1980 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 1980 6–10 3rd NFC East Jack Pardee Bobby Beathard Jack Kent Cooke Edward Bennett Williams Joe Walton Doc Urich RFK Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1980 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 43rd in Washington, D.C. They failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 1979, dropping to 6–10, their only double-digit losing season between 1964 and 1992. This was Jack Pardee's last season as head coach. This would be the final season for several longtime Redskins players; as center Bob Kuziel, defensive end Paul Smith, strong safety Ken Houston and the two remaining members of Washington's Super Bowl VII team - offensive tackle Terry Hermeling and defensive tackle Diron Talbert - before their retirements. Offseason NFL draft 1980 NFL draft 1980 Washington Redskins 1 18 Art Monk Wide receiver Syracuse yes yes yes 2 55 Mat Mendenhall Defensive end BYU yes 6 155 Farley Bell Linebacker Cincinnati 7 187 Melvin Jones Guard Houston yes 9 241 Lawrence McCullough Wide receiver Illinois 10 268 Lewis Walker Running back Utah 11 295 Mike Matocha Defensive end Texas–Arlington 12 327 Marcene Emmett Defensive back North Alabama https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1980_draft.htm 1980 Washington Redskins draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 15, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1980 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMark AndersonSafetyMichigan StateMark FreemanSafetyRutgersZion McKinneyWide receiverSouth Carolina Personnel Staff 1980 Washington Redskins Chairman of the Board/Chief Executive Officer – Jack Kent Cooke President – Edward Bennett Williams General Manager – Bobby Beathard Executive Assistant to the President – Bobby Mitchell Assistant General Manager – Joel Margolis Assistant General Manager – Dick Meyers Director of Player Personnel – Mike Allman Director of Pro Scouting – Kirk Mee Director of College Scouting – Dick Daniels Personnel Scouts – Charley Casserly, Charley Taylor Head Coach – Jack Pardee Special Assistant to Head Coach – Bob Bowser Offensive Coordinator – Joe Walton Running Backs – Fred O'Connor Tight Ends – John Hilton Offensive Line – Ray Callahan Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – George Dickson Defensive Secondary – Richie Petitbon Special Teams – John Hilton Washington Redskins 1980 Press Guide 2-20 https://archive.org/details/redskins-1980-media-guide-washington-c/page/n3/mode/2up 1980 Washington Redskins Media Guide Washington Redskins Archive.org (2 & 3) Roster 1980 Washington Redskins 15 Mike Kruczek 11 Kim McQuilken  7 Joe Theismann 35 Rickey Claitt y 30 Ike Forte 34 Bobby Hammond 22 Buddy Hardeman 38 Clarence Harmon American football 40 Wilbur Jackson 89 Kenny Harrison American football 84 Zion McKinney y 81 Art Monk y 83 Ricky Thompson 88 Rick Walker 85 Don Warren 53 Jeff Bostic y C 75 Terry Hermeling T 54 Bob Kuziel C 62 Dan Nugent G 56 Dan Peiffer C 64 Ron Saul G 67 Jerry Scanlan y T 74 George Starke T 73 Jeff Williams offensive lineman G 79 Coy Bacon DE 65 Dave Butz DT 82 Dallas Hickman DE/OLB 77 Joe Jones defensive end DE 71 Karl Lorch DE 78 Paul Smith defensive end DT 72 Diron Talbert DT 51 Monte Coleman OLB 59 Brad Dusek OLB 57 Rich Milot MLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB 50 Pete Wysocki OLB 27 Ken Houston SS 20 Joe Lavender CB 29 Mark Murphy American football executive FS 21 Mike Nelms FS 24 Lemar Parrish CB 23 Tony Peters SS 45 Jeris White CB 10 Mike Connell American football P  3 Mark Moseley K -- Farley Bell y LB Left Squad 69 Perry Brooks DT IR 63 Fred Dean offensive lineman T/G IR 86 Phil DuBois TE IR —- Mike Gibbons American football T IR 61 Melvin Jones American football y G IR 80 John McDaniel American football WR IR 76 Mat Mendenhall y DE IR 78 Pat Ogrin y DT IR 44 John Riggins RB Left Squad 47 Ray Waddy CB IR 31 Lewis Walker y RB IR American football https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/was/1980_roster.htm 1980 Washington Redskins starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com December 16, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 8, 1980 Dallas Cowboys L 17–3 0–1 RFK Stadium 55,045 Recap 2 September 14 at New York Giants W 23–21 1–1 Giants Stadium 73,343 Recap 3 September 21 at Oakland Raiders L 21–24 1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 45,163 Recap 4 September 28 Seattle Seahawks L 0–14 1–3 RFK Stadium 53,263 Recap 5 October 5 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–24 1–4 Veterans Stadium 69,044 Recap 6 October 13, 1980 at Denver Broncos L 17–20 1–5 Mile High Stadium 74,657 Recap 7 October 19 St. Louis Cardinals W 23–0 2–5 RFK Stadium 51,060 Recap 8 October 26 New Orleans Saints W 22–14 3–5 RFK Stadium 51,375 Recap 9 November 2 Minnesota Vikings L 14–39 3–6 RFK Stadium 52,060 Recap 10 November 9 at Chicago Bears L 21–35 3–7 Soldier Field 57,159 Recap 11 November 16 Philadelphia Eagles L 0–24 3–8 RFK Stadium 51,897 Recap 12 November 23 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–14 3–9 Texas Stadium 58,809 Recap 13 November 30 at Atlanta Falcons L 6–10 3–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 55,665 Recap 14 December 7 San Diego Chargers W 40–17 4–10 RFK Stadium 48,556 Recap 15 December 13, 1980 New York Giants W 16–13 5–10 RFK Stadium 44,443 Recap 16 December 21 at St. Louis Cardinals W 31–7 6–10 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,942 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 vs Cowboys 1980 Dallas Cowboys season Washington Redskins 1980 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Dallas Cowboys (0–0) at Washington Redskins (0–0) September 8 Monday 9:00 p.m. EST Cowboys 7 3 0 7 Redskins 0 0 0 3 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 55,045 78 F C Gene Barth ABC Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell Box Score First quarter DAL – Tony Dorsett 6-yard run (Rafael Septien kick). Cowboys 7–0. Drive: Second quarter DAL – Rafael Septien 19-yard field goal. Cowboys 10–0. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter WSH – Mark Moseley 45-yard field goal. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: DAL – Ron Springs 4-yard run (Rafael Septien kick). Cowboys 17–3. Drive: Top passers DAL – Danny White – 10/18, 107 yards, 2 INT WSH – Joe Theismann – 19/34, 190 yards, INT Top rushers DAL – Tony Dorsett – 17 rushes, 66 yards, TD WSH – Clarence Harmon – 7 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers DAL – Tony Hill – 3 receptions, 69 yards WSH – Clarence Harmon – 7 receptions, 67 yards Week 2 at Giants Washington Redskins 1980 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: Washington Redskins (0–1) at New York Giants (1–0) 4:00 p.m. Redskins 6 14 0 3 Giants 0 14 0 7 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 73,343 74 F C Box Score First quarter WSH – Clarence Harmon 20-yard pass from Joe Theismann (kick failed). Redskins 6–0. Drive: Second quarter NYG – Mike Hogan 1-yard run (Joe Danelo kick). Giants 7–6. Drive: WSH – Joe Theismann 37-yard run (Mark Moseley kick). Redskins 13–7. Drive: NYG – Alvin Garrett 32-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick). Giants 14–13. Drive: WSH – Wilbur Jackson 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick). Redskins 20–14. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter NYG – Tom Mullady 35-yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick). Giants 21–20. Drive: WSH – Mark Moseley 45-yard field goal. Redskins 23–21. Drive: Top passers WSH – Joe Theismann – 10/21, 120 yards, TD NYG – Phil Simms – 12/29, 174 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers WSH – Rickey Claitt – 15 rushes, 77 yards NYG – Larry Heater – 15 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers WSH – Wilbur Jackson – 1 reception, 22 yards NYG – Earnest Gray – 7 receptions, 63 yards Standings References External links 1980 Washington Redskins at Pro-Football-Reference.com Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Wash Category:Long stubs with short prose