1980 Green Bay Packers season

1980 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach Bart Starr
Home field Lambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record 5–10–1
Division place 5th NFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1980 Green Bay Packers season was their 62nd season overall and their 60th in the National Football League. The club posted a 5–10–1 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFC Central division.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1980 Packers Draft Selections
RoundOverallPlayerPositionCollege
14Bruce ClarkDTPenn State
126George CumbyLBOklahoma
234Mark LeeCBWashington
361Syd KitsonGWake Forest
487Fred NixonWROklahoma
6143Karl SwankeOTBoston College
7169Buddy AydeletteOTAlabama
8199Tim SmithDBOregon State
9195Kelly SaalfeldCNebraska
10253Jafus WhiteDBTexas A&I
12310James StewartDBMemphis

Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.

Undrafted free agents

1980 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Mark Murphy Safety West Liberty State

Personnel

Staff

1980 Green Bay Packers staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – John Marshall

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Roster

1980 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Another Bad Season for Green Bay

Before the 1980 season even began, first-round draft pick Bruce Clark bolted directly for the Canadian Football League, never playing a down for the Packers. He forced a trade to the New Orleans Saints upon returning to the United States.

Green Bay regrouped and started strong by outlasting the Chicago Bears in an overtime thriller in the season opener. But with 27 players on injured reserved during the course of the year, the team was unable to replenish its roster and Green Bay suffered their 7th losing season in 8 years.

The season hit rock bottom in the rematch with the Bears. Exactly three months after the opener at Lambeau Field, Chicago exacted revenge by embarrassing its archrival 61-7 at Soldier Field.

Schedule

DateOpponentResultScoreRecordVenueAttendance
09/07/1980Chicago BearsW12–6 (OT)1–0–0Lambeau Field
54,381
09/14/1980Detroit LionsL29–71–1–0Milwaukee County Stadium
53,099
09/21/1980at Los Angeles RamsL51–211–2–0Anaheim Stadium
63,850
09/28/1980Dallas CowboysL28–71–3–0Milwaukee County Stadium
54,776
10/05/1980Cincinnati BengalsW14–92–3–0Lambeau Field
55,006
10/12/1980at Tampa Bay BuccaneersT14–14 (OT)2–3–1Tampa Stadium
64,854
10/19/1980at Cleveland BrownsL26–212–4–1Cleveland Stadium
75,548
10/26/1980Minnesota VikingsW16–33–4–1Lambeau Field
56,191
11/02/1980at Pittsburgh SteelersL22–203–5–1Three Rivers Stadium
52,165
11/09/1980San Francisco 49ersW23–164–5–1Milwaukee County Stadium
54,475
11/16/1980at New York GiantsL27–214–6–1Giants Stadium
76,609
11/23/1980at Minnesota VikingsW25–135–6–1Metropolitan Stadium
47,234
11/30/1980Tampa Bay BuccaneersL20–175–7–1Milwaukee County Stadium
54,225
12/07/1980at Chicago BearsL61–75–8–1Soldier Field
57,176
12/14/1980Houston OilersL22–35–9–1Lambeau Field
53,201
12/21/1980at Detroit LionsL24–35–10–1Pontiac Silverdome
75,111

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings(3) 9 7 0 .563 5–3 8–4 317 308 L1
Detroit Lions 9 7 0 .563 5–3 9–5 334 272 W2
Chicago Bears 7 9 0 .438 5–3 7–5 304 264 W1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 10 1 .344 1–6–1 4–7–1 271 341 L3
Green Bay Packers 5 10 1 .344 3–4–1 4–7–1 231 371 L4

Game summaries

Week 1: Chicago Bears

1 2 34Total
Bears 3 0 306
Packers 0 6 006

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 64°F, wind 14 mph
  • Box Score

Week 2: Detroit Lions

1 2 34Total
Lions 3 13 6729
Packers 0 7 007

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 64°F, wind 14 mph
  • Box Score

Week 2: Dallas Cowboys

1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 7 7728
Packers 0 7 007

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55°F, wind 9 mph
  • Box Score

Awards and records

Hall of Famers

In 1980 Packer great Herb Adderley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

References

  1. ↑ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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