||||
5 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Alabama (9) | 30 | Baylor (6) | 2 | Dallas, TX |
| 1980-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | North Carolina (13) | 16 | Texas | 7 | Houston, TX |
| 1980-12-27 | Hall of Fame Classic | Arkansas | 34 | Tulane | 15 | Birmingham, AL |
| 1980-12-19 | Holiday Bowl | Brigham Young (14) | 46 | Southern Methodist (19) | 45 | San Diego, CA |
| 1980-12-14 | Garden State Bowl | Houston | 35 | Navy | 0 | East Rutherford, NJ |
1980 Conference Leaders