1980 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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1980
Pritchett Field
Seasons
1980 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwest Texas State $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
No. 2 Angelo State ^ 5 1 1 8 2 1
Texas A&I
5 2 0 7 4 0
No. 8 East Texas State ^ 4 2 1 8 3 1
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 0 4 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Abilene Christian 1 6 0 2 8 0
Howard Payne 0 7 0 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1980 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1980 NAIA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Melvin Brown, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the LSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23
Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
  • W 26–12[1]
    September 27at Southwestern Oklahoma State*L 9–14[2]
    October 4at
    Texas Lutheran*
    L 7–17[3]
    October 11East Texas State
    • Pritchett Field
    • Huntsville, TX
    L 7–41[4]
    October 18Southwest Texas State
    • Pritchett Field
    • Huntsville, TX
    L 7–55[5]
    October 25at
    Texas A&I
    L 20–42[6]
    November 1Howard Payne
    • Pritchett Field
    • Huntsville, TX
    W 23–14[7]
    November 8at Abilene ChristianW 17–14[8]
    November 15at Angelo StateL 7–34[9]
    November 22Stephen F. Austin
    • Pritchett Field
    • Huntsville, TX (rivalry)
    L 6–23[10]
    • *Non-conference game

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