1980 Green Bay Packers season
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1980 Green Bay Packers season
| 1980 Green Bay Packers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Bart Starr | ||||||
| Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| Results | |||||||
| Record | 5–10–1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 5th NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1980 Green Bay Packers season was their 60th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 5–10–1 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1980 NFL Draft
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | College |
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| 1 | 4 | Bruce Clark | DT | Penn State |
| 1 | 26 | George Cumby | LB | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 34 | Mark Lee | DB | Washington |
| 3 | 61 | Syd Kitson | G | Wake Forest |
| 4 | 87 | Fred Nixon | WR | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 143 | Karl Swanke | OT | Boston College |
| 7 | 169 | Buddy Aydelette | OT | Alabama |
| 8 | 199 | Tim Smith | DB | Oregon State |
| 9 | 195 | Kelly Saalfeld | C | Nebraska |
| 10 | 253 | Jafus White | DB | Texas A&I |
| 12 | 310 | James Stewart | DB | Memphis |
Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.
Personnel
Staff
| 1980 Green Bay Packers staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
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Regular season
Another Bad Season for Green Bay
Before the 1980 season even began, it seemed first-round draft pick Bruce Clark had the right idea when he bolted directly for the Canadian Football League never playing a down for the Packers. 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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 09/07/1980 | Chicago Bears | W | 12-6 (OT) | 1-0-0 | Lambeau Field |
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| 09/14/1980 | Detroit Lions | L | 29-7 | 1-1-0 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 09/21/1980 | at Los Angeles Rams | L | 51-21 | 1-2-0 | Anaheim Stadium |
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| 09/28/1980 | Dallas Cowboys | L | 28-7 | 1-3-0 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 10/05/1980 | Cincinnati Bengals | W | 14-9 | 2-3-0 | Lambeau Field |
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| 10/12/1980 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | T | 14-14 (OT) | 2-3-1 | Tampa Stadium |
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| 10/19/1980 | at Cleveland Browns | L | 26-21 | 2-4-1 | Cleveland Stadium |
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| 10/26/1980 | Minnesota Vikings | W | 16-3 | 3-4-1 | Lambeau Field |
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| 11/02/1980 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L | 22-20 | 3-5-1 | Three Rivers Stadium |
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| 11/09/1980 | San Francisco 49ers | W | 23-16 | 4-5-1 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 11/16/1980 | at New York Giants | L | 27-21 | 4-6-1 | Giants Stadium |
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| 11/23/1980 | at Minnesota Vikings | W | 25-13 | 5-6-1 | Metropolitan Stadium |
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| 11/30/1980 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L | 20-17 | 5-7-1 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 12/07/1980 | at Chicago Bears | L | 61-7 | 5-8-1 | Soldier Field |
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| 12/14/1980 | Houston Oilers | L | 22-3 | 5-9-1 | Lambeau Field |
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| 12/21/1980 | at Detroit Lions | L | 24-3 | 5-10-1 | Pontiac Silverdome |
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Standings
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| 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 | |||
Game summaries
Week 2: Detroit Lions
See also: 1980 Detroit Lions season
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Awards and records
Hall of Famers
In 1980 Packer great Herb Adderley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
References
- ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ (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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