AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13, 1980 | Sat | SMU | North Texas | Ind | W | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 20, 1980 | Sat | SMU | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 27, 1980 | Sat | SMU | Texas-Arlington | Southland | W | 52 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 4, 1980 | Sat | SMU | @ | Tulane | Ind | W | 31 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 11, 1980 | Sat | (20) SMU | @ | (18) Baylor | SWC | L | 28 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 18, 1980 | Sat | SMU | Houston | SWC | L | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 25, 1980 | Sat | SMU | @ | (2) Texas | SWC | W | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 1, 1980 | Sat | (19) SMU | Texas A&M | SWC | W | 27 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Nov 8, 1980 | Sat | (18) SMU | @ | Rice | SWC | W | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 10 | Nov 15, 1980 | Sat | (18) SMU | @ | Texas Tech | SWC | L | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 23, 1980 | Sun | SMU | Arkansas | SWC | W | 31 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Dec 19, 1980 | Fri | (19) SMU | N | (14) BYU | WAC | L | 45 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) |
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