1980 East Texas State Lions football team
The 1980 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—in the 1980 NAIA Division I football season. They were led by head coach Ernest Hawkins, who was in his 17th season at East Texas State. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.
| 1980 East Texas State Lions football | |
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NAIA Division I Semifinal, L 6–14 vs. Elon | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| 1980 record | 8–3–1 (4–2–1 LSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | C. W. "Boley" Crawford |
| Defensive coordinator | Bobby Fox |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Lions started out the 1980 season 6–0 before dropping two straight games to Southwest Texas State and Texas A&I. The Lone Star Conference had two members that were NCAA Division II members while most remained in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Despite Southwest Texas State winning the conference title, the NAIA division title in the went to East Texas State and Angelo State. The Lions finished the season with an 8–3–1 record, losing in an NAIA Division I Semifinal to Elon, the eventual national champions. The Lions finished third in the NAIA polls.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 9 | 2:00 pm | at Cameron* |
| W 35–20 | |
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | Southern Arkansas* | W 21–14 | ||
| September 27 | 5:00 pm | at Central Oklahoma State |
| W 33–7 | |
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | at Sam Houston State |
| W 41–7 | |
| October 18 | 2:00 pm | Howard Payne |
| W 28–14 | |
| October 25 | 2:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | W 24–14 | ||
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 Southwest Texas State | No. 9 |
| L 37–26 |
| November 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 Texas A&I | No. 10 |
| L 14–7 |
| November 15 | 6:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | No. 8 | W 44–7 | |
| November 22 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Angelo State | No. 7 |
| T 13–13 |
| December 8 | 2:00 pm | at No. 1 Central Arkansas | No. 8 |
| W 27–21 |
| December 13 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 Elon | No. 6 |
| L 14–6 |
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Awards
All-Americans
- Wade Wilson, Quarterback, Consensus First Team
- Danny Kirk, Linebacker, Second Team
LSC Superlatives
- Wade Wilson, Outstanding Back of the Year
LSC First Team
- Danny Kirk, Linebacker
- Cary Noiel, Running Back
- Curtis Ray, Defensive Line
- Ron Trammell, Wide Receiver
- Wade Wilson, Quarterback
LSC Second Team
- Jimmy Buster, Defensive Lineman
- Blake Cooper, Center
- Anthony Freeman, Defensive Back
- David Midolo, Tackle
- Randy Smith, Receiver
LSC Honorable Mention
- Vic Combs, Tight End
- Dennis Hagen, Guard
- David Lowe, Defensive End
- Bishop Spencer, Tackle
References
- "Lion Football History". Texas A&M University–Commerce athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- "A&M-Commerce Football Award History". Texas A&M University–Commerce athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2019.