 The Texans surprisingly finished 37–34–3 and reached the finals of the 1979–80 Adams Cup, losing in seven games to the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles.One game featured, as part of their intermission entertainment, a short exhibition hockey game between girls from the Dallas Playboy club and airmen stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth.The Airmen shared the ice with the Texans for a practice in the week leading up to the game.