1980 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
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| Date | December 31, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Astrodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Amos Lawrence, RB  Steve Streater, Safety  | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Robert Aillet (SEC); (substitute for Jimmy Harper of SEC due to death in Harper's family)  | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 36,667 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Mizlou | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ray Scott, John Unitas, and Howard David | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1980 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the Carolina Tar Heels.