1980 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1980 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Astrodome
1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Grambling State +^ 5 1 010 2 0
Jackson State + 5 1 08 3 0
Alcorn State 3 3 06 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 05 5 0
Southern 3 3 04 6 1
Texas Southern 2 4 02 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Sorey, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.