1980 LSU Tigers football team

1980 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Stovall (1st season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

1980 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 19 Mississippi State	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Alabama	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Auburn	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	No. 13 Florida State*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–16
September 13	Kansas State*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–0
September 20	Colorado*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 23–20
September 27	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–17
October 4	at No. 19 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	W 24–7
October 11	Auburn	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl)	W 21–17
October 18	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 17–10
November 1	Ole Miss	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	W 38–16
November 8	at No. 6 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 7–28
November 15	at No. 19 Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 31–55
November 22	Tulane*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Rag)	W 24–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Alan Risher So WR 21 Tracy Porter Sr WR 32 Orlando McDaniel Jr TE 89 Greg LaFleur Sr	Defense 2 Dale Begue CB 6-0 171 So RS Pos. # Name Class CB 4 Chris Hutchinson So CB 10 Frank Killeen So CB 11 James Britt Jr S 22 Chris Williams Sr LB 51 Albert Richardson So LB 94 Lyman White Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 5 David Johnston Jr	Head coach Jerry Stovall Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster