1980 Chicago Bears season
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1980 Chicago Bears season
| 1980 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Head coach | Neill Armstrong |
| Home field | Soldier Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division Place | 3rd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1979 | 1981 |
The 1980 Chicago Bears season was their 61st regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7–9 record under second year coach Neill Armstrong and failed to make the playoffs.
One of the 7 victories by the Bears that year was a Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions. With no time left in regulation, Bears quarterback Vince Evans scored a game-tying touchdown that sent the game into overtime. Then before a national television audience, Davey Williams returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and a 23-17 victory in overtime over the Lions.
Walter Payton once again led the NFL in rushing for the 5th straight year with 1,460 yards.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 7, 1980 | at Green Bay Packers | L 12-6 |
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| 2 | September 14, 1980 | New Orleans Saints | W 22-3 |
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| 3 | September 21, 1980 | Minnesota Vikings | L 34-14 |
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| 4 | September 28, 1980 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 38-3 |
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| 5 | October 6, 1980 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23-0 |
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| 6 | October 12, 1980 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 13-7 |
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| 7 | October 19, 1980 | Detroit Lions | W 24-7 |
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| 8 | October 26, 1980 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17-14 |
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| 9 | November 3, 1980 | at Cleveland Browns | L 27-21 |
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| 10 | November 9, 1980 | Washington Redskins | W 35-21 |
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| 11 | November 16, 1980 | Houston Oilers | L 10-6 |
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| 12 | November 23, 1980 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 28-17 |
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| 13 | November 27, 1980 | at Detroit Lions | W 23-17 |
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| 14 | December 7, 1980 | Green Bay Packers | W 61-7 |
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| 15 | December 14, 1980 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 17-14 |
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| 16 | December 20, 1980 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 14-13 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 317 | 308 | |||
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 334 | 272 | |||
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 304 | 264 | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 271 | 341 | |||
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 231 | 371 | |||
References
- ^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 385. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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