1980 Baltimore Colts season

1980 Baltimore Colts season
1980 Baltimore Colts season
Owner	Robert Irsay
Head coach	Mike McCormack
General manager	Dick Szymanski
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 1979; Colts seasons; 1981 →;

The 1980 Baltimore Colts season was the 28th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). The Colts finished the NFL's 1980 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and fourth position in the AFC East division.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1980 Baltimore Colts draft
1	6	Curtis Dickey	Running Back	Texas A&M
2	32	Ray Donaldson	Center	Georgia
2	51	Tim Foley	Tackle	Notre Dame
4	88	Ray Butler	Wide Receiver	USC
6	144	Chris Foote	Center	USC
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1980 Baltimore Colts staff**

	Front office President and Treasurer – Robert Irsay General Manager – Dick Szymanski Assistant General Manager – Ernie Accorsi Head coaches Head Coach – Mike McCormack Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – John Idzik Receivers – Dick Bielski Offensive Line – Ray Wietecha			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Weber Defensive Line – Ed Khayat Defensive Backfield – John Symank Special teams coaches Special Teams – George Boutselis

Roster[]

**1980 Baltimore Colts roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Bert Jones 11 Greg Landry Running backs 27 Curtis Dickey 38 Cleveland Franklin 29 Ben Garry 23 Don McCauley 39 Marvin Sims FB 20 Joe Washington Wide receivers 80 Ray Butler 84 Randy Burke 81 Roger Carr 87 Brian DeRoo 45 Mike Siani Tight ends 83 Mack Alston 85 Ron LaPointe 86 Reese McCall -- Bob Raba		Offensive linemen 53 Ray Donaldson C 66 Chris Foote G 69 Wade Griffin T 68 Jeff Hart T 62 Ken Huff G 75 George Kunz T 57 Ken Mendenhall C 61 Robert Pratt G Defensive linemen 63 Mike Barnes DT 72 Fred Cook DE 76 Joe Ehrmann DT 79 Greg Fields DE 88 Herb Orvis DT 71 Mike Ozdowski DE		Linebackers 58 Steve Heimkreiter 51 Ricky Jones 55 Barry Krauss MLB 54 Sanders Shiver OLB 56 Ed Simonini MLB 52 Ed Smith 59 Mike Woods OLB Defensive backs 26 Kim Anderson FS 44 Lyle Blackwood FS 47 Larry Braziel CB 25 Nesby Glasgow CB/FS 42 Derrick Hatchett CB 40 Bruce Laird SS 37 Reggie Pinkney SS Special teams 4 Mike Bragg P 5 Steve Mike-Mayer K		Reserve lists 78 Tim Foley T (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 7	at New York Jets	W 17–14	1–0	Shea Stadium	50,777
2	September 14	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–20	1–1	Memorial Stadium	54,914
3	September 21	at Houston Oilers	L 16–21	1–2	Astrodome	47,878
4	September 28	New York Jets	W 35–21	2–2	Memorial Stadium	33,373
5	October 5	at Miami Dolphins	W 30–17	3–2	Miami Orange Bowl	50,631
6	October 12	at Buffalo Bills	W 17–12	4–2	Rich Stadium	73,634
7	October 19	New England Patriots	L 21–37	4–3	Memorial Stadium	53,924
8	October 26	St. Louis Cardinals	L 10–17	4–4	Memorial Stadium	33,506
9	November 2	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 31–24	5–4	Arrowhead Stadium	52,383
10	November 9	Cleveland Browns	L 27–28	5–5	Memorial Stadium	45,369
11	November 16	at Detroit Lions	W 10–9	6–5	Pontiac Silverdome	77,677
12	November 23	at New England Patriots	L 21–47	6–6	Schaefer Stadium	60,994
13	November 30	Buffalo Bills	W 28–24	7–6	Memorial Stadium	36,184
14	December 7	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 33–34	7–7	Riverfront Stadium	35,651
15	December 14	Miami Dolphins	L 14–24	7–8	Memorial Stadium	30,564
16	December 21	Kansas City Chiefs	L 28–38	7–9	Memorial Stadium	16,941

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[]

Week 1[]

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Week 2[]

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at Baltimore Colts (1-0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Steelers	3	10	0	7	20
Colts	0	7	10	0	17

Date: Sep 14, 1980
Location: Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) - Baltimore, Maryland
Game start: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 77 °F (25.0 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (NBC Sports): Charlie Jones (sportscaster) and Len Dawson

Standings[]

AFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills⁽³⁾	11	5	0	.688	4–4	8–4	320	260	W1
New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	6–2	9–3	441	325	W2
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	3–5	4–8	266	305	L1
Baltimore Colts	7	9	0	.438	5–3	6–8	355	387	L3
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	302	395	W1

References[]

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] Pro-Football-Reference.com

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