| Year: | 1980 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
| Bowl Result: | L 7–16 vs. North Carolina |
The 1980 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 7–4 record and lost to North Carolina in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.
See also: 1980 Oregon State Beavers football team.
See main article: 1980 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.
See also: 1980 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.