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1980 LSU Tigers football team

1980 LSU Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1980 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Stovall, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC.[1]

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Bo Rein was hired November 30, 1979 after four seasons at North Carolina State as the successor to Charles McClendon, who compiled a 137–59–7 record in 18 seasons. Rein's tenure was cut short after only 42 days when he died in a plane crash January 10, 1980. Jerry Stovall, a former LSU All-American and nine-year National Football League veteran with the St. Louis Cardinals, was approved as Rein's successor approximately 36 hours after the plane crash.

LSU was tied for first place in the Southeastern Conference following a Nov. 1 victory over Ole Miss, but subsequent one-sided road losses to Alabama and Mississippi State led bowls to snub the Tigers. LSU ended on a high note by drubbing bowl-bound Tulane.

As of 2021, this is the last LSU team to finish with a winning record and not be invited to a bowl.

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    "1980 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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    "Seminole defense whitewashes LSU". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Louisiana State stymies Kansas State 21–0". The Kansas City Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Johnston field goal lifts Tigers by Buffaloes". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Rice upsets LSU, 17–7". The Odessa American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "LSU feasts on Gator gumbo". Daily World. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Soph fires LSU by Auburn, 21–17". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tigers overcome bobbles, bumbles as Cats crumble". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "LSU, fans get pokes at Rebs". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "'Relentless' Tide covers LSU, 28–7". The Shreveport Times. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Third quarter explosion blows Maroons by LSU". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 16, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "LSU rides Wave to 24–7 victory". Daily World. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "1980 Season". tigerdroppings.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
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