NFL team season
1980 Cincinnati Bengals season Head coach Forrest Gregg General manager Paul Brown Home field Riverfront Stadium Record 6–10 Division place 4th AFC Central Playoff finish Did 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
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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
Head Coach – Forrest Gregg Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning
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
Attendance
1
September 7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 17–12
43,211
2
September 14
at Miami Dolphins
L 17–16
38,322
3
September 21
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 30–28
52,490
4
September 28
Houston Oilers
L 13–10
50,413
5
October 5
at Green Bay Packers
L 14–9
55,006
6
October 12
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 17–16
53,668
7
October 19
Minnesota Vikings
W 14–0
44,487
8
October 26
at Houston Oilers
L 23–3
49,189
9
November 2
San Diego Chargers
L 31–14
46,406
10
November 9
at Oakland Raiders
L 28–17
44,132
11
November 16
Buffalo Bills
L 14–0
40,836
12
November 23
at Cleveland Browns
L 31–7
79,253
13
November 30
at Kansas City Chiefs
W 20–6
41,594
14
December 7
Baltimore Colts
W 34–33
35,651
15
December 14
at Chicago Bears
W 17–14
48,808
16
December 21
Cleveland Browns
L 27–24
50,058
Week 1 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Buccaneers
0
10 0 7
17
Bengals
3
0 2 7
12
Date: September 7Location: Riverfront Stadium Referee: Fred WyantTV announcers (CBS): Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram
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Week 2 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Bengals
0
7 7 2
16
• Dolphins
0
0 0 17
17
Date: September 14Location: Orange Bowl
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Week 3 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Steelers
0
14 7 7
28
• Bengals
10
3 0 17
30
Date: September 21Location: Riverfront Stadium Scoring summary Q1 CIN R. Griffin 28 yard interception return (Sunter kick)CIN 7–0 Q1 CIN Sunter 27 yard field goal CIN 10–0 Q2 PIT Smith 45 yard pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)CIN 10–7 Q2 PIT Swann 14 yard pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)PIT 14–10
Week 16 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Browns
0
10 14 3
27
Bengals
3
7 14 0
24
Date: December 21Location: Riverfront Stadium Referee: Jerry Markbreit Television network: NBC
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Standings [ ] References [ ] External links [ ]
Founded in 1968
Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio Franchise Stadiums Culture and lore Rivalries Division championships (9) Conference championships (2) Retired numbers Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation
League: American Football League (1968–1969)
Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance