1980 Philadelphia Eagles season

1980 Philadelphia Eagles season
Owner	Leonard Tose
Head coach	Dick Vermeil
General manager	Jim Murray
Home field	Veterans Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Vikings) 31–16 Won NFC Championship (vs. Cowboys) 20–7 Lost Super Bowl XV (vs. Raiders) 10–27
← 1979 Eagles seasons 1981 →

The 1980 Philadelphia Eagles season was the team's 48th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles won twelve of their sixteen games, winning their division for the first time in twenty years. The Eagles started the season winning eleven of their first twelve games, only to finish the season losing three of their final four. Still, the 12–4 record was good enough to win the NFC East division title for the first time in franchise history since the NFC East had been formed.

The 1980 season marked the Eagles' third consecutive playoff appearance under coach Dick Vermeil, and culminated in the team's first Super Bowl appearance, where they were defeated by the Oakland Raiders. The 1980 NFC Championship long stood as the proudest moment in Eagles history in the Super Bowl era until Super Bowl LII 37 years later.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

After going 11–5 in the 1979 season and making the playoffs again as a wildcard team, the Eagles found themselves looking to improve through the NFL Draft again.

The 1980 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1979. As was started with the 1977 NFL Draft, this would be 12 rounds. ESPN would cover all 12 rounds live for the first time. This would be over 2 days.

The Philadelphia Eagles would get the 23rd to the 25th pick in the 12 rounds. The Eagles would draft 10 players in this year's draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	23	Roynell Young	DB	Alcorn State University
2	53	Perry Harrington	RB	Jackson State University
3		Traded Pick
4		Traded Pick
5	135	Nate Rivers	WR	South Carolina State
6	161	Greg Murtha	T	University of Minnesota
7	188	Terrell Ward	DB	San Diego State
8	218	Mike Curcio	LB	Temple University
9	245	Bob Harris	T	Bowling Green
11	298	Lee Jukes	WR	North Carolina State
11	302	Thomas Brown	DE	Baylor University
12	329	Howard Fields	DB	Baylor

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1980 Philadelphia Eagles staff

	Front office Owner – Leonard Tose General Manager – Jim Murray Director of Player Personnel – Carl Peterson Head coaches Head Coach – Dick Vermeil Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Sid Gillman Running Backs – Billy Joe Receivers – Dick Coury Tight Ends – Lynn Stiles Offensive Line – Ken Iman Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Marion Campbell Defensive Line – Chuck Clausen Linebackers – George Hill Defensive Backs – Fred Bruney Special teams coaches Special Teams – Lynn Stiles

Roster[]

1980 Philadelphia Eagles roster

	Quarterbacks 16 Rob Hertel  7 Ron Jaworski  9 Joe Pisarcik Running backs 37 Billy Campfield KR 32 Jim Culbreath 25 Zachary Dixon 33 Louie Giammona 35 Perry Harrington FB 20 Leroy Harris FB 30 Mike Hogan 31 Wilbert Montgomery 39 Bob Torrey Wide receivers 80 Luther Blue 17 Harold Carmichael 81 Scott Fitzkee 89 Wally Henry 83 85 Charlie Smith Tight ends 86 Ken Dunek 86 Lewis Gilbert 84 Keith Krepfle 88 John Spagnola		Offensive linemen 63 Ron Baker G 73 Steve Kenney T 50 Guy Morriss C 69 Woody Peoples G 62 Petey Perot G 76 Jerry Sisemore T 61 Mark Slater C 75 Stan Walters T Defensive linemen 97 Thomas Brown DE 71 Ken Clarke NT 78 Carl Hairston DE 68 Dennis Harrison DE 87 Claude Humphrey DE 65 Charlie Johnson NT		Linebackers 66 Bill Bergey ILB 95 John Bunting OLB 59 Al Chesley ILB 55 Frank LeMaster ILB 52 Ray Phillips OLB 56 Jerry Robinson OLB 51 Reggie Wilkes OLB Defensive backs 27 Richard Blackmore CB 46 Herman Edwards CB 24 Zac Henderson DB 41 Randy Logan SS 21 John Sciarra DB/PR 42 Steve Wagner DB 22 Brenard Wilson FS 43 Roynell Young CB Special teams  1 Tony Franklin K  4 Max Runager P		Reserve lists -- TE (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

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Regular season[]

The 1980 season schedule was set by how the Eagles finished in 1979, 2nd in NFC East. The way it was laid out, 4 of the 5 teams in the same division could end up having 10 to 14 common opponents during the 1980 season. Also, when the last regular season game is over you know who you play the next year.

• A home and away series vs Dallas, New York Giants, St. Louis and Washington = 8 games
• The top 4 teams in the NFC East play the top 4 teams AFC WEST from the 1979 season = 4 games
• the 2nd and 3rd place team in NFC Central and NFC West in the 1979 Season

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1980	Denver Broncos	W 27–6	70,307
2	September 14, 1980	at Minnesota Vikings	W 42–7	46,460
3	September 22, 1980	New York Giants	W 35–3	70,767
4	September 28, 1980	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 24–14	49,079
5	October 5, 1980	Washington Redskins	W 24–14	69,044
6	October 12, 1980	at New York Giants	W 31–16	71,051
7	October 19, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	W 17–10	70,696
8	October 26, 1980	Chicago Bears	W 17–14	68,752
9	November 2, 1980	at Seattle Seahawks	W 27–20	61,047
10	November 9, 1980	at New Orleans Saints	W 34–21	44,340
11	November 16, 1980	at Washington Redskins	W 24–0	51,897
12	November 23, 1980	Oakland Raiders	W 10–7	68,535
13	November 30, 1980	at San Diego Chargers	L 22–21	51,567
14	December 7, 1980	Atlanta Falcons	L 20–17	70,205
15	December 14, 1980	St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–3	68,969
16	December 21, 1980	at Dallas Cowboys	L 35–27	62,548

Game summaries[]

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Week 1[]

1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 0 6 0 6 • Eagles 7 13 0 7 27 Date: September 7 Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 70,307 Game weather: Partly cloudy; 82°F Referee: Chuck Heberling

Scoring summary Q1 PHI Carmichael 56 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 7–0 Q2 PHI Franklin 17 yard field goal PHI 10–0 Q2 PHI Franklin 35 yard field goal PHI 13–0 Q2 PHI Fitzkee 16 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 20–0 Q3 DEN Steinfort 44 yard field goal PHI 20–3 Q3 DEN Steinfort 43 yard field goal PHI 20–6 Q4 PHI Spagnola 11 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 27–6

Week 2[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 14 0 14 14 42 Vikings 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 14 Location: Metropolitan Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 46,460 Game weather: Rain, 57°F; wind 12 Referee: Red Cashion

Scoring summary Q1 PHI Harris 2 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 7–0 Q1 PHI Montgomery 72 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 14–0 Q2 MIN Rashad 16 yard pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick) PHI 14–7 Q3 PHI Harris 4 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 21–7 Q3 PHI Montgomery 1 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 28–7 Q4 PHI Fitzkee 45 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 35–7 Q4 PHI Carmichael 13 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 42–7

Week 3[]

1 2 3 4 Total Giants 3 0 0 0 3 • Eagles 7 14 7 7 35 Date: September 22 Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 70,767 Game weather: Partly cloudy; 78°F Referee: Bob Frederic Television network: ABC

Scoring summary Q1 NYG Danelo 50 yard field goal NYG 3–0 Q1 PHI Montgomery 3 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 7–3 Q2 PHI Carmichael 22 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 14–3 Q2 PHI Harris 2 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 21–3 Q3 PHI Smith 12 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 28–3 Q4 PHI Montgomery 1 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 35–3

Week 4[]

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 0 7 14 • Cardinals 7 3 7 7 24 Date: September 28 Location: Busch Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 49,079 Game weather: 63°F; wind 7 Referee: Gordon McCarter

Scoring summary Q1 STL 70 yard interception return (Little kick) STL 7–0 Q2 PHI Jaworski 1 yard run (Franklin kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 STL Little 31 yard field goal STL 10–7 Q3 STL Anderson 14 yard run (Little kick) STL 17–7 Q4 STL Anderson 37 yard run (Little kick) STL 24–7 Q4 PHI Krepfle 9 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) STL 24–14

Week 5[]

1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 7 0 0 7 14 • Eagles 7 14 3 0 24 Date: October 5 Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 69,044 Game weather: Cloudy; 61°F Referee: Pat Haggerty

Scoring summary Q1 WSH Thompson 54 yard pass from Theismann (Moseley kick) WSH 7–0 Q1 PHI Harris 51 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 PHI Montgomery 3 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 14–7 Q2 PHI Carmichael 6 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 21–7 Q3 PHI Franklin 39 yard field goal PHI 24–7 Q4 WSH Claitt 10 yard run (Moseley kick) PHI 24–14

Week 6[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 0 3 14 14 31 Giants 7 9 0 0 16 Date: October 12 Location: Giants Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 71,051 Game weather: 57°F; wind 16 Referee: Gene Barth

Scoring summary Q1 NYG Simms 1 yard run (Danelo kick) NYG 7–0 Q2 NYG Perkins 15 yard pass from Simms (kick failed) NYG 13–0 Q2 PHI Franklin 41 yard field goal NYG 13–3 Q2 NYG Danelo 42 yard field goal NYG 16–3 Q3 PHI Giammona 1 yard run (Franklin kick) NYG 16–10 Q3 PHI Harrington 19 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 17–16 Q4 PHI Giammona 3 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 24–16 Q4 PHI Krepfle 6 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 31–16

Week 7[]

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 7 3 0 0 10 • Eagles 0 10 0 7 17 Date: October 19 Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 70,696 Game weather: Sunny; 69°F Referee: Cal Lepore

Scoring summary Q1 DAL Hegman recovered fumble in end zone (Septien kick) DAL 7–0 Q2 PHI Franklin 35 yard field goal DAL 7–3 Q2 PHI Carmichael 5 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 10–7 Q2 DAL Septien 33 yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q4 PHI Smith 15 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 17–10

Week 8[]

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 14 0 14 • Eagles 7 0 7 3 17 Date: October 26 Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,752 Game weather: Cloudy; 46°F Referee: Red Cashion

Scoring summary Q1 PHI Campfield 2 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 7–0 Q3 PHI Giammona 2 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 14–0 Q3 CHI Harper 1 yard run (Thomas kick) PHI 14–7 Q3 CHI Evans 3 yard run (Thomas kick) Tie 14–14 Q4 PHI Franklin 18 yard field goal PHI 17–14

Week 9[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 0 7 10 10 27 Seahawks 6 0 7 7 20 Date: November 2 Location: Kingdome Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 61,047 Game weather: Indoors (dome) Referee: Jerry Markbreit

Scoring summary Q1 SEA Herrera 21 yard field goal SEA 3–0 Q1 SEA Herrera 31 yard field goal SEA 6–0 Q2 PHI Campfield 1 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 7–6 Q3 SEA Largent 27 yard pass from Zorn (Herrera kick) SEA 13–7 Q3 PHI Smith 15 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 14–13 Q3 PHI Franklin 39 yard field goal PHI 17–13 Q4 SEA Doornik 9 yard run (Herrera kick) SEA 20–17 Q4 PHI Campfield 5 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 24–20 Q4 PHI Franklin 25 yard field goal PHI 27–20

Week 10[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 0 17 7 10 34 Saints 7 7 7 0 21 Date: November 9 Location: Louisiana Superdome Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 44,340 Game weather: Indoors (dome) Referee: Gordon McCarter

Scoring summary Q1 NO Williams 24 yard pass from Manning (Ricardo kick) NO 7–0 Q2 PHI Carmichael 10 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 NO Chandler 17 yard pass from Manning (Ricardo kick) NO 14–7 Q2 PHI Franklin 32 yard field goal NO 14–10 Q2 PHI Carmichael 6 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 17–14 Q3 PHI Carmichael 25 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 24–14 Q3 NO Williams 8 yard pass from Manning (Ricardo kick) PHI 24–21 Q4 PHI Franklin 30 yard field goal PHI 27–21 Q4 PHI Hogan 2 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 30–21

Week 11[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Eagles 14 3 7 0 24 Redskins 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 16 Location: RFK Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 51,897 Game weather: 45°F; wind 16 Referee: Jerry Seeman TV announcers (CBS): Gary Bender and John Madden

Scoring summary Q1 PHI Krepfle 8 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 7–0 Q1 PHI Spagnola 14 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 14–0 Q2 PHI Franklin 38 yard field goal PHI 17–0 Q4 PHI Robinson 59 yard fumble return (Franklin kick) PHI 24–0

Week 12[]

1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 0 0 0 7 7 • Eagles 0 0 3 7 10 Date: November 23 Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,535 Game weather: Cloudy; 44°F Referee: Jim Tunney TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bob Trumpy

Scoring summary Q3 PHI Franklin 51 yard field goal PHI 3–0 Q4 OAK Branch 86 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) OAK 7–3 Q4 PHI Montgomery 3 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 10–7

Week 13[]

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 7 14 21 • Chargers 9 10 0 3 22 Date: November 30 Location: Jack Murphy Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 51,567 Game weather: 61°F; wind 6 Referee: Chuck Heberling TV announcers (CBS): Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram

Scoring summary Q1 SD Winslow 14 yard pass from Fouts (kick failed) SD 6–0 Q1 SD Benirschke 34 yard field goal SD 9–0 Q2 SD Winslow 17 yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick) SD 16–0 Q2 SD Benirschke 45 yard field goal SD 19–0 Q3 PHI Montgomery 1 yard run (Franklin kick) SD 19–7 Q4 SD Benirschke 42 yard field goal SD 22–7 Q4 PHI Krepfle 16 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) SD 22–14 Q4 PHI Montgomery 11 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) SD 22–21

Week 14[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 3 7 7 3 20 Eagles 0 14 0 3 17 Date: December 7 Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 70,205 Game weather: Light rain; 55°F Referee: Pat Haggerty

Scoring summary Q1 ATL Mazzetti 26 yard field goal ATL 3–0 Q2 PHI Carmichael 22 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) PHI 7–3 Q2 PHI Spagnola 15 yard pass from Giammona (Franklin kick) PHI 14–3 Q2 ATL Francis 11 yard pass from Bartkowski (Mazzetti kick) PHI 14–10 Q3 ATL Cain 12 yard pass from Bartkowski (Mazzetti kick) ATL 17–14 Q4 PHI Franklin 40 yard field goal Tie 17–17 Q4 ATL Mazzetti 37 yard field goal ATL 20–17

Week 15[]

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 3 3 • Eagles 0 0 7 10 17 Date: December 14 Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,969 Game weather: Sunny; 44°F Referee: Bob Frederic

Scoring summary Q3 PHI Montgomery 9 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 7–0 Q4 PHI Franklin 19 yard field goal PHI 10–0 Q4 STL O'Donoghue 25 yard field goal PHI 10–3 Q4 PHI Giammona 1 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 17–3

Week 16[]

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 10 17 27 • Cowboys 7 14 7 7 35 Date: December 21 Location: Texas Stadium Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 62,548 Game weather: 28°F; wind 9 Referee: Dick Jorgensen TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier

Scoring summary Q1 DAL White 1 yard run (Septien kick) DAL 7–0 Q2 DAL Hill 36 yard pass from White (Septien kick) DAL 14–0 Q2 DAL P. Pearson 9 yard pass from White (Septien kick) DAL 21–0 Q3 PHI Giammona 1 yard run (Franklin kick) DAL 21–7 Q3 DAL D. Pearson 11 yard pass from White (Septien kick) DAL 28–7 Q3 PHI Franklin 29 yard field goal DAL 28–10 Q4 DAL DuPree 15 yard pass from White (Septien kick) DAL 35–10 Q4 PHI Parker 30 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) DAL 35–17 Q4 PHI Franklin 19 yard field goal DAL 35–20 Q4 PHI Montgomery 6 yard run (Franklin kick) DAL 35–27

• Harold Carmichael's streak of games with a pass caught is stopped. The Eagles despite losing this game, clinched the NFC East Division on a quirky tie- break scenario.

Standings[]

NFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles(2)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	384	222	L1
Dallas Cowboys(4)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	454	311	W1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–7	261	293	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	299	350	L2
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	249	425	L2

Playoffs[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	January 3, 1981	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–16	68,434
Conference Championship	January 11, 1981	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–7	70,696
Super Bowl	January 25, 1981	Oakland Raiders	L 27–10	75,500

Divisional[]

1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 7 7 2 0 16 • Eagles 0 7 14 10 31 Date: January 3 Location: Veterans Stadium Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 68,434 Game weather: Cloudy; 26°F Referee: Jim Tunney

Scoring summary Q1 MIN White 30 yard pass from Kramer (Danmeier kick) MIN 7–0 Q2 MIN Brown 1 yard run (Danmeier kick) MIN 14–0 Q2 PHI Carmichael 9 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) MIN 14–7 Q3 PHI Montgomery 8 yard run (Franklin kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 MIN Safety, Jaworski tackled in end zone MIN 16–14 Q3 PHI Montgomery 5 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 21–16 Q4 PHI Franklin 33 yard field goal PHI 24–16 Q4 PHI Harrington 2 yard run (Franklin kick) PHI 31–16

Conference Championship[]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP DAL PHI 1 Eagles Montgomery 42-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good 0 7 2 Cowboys Dorsett 3-yard touchdown run, Septien kick good 7 7 3 Eagles 26-yard field goal by Franklin 7 10 3 Eagles Harris 9-yard touchdown run, Franklin kick good 7 17 4 Eagles 20-yard field goal by Franklin 7 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 20

Super Bowl[]

1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 14 0 10 3 27 Eagles 0 3 0 7 10 Date: January 25 Location: Louisiana Superdome Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 75,500 Game weather: Indoors (dome) Referee: Ben Dreith TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen

Scoring summary Q1 OAK Branch 2 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) OAK 7–0 Q1 OAK King 80 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) OAK 14–0 Q2 PHI Franklin 30 yard field goal OAK 14–3 Q3 OAK Branch 29 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) OAK 21–3 Q3 OAK Bahr 46 yard field goal OAK 24–3 Q4 PHI Krepfle 8 yard pass from Jaworski (Franklin kick) OAK 24–10 Q4 OAK Bahr 35 yard field goal OAK 27–10

Awards and honors[]

• Ron Jaworski, Bert Bell Award^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• 1980 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro-Football-Reference.com