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1980 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach Bart Starr
Home field Lambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record5–10–1
Division place5th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid 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 61–7 at Soldier Field, causing the Packers to be eliminated from the playoffs for the 8th straight season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1980 NFL draft
1980 Green Bay Packers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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

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Undrafted free agents

1980 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Tom Bell Guard BYU
Jerry Bey Running back Western Illinois
Kurt Christensen Kicker Concordia
Paul Columbia Tight End Villanova
Mike Kennedy Quarterback Oregon
Mark Murphy Safety West Liberty State
Joe Odom Guard/Center Wichita State
Dave Schwab Defensive line South Dakota
Steve Turk Quarterback Eastern Illinois
Tom Virgl Linebacker Kearney State
Mark Williquette Defensive back Wisconsin–La Crosse

Personnel

Staff

1980 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – John Marshall


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Roster

1980 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
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

Standings

NFC Central
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

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 1: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Bears 3 0 3006
Packers 0 6 00612

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 2: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 3 13 6729
Packers 0 7 007

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 3 vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 7 7728
Packers 0 7 007

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 11 vs. New York Giants

Awards and records

Hall of Famers

In 1980 Packer great Herb Adderley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

References

  1. ^ "1980 Green Bay Packers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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