1980 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach | Bart Starr |
Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–10–1 |
Division place | 5th NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1980 Green Bay Packers season was their 62nd season overall and their 60th in the National Football League (NFL). The team posted a 5–10–1 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFC Central division.
Before the 1980 season even began, first-round draft pick Bruce Clark bolted directly for the Canadian Football League, never playing a down for the Packers. He forced a trade to the New Orleans Saints upon returning to the United States. 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.
Exactly three months after the opener at Lambeau Field, The Packers would rematch with the Bears. However, Chicago exacted revenge by embarrassing the Packers 7–61 at Soldier Field, causing the Packers to be eliminated from the playoffs for the 8th straight season.
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Bruce Clark * | Defensive end | Penn State | |
1 | 26 | George Cumby | Linebacker | Oklahoma | from San Diego |
2 | 34 | Mark Lee | Cornerback | Washington | |
3 | 61 | Syd Kitson | Guard | Wake Forest | |
4 | 87 | Fred Nixon | Wide receiver | Oklahoma | |
6 | 143 | Karl Swanke | Offensive tackle | Boston College | |
7 | 169 | Buddy Aydelette | Offensive tackle | Alabama | |
8 | 199 | Tim Smith | Cornerback | Oregon State | |
9 | 226 | Kelly Saalfeld | Center | Nebraska | |
10 | 253 | Jafus White | Defensive back | Texas A&I | |
11 | 283 | Ricky Skiles | Linebacker | Louisville | |
12 | 310 | James Stewart | Cornerback | Memphis State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Player | Position | College |
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Mark Murphy | Safety | West Liberty State |
Steve Turk | Quarterback | Eastern Illinois |
Mark Williquette | Defensive back | UW–La Crosse |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 7 | Chicago Bears | W 12–6 (OT) | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
2 | September 14 | Detroit Lions | L 7–29 | 1–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 21 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21–51 | 1–2 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 28 | Dallas Cowboys | L 7–28 | 1–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 14–9 | 2–3 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
6 | October 12 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | T 14–14 (OT) | 2–3–1 | Tampa Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 19 | at Cleveland Browns | L 21–26 | 2–4–1 | Cleveland Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 26 | Minnesota Vikings | W 16–3 | 3–4–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
9 | November 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–22 | 3–5–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 9 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–16 | 4–5–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
11 | November 16 | at New York Giants | L 21–27 | 4–6–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 23 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 25–13 | 5–6–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | Recap |
13 | November 30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–20 | 5–7–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 7 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–61 | 5–8–1 | Soldier Field | Recap |
15 | December 14 | Houston Oilers | L 3–22 | 5–9–1 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
16 | December 21 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–24 | 5–10–1 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Minnesota Vikings(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 317 | 308 | L1 |
Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 9–5 | 334 | 272 | W2 |
Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 304 | 264 | W1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 1–6–1 | 4–7–1 | 271 | 341 | L3 |
Green Bay Packers | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 3–4–1 | 4–7–1 | 231 | 371 | L4 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Bears | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Packers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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In 1980 Packer great Herb Adderley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame