1980 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

1980 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
1234 Total
North Carolina 6730 16
Texas 0700 7
DateDecember 31, 1980
Season1980
StadiumAstrodome
LocationHouston, Texas
MVPAmos Lawrence, RB
Steve Streater, Safety
RefereeRobert Aillet (SEC);
(substitute for Jimmy Harper of SEC due to death in Harper's family)
Attendance36,667
United States TV coverage
NetworkMizlou
AnnouncersRay Scott, John Unitas, and Howard David
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
 < 1979  1981

The 1980 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the Carolina Tar Heels.