1980 Washington Redskins season
1980 Washington Redskins season | |
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Owner | Jack Kent Cooke |
General manager | Bobby Beathard |
Head coach | Jack Pardee |
Home field | RFK Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 3rd NFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The
This would be the final season for a number of longtime Redskins players; as center Bob Kuziel, defensive end Paul Smith, strong safety Ken Houston and the two remaining members of Washington's Super Bowl VII team - offensive tackle Terry Hermeling and defensive tackle Diron Talbert - before their retirements.
Offseason
NFL draft
1980 Washington Redskins draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 18 | Art Monk * † | Wide receiver | Syracuse | |
2 | 55 | Mat Mendenhall | Defensive end | BYU | |
6 | 155 | Farley Bell | Linebacker | Cincinnati | |
7 | 187 | Melvin Jones | Guard
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Houston | |
9 | 241 | Lawrence McCullough | Wide receiver | Illinois | |
10 | 268 | Lewis Walker | Running back | Utah | |
11 | 295 | Mike Matocha | Defensive end | Texas–Arlington | |
12 | 327 | Marcene Emmett | Defensive back | North Alabama | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–3 | 0–1 | RFK Stadium
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55,045 | Recap |
2 | September 14 | at New York Giants | W 23–21 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | 73,343 | Recap |
3 | September 21 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–24 | 1–2 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
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45,163 | Recap |
4 | September 28 | Seattle Seahawks | L 0–14 | 1–3 | RFK Stadium | 53,263 | Recap |
5 | October 5 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–24 | 1–4 | Veterans Stadium | 69,044 | Recap |
6 | October 13 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–20 | 1–5 | Mile High Stadium | 74,657 | Recap |
7 | October 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 23–0 | 2–5 | RFK Stadium | 51,060 | Recap |
8 | October 26 | New Orleans Saints | W 22–14 | 3–5 | RFK Stadium | 51,375 | Recap |
9 | November 2 | Minnesota Vikings | L 14–39 | 3–6 | RFK Stadium | 52,060 | Recap |
10 | November 9 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–35 | 3–7 | Soldier Field | 57,159 | Recap |
11 | November 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–24 | 3–8 | RFK Stadium | 51,897 | Recap |
12 | November 23 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–14 | 3–9 | Texas Stadium | 58,809 | Recap |
13 | November 30 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 6–10 | 3–10 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 55,665 | Recap |
14 | December 7 | San Diego Chargers | W 40–17 | 4–10 | RFK Stadium | 48,556 | Recap |
15 | December 13 | New York Giants | W 16–13 | 5–10 | RFK Stadium | 44,443 | Recap |
16 | December 21 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 31–7 | 6–10 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 35,942 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Season summary
Week 1 vs Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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- Date: September 8
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 55,045
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell
- Box Score
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Week 2 at Giants
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Giants | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,343
- Box Score
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Standings
NFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Philadelphia Eagles(2) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 384 | 222 | L1 |
Dallas Cowboys(4) | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 454 | 311 | W1 |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4–4 | 5–7 | 261 | 293 | W3 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–6 | 4–10 | 299 | 350 | L2 |
New York Giants | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 3–9 | 249 | 425 | L2 |
References
- ^ "1980 Washington Redskins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ Washington Redskins 1980 Press Guide. pp. 2–20.
- ^ "1980 Washington Redskins starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
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