| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Result |
Recap |
| 9/6/80 |
vs. Georgia Tech |
Birmingham, Ala. |
W, 26-3 |
Recap |
| 9/20/80 |
at Ole Miss |
Jackson, Miss. |
W, 59-35 |
Recap |
| 9/27/80 |
vs. Vanderbilt |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
W, 41-0 |
Recap |
| 10/4/80 |
vs. Kentucky |
Birmingham, Ala. |
W, 45-0 |
Recap |
| 10/11/80 |
at Rutgers |
East Rutherford, N.J. |
W, 17-13 |
Recap |
| 10/18/80 |
at Tennessee |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
W, 27-0 |
Recap |
| 10/25/80 |
vs. Southern Miss |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
W, 42-7 |
Recap |
| 11/1/80 |
at Mississippi State |
Jackson, Miss. |
L, 6-3 |
Recap |
| 11/8/80 |
vs. LSU |
Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
W, 28-7 |
Recap |
| 11/15/80 |
vs. Notre Dame |
Birmingham, Ala. |
L, 7-0 |
Recap |
| 11/29/80 |
vs. Auburn |
Birmingham, Ala. |
W, 34-18 |
Recap |
| 1/1/81 |
vs. Baylor (Cotton Bowl) |
Dallas, Texas |
W, 30-2 |
Recap |
