1980 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1980 5–10–1 5th NFC Central Bart Starr Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1980 Green Bay Packers season was their 62nd season overall and their 60th in the National Football League (NFL). The team posted a 5–10–1 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFC Central division. Before the 1980 season even began, first-round draft pick Bruce Clark bolted directly for the Canadian Football League, never playing a down for the Packers. He forced a trade to the New Orleans Saints upon returning to the United States. Green Bay regrouped and started strong by outlasting the Chicago Bears in an overtime thriller in the season opener. But with 27 players on injured reserved during the course of the year, the team was unable to replenish its roster and Green Bay suffered their 7th losing season in 8 years. Exactly three months after the opener at Lambeau Field, The Packers would rematch with the Bears. However, Chicago exacted revenge by embarrassing the Packers 61–7 at Soldier Field, causing the Packers to be eliminated from the playoffs for the 8th straight season. Offseason NFL draft 1980 NFL draft Green Bay Packers 1980 1 4 Bruce Clark Defensive end Penn State yes 1 26 George Cumby Linebacker Oklahoma from San Diego yes 2 34 Mark Lee Cornerback Washington yes 3 61 Syd Kitson Guard Wake Forest yes 4 87 Fred Nixon Wide receiver Oklahoma yes 6 143 Karl Swanke Offensive tackle Boston College yes 7 169 Buddy Aydelette Offensive tackle Alabama yes 8 199 Tim Smith Cornerback Oregon State 9 226 Kelly Saalfeld Center Nebraska 10 253 Jafus White Defensive back Texas A&I 11 283 Ricky Skiles Linebacker Louisville 12 310 James Stewart Cornerback Memphis State nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1980_draft.htm 1980 Green Bay Packers Draftees Pro Football Reference May 14, 2022 Undrafted free agents + 1980 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBruce BarkwillRunning backLawrenceTom BellGuardBYUJerry BeyRunning backWestern IllinoisPat BoweTight endStanfordKurt ChristensenKickerConcordiaPaul ColumbiaTight EndVillanovaRobert de la PuentePunterCal State NorthridgeLonnie GreeneDefensive lineMississippi StateMike KennedyQuarterbackOregonMark MurphySafetyWest Liberty StateJoe OdomGuard/CenterWichita StateCarlton PrideRunning backMemphis StateDave SchwabDefensive lineSouth DakotaSteve TurkQuarterbackEastern IllinoisJoe VerriaDefensive tackleBridgewater StateTom VirglLinebackerKearney StateMark WilliquetteDefensive backWisconsin–La CrossePaul WintersRunning backAkron Personnel Staff 1980 Green Bay Packers President – Dominic Olejniczak Vice President – Robert J. Parins Corporate General Manager – Bob Harlan Director of player personnel – Dick Corrick Head coach – Bart Starr Quarterbacks/Offensive Backs – Zeke Bratkowski Receivers – Lew Carpenter Offensive Line – Ernie McMillan Assistant Offensive Line – Tom Lovat Special Assistant – Dick Rehbein Defensive Coordinator – John Meyer Defensive Line – Jim Champion Defensive Line – Fred von Appen Linebackers – John Marshall Defensive Backs – Ross Fichtner Special Teams – John Marshall http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ All Time Coaches Database Packers.com February 22, 2011 December 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227073313/http://nfl.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/coaches/ dead Roster 1980 Green Bay Packers 12 Lynn Dickey 18 Mark Miller quarterback, born 1956 17 David Whitehurst 44 Vickey Ray Anderson 31 Gerry Ellis y 25 Harlan Huckleby 40 Eddie Lee Ivery 34 Terdell Middleton 33 Barty Smith 85 Bobby Kimball American football 80 James Lofton 84 Fred Nixon y 89 Aundra Thompson 82 Paul Coffman 87 Bill Larson tight end 74 Ken Brown offensive lineman C 57 Derrel Gofourth G 69 Leotis Harris G 64 Syd Kitson y G 68 Greg Koch T 54 Larry McCarren C 76 Tim Stokes T 67 Karl Swanke y T 77 Mike Butler American football DE 99 Charles Johnson defensive tackle NT 90 Ezra Johnson DE 63 Terry Jones defensive tackle NT 72 Kit Lathrop DE 66 Mike Lewis American football NT 78 Casey Merrill DE 60 Kurt Allerman ILB 58 Bruce Beekley y ILB 65 Brian Cabral ILB 53 Mike Douglass American football OLB 51 Jim Gueno OLB 70 Paul Rudzinski ILB 24 Johnnie Gray FS 21 Mike Jolly y FS 22 Mark Lee American football y CB 46 Steve Luke SS 29 Mike McCoy cornerback CB 37 Mark Murphy safety, born 1958 y SS 20 Wylie Turner CB 11 David Beverly P 10 Jan Stenerud K 59 John Anderson American football LB IR 32 Steve Atkins RB IR 62 Buddy Aydelette y T IR 88 Ron Cassidy WR IR 52 George Cumby y LB IR 38 Estus Hood CB IR 55 Mike Hunt American football LB IR 79 Mark Koncar T IR 71 Melvin Jackson American football G IR 56 Ed O'Neil LB IR -- Tim Smith no y S IR 96 Troy Thomas no DE IR 83 John Thompson tight end TE IR 26 Eric Torkelson RB IR 50 Rich Wingo LB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 Chicago Bears W 12–6 (OT) 1–0 Lambeau Field Recap 2September 14 Detroit Lions L 7–29 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap 3September 21 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–51 1–2 Anaheim Stadium Recap 4September 28 Dallas Cowboys L 7–28 1–3 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap 5October 5 Cincinnati Bengals W 14–9 2–3 Lambeau Field Recap 6October 12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers T 14–14 (OT) 2–3–1 Tampa Stadium Recap 7October 19 at Cleveland Browns L 21–26 2–4–1 Cleveland Stadium Recap 8October 26 Minnesota Vikings W 16–3 3–4–1 Lambeau Field Recap 9November 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–22 3–5–1 Three Rivers Stadium Recap10November 9 San Francisco 49ers W 23–16 4–5–1 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap11November 16 at New York Giants L 21–27 4–6–1 Giants Stadium Recap 12November 23 at Minnesota Vikings W 25–13 5–6–1 Metropolitan Stadium Recap 13November 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–20 5–7–1 Milwaukee County Stadium Recap 14December 7 at Chicago Bears L 7–61 5–8–1 Soldier Field Recap 15December 14 Houston Oilers L 3–22 5–9–1 Lambeau Field Recap 16December 21 at Detroit Lions L 3–24 5–10–1 Pontiac Silverdome Recap Standings Game summaries Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears Chester Marcol Game Green Bay Packers 1980 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers September 7, 1980 1:00 p.m. CST Bears 3 0 3 0 0 Packers 0 6 0 0 6 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Overcast, 65 F C Jim Tunney CBS Lindsey Nelson and Sonny Jurgensen First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Mike Phipps – 17/30, 174 yards, 3 INT GB – Lynn Dickey – 10/22, 138 yards, 1 INT Top rushers CHI – Walter Payton – 31 rushes, 65 yards GB – Eddie Lee Ivery – 15 rushes, 73 yards Top receivers CHI – James Scott – 5 receptions, 59 yards GB – James Lofton – 5 receptions, 77 yards Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers 1980 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers September 14, 1980 1:00 p.m. CST Lions 3 13 6 7 Packers 0 7 0 0 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Overcast, 64 F C Bob Frederic CBS Frank Glieber and Roger Staubach First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DET – Gary Danielson – 11/17, 246 yards, 1 TD GB – Lynn Dickey – 16/30, 174 yards, 1 INT Top rushers DET – Billy Sims – 20 rushes, 134 yards, 1 TD GB – Eddie Lee Ivery – 10 rushes, 31 yards, 1 TD Top receivers DET – Dexter Bussey – 5 receptions, 74 yards GB – James Lofton – 4 receptions, 73 yards Week 3 vs. Los Angeles Rams date=September 21, 1980 TV: CBS TV Announcers: Gary Bender and John Madden Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers 1980 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers September 28, 1980 1:00 p.m. CST Cowboys 7 7 7 7 Packers 0 7 0 0 Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Overcast, 55 F C Fred Silva CBS Lindsey Nelson and Sonny Jurgensen First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DAL – Danny White – 16/20, 217 yards, 2 TD GB – Lynn Dickey – 11/26, 141 yards, 1 INT Top rushers DAL – Tony Dorsett – 22 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD GB – Eddie Lee Ivery – 9 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers DAL – Tony Hill – 5 receptions, 71 yards GB – Aundra Thompson – 5 receptions, 77 yards Week 11 vs. New York Giants Awards and records Hall of Famers In 1980 Packer great Herb Adderley was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame References Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Bay