1980 Garden State Bowl
The Cougars lost to Arizona State, Miami (FL), Baylor, Texas and Rice.They accepted an invitation to play in the Garden State Bowl against Houston on November 15 following their victory over Georgia Tech.After recovering a Navy fumble on their first drive, Houston scored their first of five rushing touchdowns when Terald Clark ran it in from one-yard out.[5] After Leo Truss blocked a punt, the Cougars drove 43-yards for their second first-quarter touchdown on a one-yard Terry Elston run.[6] The Cougars then extended their lead to 28–0 at halftime after touchdown runs of 16 and 26 yards by David Barrett and then Clark.