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1980 Baltimore Colts season
OwnerRobert Irsay
General managerDick Szymanski
Head coachMike McCormack
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

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.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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Main article: 1980 NFL draft
1980 Baltimore Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Curtis Dickey  Running back Texas A&M
1 24 Derrick Hatchett  Defensive back Texas from Dallas
2 32 Ray Donaldson *  Center Georgia
2 51 Tim Foley  Tackle Notre Dame from Dallas
4 88 Ray Butler  Wide receiver USC
6 144 Chris Foote  Center USC
7 170 Wes Roberts  Defensive end TCU
8 195 Ken Walter  Tackle Texas Tech
9 227 Mark Bright  Running back Temple
10 254 Larry Stewart  Tackle Maryland
11 280 Eddie Whitley  Tight end Kansas State
12 311 Randy Bielski  Kicker Towson State
12 324 Marvin Sims  Running back Clemson
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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Staff

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1980 Baltimore Colts staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – George Boutselis



Roster

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1980 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 at New York Jets W 17–14 1–0 Shea Stadium 50,777
2 September 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 1–1 Memorial Stadium 54,914
3 September 21 at Houston Oilers L 16–21 1–2 Astrodome 47,878
4 September 28 New York Jets W 35–21 2–2 Memorial Stadium 33,373
5 October 5 at Miami Dolphins W 30–17 3–2 Miami Orange Bowl 50,631
6 October 12 at Buffalo Bills W 17–12 4–2 Rich Stadium 73,634
7 October 19 New England Patriots L 21–37 4–3 Memorial Stadium 53,924
8 October 26 St. Louis Cardinals L 10–17 4–4 Memorial Stadium 33,506
9 November 2 at Kansas City Chiefs W 31–24 5–4 Arrowhead Stadium 52,383
10 November 9 Cleveland Browns L 27–28 5–5 Memorial Stadium 45,369
11 November 16 at Detroit Lions W 10–9 6–5 Pontiac Silverdome 77,677
12 November 23 at New England Patriots L 21–47 6–6 Schaefer Stadium 60,994
13 November 30 Buffalo Bills W 28–24 7–6 Memorial Stadium 36,184
14 December 7 at Cincinnati Bengals L 33–34 7–7 Riverfront Stadium 35,651
15 December 14 Miami Dolphins L 14–24 7–8 Memorial Stadium 30,564
16 December 21 Kansas City Chiefs L 28–38 7–9 Memorial Stadium 16,941
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1

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1 234Total
• Colts 0 773 17
Jets 0 0140 14
Scoring summary
2BALBert Jones 12 yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)Colts 7–0
3BALCleveland Franklin 1 yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)Colts 14–0
3NYJRichard Todd 3 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)Colts 14–7
3NYJDarrol Ray 75 yard fumble return (Pat Leahy kick)Tie 14–14
4BALSteve Mike-Mayer 46 yard field goalColts 17–14

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Week 2

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Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at Baltimore Colts (1-0)
1 234Total
• Steelers 3 1007 20
Colts 0 7100 17

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Week 3

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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

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Week 5

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Week 6 at Bills

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Week Six: Baltimore Colts (3–2) at Buffalo Bills (5–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 10 7 0017
Bills 0 9 0312

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

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Week 8

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Standings

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AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills(3) 11 5 0 .688 4–4 8–4 320 260 W1
New England Patriots 10 6 0 .625 6–2 9–3 441 325 W2
Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 3–5 4–8 266 305 L1
Baltimore Colts 7 9 0 .438 5–3 6–8 355 387 L3
New York Jets 4 12 0 .250 2–6 3–9 302 395 W1

See also

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References

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  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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