1980 Baltimore Colts season

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

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

Main article: 1980 NFL draft

1980 Baltimore Colts draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	5	Curtis Dickey	Running back	Texas A&M
1	24	Derrick Hatchett	Defensive back	Texas	from Dallas
2	32	Ray Donaldson *	Center	Georgia
2	51	Tim Foley	Tackle	Notre Dame	from Dallas
4	88	Ray Butler	Wide receiver	USC
6	144	Chris Foote	Center	USC
7	170	Wes Roberts	Defensive end	TCU
8	195	Ken Walter	Tackle	Texas Tech
9	227	Mark Bright	Running back	Temple
10	254	Larry Stewart	Tackle	Maryland
11	280	Eddie Whitley	Tight end	Kansas State
12	311	Randy Bielski	Kicker	Towson State
12	324	Marvin Sims	Running back	Clemson
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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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 (QB)  7 Bert Jones 11 Greg Landry Running backs (RB) 27 Curtis Dickey 31 Zachary Dixon 38 Cleveland Franklin 23 Don McCauley 39 Marvin Sims FB 20 Joe Washington Wide receivers (WR) 80 Ray Butler 84 Randy Burke 81 Roger Carr 87 Brian DeRoo 45 Mike Siani Tight ends (TE) 83 Mack Alston 85 Ron LaPointe 86 Reese McCall -- Bob Raba

Offensive linemen (OL) 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 (DL) 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 (LB) 58 Steve Heimkreiter 55 Barry Krauss MLB 54 Sanders Shiver OLB 56 Ed Simonini MLB 52 Ed Smith 59 Mike Woods OLB Defensive backs (DB) 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 78 Tim Foley T (IR) 29 Ben Garry RB (IR) 51 Ricky Jones LB (IR) 65 Jimmy Moore G (IR) 67 Bob Van Duyne G (IR) 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

1 2 3 4 Total • Colts 0 7 7 3 17 Jets 0 0 14 0 14 Date: September 7 Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 75 °F or 23.9 °C, wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn) TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson

Scoring summary 2 BAL Bert Jones 12 yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) Colts 7–0 3 BAL Cleveland Franklin 1 yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) Colts 14–0 3 NYJ Richard Todd 3 yard run (Pat Leahy kick) Colts 14–7 3 NYJ Darrol Ray 75 yard fumble return (Pat Leahy kick) Tie 14–14 4 BAL Steve Mike-Mayer 46 yard field goal Colts 17–14

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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 or 25 °C; wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn) Referee: Ben Dreith TV announcers (NBC Sports): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson

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Week 3

Despite Houston's pride and joy Earl Campbell injured and their quarterback Ken Stabler intercepting two passes, the Colts couldn't capitalize on their opportunity as they fell to the Oilers. Rob Carpenter filled in for Campbell and did remarkably well as he carried for 114 yards on 24 carries and 1 touchdown (a 1-yard plunge). Stabler though not perfect did threw 16 of 19 passes for 219 yards and 1 touchdown pass (a 3-yarder to Rich Caster) while the Oilers defense sack Bert Jones 5 times.

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6 at Bills

Week Six: Baltimore Colts (3–2) at Buffalo Bills (5–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	10	7	0	0	17
Bills	0	9	0	3	12

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,634
• Referee: Jim Tunney
• TV: NBC
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter BAL – Mike Siani 38-yard pass from Bert Jones (Steve Mike-Mayer kick). Colts 7–0. BAL – Steve Mike-Mayer 21-yard field goal. Colts 10–0. Second quarter BUF – Roosevelt Leaks 1-yard run. Colts 10–6. BAL – Don McCauley 1-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick). Colts 17–6. BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 49-yard field goal. Colts 17–9. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 20-yard field goal. Colts 17–12. Top passers BAL – Bert Jones – 10/21, 206 yards, TD, INT BUF – Joe Ferguson – 17/36, 210 yards, INT Top rushers BAL – Joe Washington – 22 rushes, 74 yards BUF – Joe Cribbs – 18 rushes, 76 yards Top receivers BAL – Mike Siani – 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD BUF – Frank Lewis – 3 receptions, 52 yards

Week 7

Week 8

Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	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

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts–Patriots rivalry

References

1. "1980 Baltimore Colts Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
2. "Baltimore Colts at New York Jets — September 7th, 1980". Pro Football Reference.
3. "Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Colts — September 14th, 1980". Pro Football Reference.