1980 New York Jets season

1980 season of NFL team New York Jets August 2023 March 2026 New York Jets 1980 4–12 5th AFC East Walt Michaels Leon Hess Shea Stadium Did not qualify T Marvin Powell Jets seasons The 1980 New York Jets season was the 21st season for the franchise and its eleventh in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1979 under head coach Walt Michaels, and being widely predicted to improve further and reach the postseason for the first time since 1969.Finney, Jr. Peter Saints near history https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nKRPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uFEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5368%2C6627117 Google News Search Archive The Bryan Times 24 June 2018 Bryan, TX 12 December 12, 1980 The Jets finished the season with a record of 4–12. During the season, the Jets were the only team to lose to the notorious New Orleans Saints team, dubbed the “Aints”. On a day with a wind-chill temperature of 5 F C and kicking with a gale of 46mph, the Jets failed to hold on to a 13–7 lead after three quarters,Saints finally snare a victory https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ln5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PloDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6778%2C6536404 Google News Search Archive St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, FL 24 June 2018 7C December 15, 1980 losing by a single point, 21–20. History would repeat itself 11 years later, when the Jets lost 28–27 at home to the Indianapolis Colts, the Colts’ lone victory of that season. Offseason Draft 1980 NFL draft 1980 New York Jets 1 2 Lam Jones Wide receiver Texas from San Francisco yes 2 40 Darrol Ray Safety Oklahoma yes 2 47 Ralph Clayton Wide receiver Michigan 3 69 Lance Mehl Linebacker Penn State yes yes 4 95 Jesse Johnson Defensive back Colorado yes 5 123 Jim Zidd Linebacker Kansas 6 149 George Visger Defensive tackle Colorado 6 152 Tom Schremp Defensive end Wisconsin 7 178 Bob Batton Running back UNLV yes 7 190 Bennie Leverett Running back Bethune–Cookman 8 205 Jeff Dziama Linebacker Boston College 9 234 Joe Peters Defensive tackle Arizona State 10 260 Guy Bingham Center Montana yes 11 290 James Zachery Linebacker Texas A&M 12 317 David Dumars Defensive back Northeast Louisiana no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/1980_draft.htm 1980 New York Jets Draftees Pro Football Reference January 22, 2022 Undrafted free agents + 1980 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeGuy AlbaneseCornerbackMiddle TennesseeBen BottoneLinebackerRhode IslandLawrence ColeSafetyNebraskaBrian DohertyRunning backHoly CrossEd GallagherTacklePittsburghMike GayTackleKansasTony MerendinoQuarterbackChattanooga Personnel Staff 1980 New York Jets Leon Hess – Owner Jim Kensil – President/CEO Mike Hickey – Director of player personnel Jim Royer – Director of pro personnel Carroll Huntress – Scout Connie Carberg – Personnel assistant Walt Michaels – Head coach Bob Ledbetter – Running backs Bob Fry – Offensive line John Mazur – Defensive coordinator Dan Sekanovich – Defensive line Joe Gardi – Linebackers/special teams Roster 1980 New York Jets 11 Craig Penrose  4 Pat Ryan American football 14 Richard Todd American football 25 Scott Dierking 42 Bruce Harper 24 Kenny Lewis American football y 33 Kevin Long running back 44 Tom Newton 81 Derrick Gaffney 86 Bobby Jones wide receiver 80 Lam Jones y 85 Wesley Walker 83 Jerome Barkum 82 Mickey Shuler 60 Dan Alexander offensive lineman G 64 Guy Bingham y G/C 68 Eric Cunningham American football G 65 Joe Fields C 79 Marvin Powell T 61 John Roman T 70 Stan Waldemore G/C 72 Chris Ward American football T 99 Mark Gastineau DE 90 Chris Godfrey y DE 73 Joe Klecko DE 93 Marty Lyons DT 92 Wes Roberts y DE 74 Abdul Salaam American football DT 71 Bob Winkel DT 54 Stan Blinka MLB 51 Greg Buttle OLB 55 Ron Crosby OLB 56 Lance Mehl y OLB 50 John Sullivan linebacker MLB 49 Steve Carpenter American football y FS 26 Donald Dykes CB 45 Jerry Holmes y CB 40 Bobby Jackson cornerback CB 27 Jesse Johnson American football y CB/S 37 Tim Moresco SS 28 Darrol Ray y FS 48 Ken Schroy SS  5 Pat Leahy American football K 15 Chuck Ramsey P 30 Bobby Batton y RB IR 22 Ralph Clayton y RB IR 84 Paul Darby WR IR 94 Ralph DeLoach y DE IR 21 Clark Gaines FB IR 29 Johnny Lynn CB IR 53 Mike McKibben LB IR 66 Randy Rasmussen American football, born 1945 G IR 69 Tom Schremp y DE Left Squad Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 Baltimore Colts L 14–17 0–1 Shea Stadium 50,777 2 September 14 at Buffalo Bills L 10–20 0–2 Rich Stadium 65,315 3 September 21 San Francisco 49ers L 27–37 0–3 Shea Stadium 50,608 4 September 28 at Baltimore Colts L 21–35 0–4 Memorial Stadium 33,373 5 October 5 New England Patriots L 11–21 0–5 Shea Stadium 53,604 6 October 12 at Atlanta Falcons W 14–7 1–5 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 57,458 7 October 19 Seattle Seahawks L 17–27 1–6 Shea Stadium 52,496 8 October 27, 1980 Miami Dolphins W 17–14 2–6 Shea Stadium 53,046 9 November 2 at New England Patriots L 21–34 2–7 Schaefer Stadium 60,834 10 November 9 Buffalo Bills L 24–31 2–8 Shea Stadium 45,677 11 November 16 at Denver Broncos L 24–31 2–9 Mile High Stadium 72,114 12 November 23 Houston Oilers W 31–28 (OT) 3–9 Shea Stadium 52,358 13 November 30 at Los Angeles Rams L 13–38 3–10 Anaheim Stadium 59,743 14 December 7 at Cleveland Browns L 14–17 3–11 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,454 15 December 14 New Orleans Saints L 20–21 3–12 Shea Stadium 38,077 16 December 20, 1980 at Miami Dolphins W 24–17 4–12 Miami Orange Bowl 41,854 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 1 vs Colts October 2022 Week 2 at Bills New York Jets 1980 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: New York Jets (0–1) at Buffalo Bills (1–0) September 14 1:00 p.m. Jets 3 0 0 7 Bills 0 10 10 0 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 65,315 68 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Don Criqui and John Brodie Box Score First quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 44-yard field goal. Jets 3–0. Second quarter BUF – Joe Cribbs 1-yard run (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Bills 7–3. BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 47-yard field goal. Bills 10–3. Third quarter BUF – Nick Mike-Mayer 38-yard field goal. Bills 13–3. BUF – Jeff Nixon 50-yard interception return (Nick Mike-Mayer kick). Bills 20–3. Fourth quarter NYJ – Clark Gaines 11-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick). Bills 20–10. Top passers NYJ – Richard Todd – 19/34, 168 yards, TD, INT BUF – Joe Ferguson – 18/29, 207 yards Top rushers NYJ – Clark Gaines – 14 rushes, 94 yards BUF – Roosevelt Leaks – 12 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers NYJ – Clark Gaines – 12 receptions, 91 yards BUF – Reuben Gant – 4 receptions, 84 yards References External links 1980 statistics Category:New York Jets seasons New York Jets New York Jets season Category:1980s in Queens Category:Long stubs with short prose