1980 Cincinnati Bengals season
General managerPaul Brown
Head coachForrest Gregg
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1980 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League, and the 13th overall. The Bengals went 6–10 and managed only 244 points, lowest in the AFC. They did upset defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh twice. First-round draft choice Anthony Muñoz began his Hall of Fame career. This was the final season the Bengals wore the Cleveland Browns style uniforms.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1980 NFL draft
1980 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Anthony Muñoz * †  Offensive tackle USC
2 31 Kirby Criswell  Linebacker Kansas
3 59 Rod Horn  Defensive tackle Nebraska
4 86 William Glass  Guard Baylor
5 113 Bryan Hicks  Defensive back McNeese State
6 141 Jo Jo Heath  Defensive back Pittsburgh
6 159 Andrew Melontree  Linebacker Baylor
7 167 Ron Simpkins  Linebacker Michigan
7 168 Gary Don Johnson  Defensive tackle Baylor
8 196 Mark Lyles  Running back Florida State
9 224 Greg Bright  Defensive back Morehead State
10 252 Sandro Vitiello  Placekicker Massachusetts
11 281 Alton Alexis  Wide receiver Tulane
12 308 Mike Wright  Quarterback Vanderbilt
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1980 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

  • President – John Sawyer
  • General manager – Paul Brown
  • Director of player personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Frank Gansz

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1980 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 12–17 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 43,211
2 September 14 at Miami Dolphins L 16–17 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 38,322
3 September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–28 1–2 Riverfront Stadium 52,490
4 September 28 Houston Oilers L 10–13 1–3 Riverfront Stadium 50,413
5 October 5 at Green Bay Packers L 9–14 1–4 Lambeau Field 55,006
6 October 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–16 2–4 Three Rivers Stadium 53,668
7 October 19 Minnesota Vikings W 14–0 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 44,487
8 October 26 at Houston Oilers L 3–23 3–5 Astrodome 49,189
9 November 2 San Diego Chargers L 14–31 3–6 Riverfront Stadium 46,406
10 November 9 at Oakland Raiders L 17–28 3–7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 44,132
11 November 16 Buffalo Bills L 0–14 3–8 Riverfront Stadium 40,836
12 November 23 at Cleveland Browns L 7–31 3–9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,253
13 November 30 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–6 4–9 Arrowhead Stadium 41,594
14 December 7 Baltimore Colts W 34–33 5–9 Riverfront Stadium 35,651
15 December 14 at Chicago Bears W 17–14 6–9 Soldier Field 48,808
16 December 21 Cleveland Browns L 24–27 6–10 Riverfront Stadium 50,058
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1

1 234Total
• Buccaneers 0 1007 17
Bengals 3 027 12
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Riverfront Stadium
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (CBS): Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram

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Week 2

1 234Total
Bengals 0 772 16
• Dolphins 0 0017 17

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Week 3

1 234Total
Steelers 0 1477 28
• Bengals 10 3017 30
Scoring summary
Q1CINR. Griffin 28 yard interception return (Sunter kick)CIN 7–0
Q1CINSunter 27 yard field goalCIN 10–0
Q2PITSmith 45 yard pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)CIN 10–7
Q2PITSwann 14 yard pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)PIT 14–10

Week 16

1 234Total
• Browns 0 10143 27
Bengals 3 7140 24

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Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns(2) 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 357 310 W1
Houston Oilers(5) 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 295 251 W3
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 0 .563 2–4 5–7 352 313 L1
Cincinnati Bengals 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 244 312 L1

References

  1. ^ "1980 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "1980 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01.
  4. ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01.
  5. ^ Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01.

External links

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