1980 Baltimore Colts season

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1980 Baltimore Colts season
Owner Robert Irsay
General manager Dick Szymanski
Head coach Mike McCormack
Home field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers None

The 1980 Baltimore Colts season was the 28th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). The Colts finished the NFL's 1980 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and fourth position in the AFC East division.

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

1980 Baltimore Colts draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
15 Curtis Dickey   Running back Texas A&M
124 Derrick Hatchett   Defensive back Texas from Dallas
232 Ray Donaldson  *  Center Georgia
251 Tim Foley   Tackle Notre Dame from Dallas
488 Ray Butler   Wide receiver USC
6144 Chris Foote   Center USC
7170 Wes Roberts   Defensive end TCU
8195Ken Walter Tackle Texas Tech
9227Mark Bright Running back Temple
10254Larry Stewart Tackle Maryland
11280Eddie Whitley  Tight end Kansas State
12311Randy Bielski  Kicker Towson State
12324 Marvin Sims  Running back Clemson
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Personnel

Staff

1980 Baltimore Colts staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – George Boutselis


Roster

1980 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 7at New York Jets W 17–141–0 Shea Stadium 50,777
2September 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–201–1 Memorial Stadium 54,914
3September 21at Houston Oilers L 16–211–2 Astrodome 47,878
4September 28 New York Jets W 35–212–2Memorial Stadium33,373
5October 5at Miami Dolphins W 30–173–2 Miami Orange Bowl 50,631
6October 12at Buffalo Bills W 17–124–2 Rich Stadium 73,634
7October 19 New England Patriots L 21–374–3Memorial Stadium53,924
8October 26 St. Louis Cardinals L 10–174–4Memorial Stadium33,506
9November 2at Kansas City Chiefs W 31–245–4 Arrowhead Stadium 52,383
10November 9 Cleveland Browns L 27–285–5Memorial Stadium45,369
11November 16at Detroit Lions W 10–96–5 Pontiac Silverdome 77,677
12November 23at New England Patriots L 21–476–6 Schaefer Stadium 60,994
13November 30 Buffalo Bills W 28–247–6Memorial Stadium36,184
14December 7at Cincinnati Bengals L 33–347–7 Riverfront Stadium 35,651
15December 14 Miami Dolphins L 14–247–8Memorial Stadium30,564
16December 21 Kansas City Chiefs L 28–387–9Memorial Stadium16,941
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1234Total
• Colts077317
Jets0014014
Scoring summary
2BAL Bert Jones 12 yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)Colts 7–0
3BAL Cleveland Franklin 1 yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)Colts 14–0
3NYJ Richard Todd 3 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Colts 14–7
3NYJ Darrol Ray 75 yard fumble return (Pat Leahy kick)Tie 14–14
4BALSteve Mike-Mayer 46 yard field goalColts 17–14

[2]

Week 2

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at Baltimore Colts (1-0)
1234Total
• Steelers3100720
Colts0710017

[3]

Week 3

Despite Houston's pride and joy Earl Campbell injured and their quarterback Ken Stabler intercepting two passes, the Colts couldn't capitalize on their opportunity as they fell to the Oilers. Rob Carpenter filled in for Campbell and did remarkably well as he carried for 114 yards on 24 carries and 1 touchdown (a 1-yard plunge). Stabler though not perfect did threw 16 of 19 passes for 219 yards and 1 touchdown pass (a 3-yarder to Rich Caster) while the Oilers defense sack Bert Jones 5 times.

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6 at Bills

Week Six: Baltimore Colts (3–2) at Buffalo Bills (5–0)
Quarter1234Total
Colts 1070017
Bills 090312

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,634
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV: NBC
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 7

Week 8

Standings

AFC East
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Buffalo Bills (3)1150.6884–48–4320260W1
New England Patriots 1060.6256–29–3441325W2
Miami Dolphins 880.5003–54–8266305L1
Baltimore Colts 790.4385–36–8355387L3
New York Jets 4120.2502–63–9302395W1

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References

  1. ↑ "1980 Baltimore Colts Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Baltimore Colts at New York Jets — September 7th, 1980". Pro Football Reference.
  3. ↑ "Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Colts — September 14th, 1980". Pro Football Reference.
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