1980 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1980 6–10 4th AFC Central Forrest Gregg Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons 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 1980 NFL draft 1980 Cincinnati Bengals 1 3 Anthony Muñoz Offensive tackle USC yes yes yes 2 31 Kirby Criswell Linebacker Kansas 3 59 Rod Horn Defensive tackle Nebraska yes 4 86 Billy Glass Guard Baylor yes 5 113 Bryan Hicks Defensive back McNeese State yes 6 141 Jo Jo Heath Defensive back Pittsburgh yes 6 159 Andrew Melontree Linebacker Baylor yes 7 167 Ron Simpkins Linebacker Michigan yes 7 168 Gary Don Johnson Defensive tackle Baylor 8 196 Mark Lyles Running back Florida State 9 224 Greg Bright Defensive back Morehead State yes 10 252 Sandro Vitiello Placekicker Massachusetts yes 11 281 Alton Alexis Wide receiver Tulane yes 12 308 Mike Wright Quarterback Vanderbilt https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1980_draft.htm 1980 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 6, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1980 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMike ChronisterWide receiverBYUGreg DonahueLinebackerNew Hampshire Personnel Staff / Coaches 1980 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer General manager – Paul Brown Director of player personnel – Pete Brown Head coach – Forrest Gregg Quarterbacks/Receivers – Lindy Infante Offensive Backfield – George Sefcik Tight Ends – Frank Gansz Offensive Line – Jim McNally Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Hank Bullough Defensive Line – Dick Modzelewski Defensive Backfield – Dick LeBeau Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength – Kim Wood Roster 1980 Cincinnati Bengals 45 7 0 14 Ken Anderson quarterback 15 Turk Schonert y 12 Jack Thompson American football 40 Charles Alexander running back 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson American football, born 1954 35 Nathan Poole 22 Deacon Turner 82 Alton Alexis y 85 Isaac Curtis 86 Steve Kreider 28 Cleo Montgomery HB/WR 83 M. 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Harris 89 Dan Ross American football 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 58 Blair Bush C 64 William Glass American football y G 62 Dave Lapham T/G 65 Max Montoya G 60 Blake Moore American football C 78 Anthony Muñoz y T 77 Mike Wilson offensive lineman T 79 Ross Browner DE 73 Eddie Edwards American football DE 71 Rod Horn y NT 72 Mike St. Clair DE 63 Mike White defensive lineman DE 75 Wilson Whitley NT 50 Glenn Cameron ILB 52 Tom Dinkel OLB 53 Bo Harris OLB 55 Jim LeClair ILB 59 Andrew Melontree y OLB 56 Ron Simpkins y ILB 57 Reggie Williams linebacker OLB 34 Louis Breeden CB 47 Greg Bright y SS 24 Clarence Chapman CB 44 Ray Griffin CB 36 Jo Jo Heath y CB 27 Bryan Hicks y FS 13 Ken Riley CB 23 Shafer Suggs SS 10 Jim Breech K 87 Pat McInally WR/P 84 Don Bass American football WR IR 67 Gary Burley DE IR 81 Jim Corbett American football TE IR 30 Dick Jauron S IR 61 Howard Kurnick LB NF-Inj. 88 Mike Levenseller WR IR 51 Rick Razzano linebacker LB IR None - Vacant https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1980_roster.htm 1980 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com October 8, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 12–17 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 43,211 2 September 14 at Miami Dolphins L 16–17 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 38,322 3 September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–28 1–2 Riverfront Stadium 52,490 4 September 28 Houston Oilers L 10–13 1–3 Riverfront Stadium 50,413 5 October 5 at Green Bay Packers L 9–14 1–4 Lambeau Field 55,006 6 October 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–16 2–4 Three Rivers Stadium 53,668 7 October 19 Minnesota Vikings W 14–0 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 44,487 8 October 26 at Houston Oilers L 3–23 3–5 Astrodome 49,189 9 November 2 San Diego Chargers L 14–31 3–6 Riverfront Stadium 46,406 10 November 9 at Oakland Raiders L 17–28 3–7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 44,132 11 November 16 Buffalo Bills L 0–14 3–8 Riverfront Stadium 40,836 12 November 23 at Cleveland Browns L 7–31 3–9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,253 13 November 30 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–6 4–9 Arrowhead Stadium 41,594 14 December 7 Baltimore Colts W 34–33 5–9 Riverfront Stadium 35,651 15 December 14 at Chicago Bears W 17–14 6–9 Soldier Field 48,808 16 December 21 Cleveland Browns L 24–27 6–10 Riverfront Stadium 50,058 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Week 1 Buccaneers 0 10 0 7 Bengals 3 0 2 7 September 7 Riverfront Stadium Fred Wyant Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram CBS The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01. Week 2 Bengals 0 7 7 2 Dolphins 0 0 0 17 September 14 Orange Bowl The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01. Week 3 Steelers 0 14 7 7 Bengals 10 3 0 17 September 21 Riverfront Stadium Don Criqui and John Brodie NBC yes 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 yes Week 16 Browns 0 10 14 3 Bengals 3 7 14 0 December 21 Riverfront Stadium Jerry Markbreit Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen NBC Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01. Standings References External links 1980 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cinc