1980 Cincinnati Bengals season
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The 1980
Cincinnati Bengals
season was the team's 13th year in professional football and its 11th with the National Football League
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1980 NFL season
The 1980 NFL season was the 61st regular season of the National Football League.After the league declined to approve the proposed move by the Raiders from Oakland, California to Los Angeles, the team along with the Los Angeles Coliseum sued the NFL for violating antitrust laws...
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
season was the team's 13th year in professional football and its 11th with the National Football League
National Football League
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NFL Draft
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals Draft | |||||
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| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Anthony Muñoz Anthony Muñoz Michael Anthony Muñoz , is a Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle who played most of his career for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals... |
Offensive Tackle | USC |
| 2 | 3 | 31 | Kirby Criswell Kirby Criswell Kirby Lynn Criswell was a linebacker for the St. Louis Cardinals in the NFL and a 2nd round draft pick in the 1980 NFL Draft.-Football career:... |
Linebacker | Kansas |
| 3 | 3 | 59 | Rod Horn | Defensive Tackle | Nebraska |
| 4 | 3 | 86 | Bill Glass | Guard | Baylor |
| 5 | 3 | 113 | Bryan Hicks Bryan Hicks Bryan Hicks is a former American football safety who played five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League.... |
Defensive Back | McNeese State McNeese State University McNeese State University is a public university located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in the United States. Founded in 1939 as a junior college, McNeese experienced growth due to economic activity in the region. It adopted its present name in 1970.... |
| 6 | 3 | 141 | Jo Jo Heath | Defensive Back | Pittsburgh 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1979 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1979 college football season. The Panthers competed in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl. Pitt was awarded the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy as the champion of the East.- Schedule :... |
| 6 | 21 | 159 | Andrew Melontree | Linebacker | Baylor |
| 7 | 2 | 167 | Ron Simpkins Ron Simpkins Ronald Bernard Simpkins is a former linebacker who played seven seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals. Simpkins played college football at the University of Michigan, where he was an All-American.... |
Linebacker | Michigan |
| 7 | 3 | 168 | Gary Don Johnson | Defensive Tackle | Baylor |
| 8 | 3 | 196 | Mark Lyles | Running Back | Florida State Florida State University The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation... |
| 9 | 3 | 224 | Greg Bright | Defensive Back | Morehead State Morehead State University Morehead State University is a public, co-educational university located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States in the foothills of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rowan County, midway between Lexington, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia. The 2012 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S... |
| 10 | 3 | 252 | Sandro Vitello | Kicker | Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system... |
| 11 | 4 | 281 | Alton Alexis Alton Alexis Alton Alexis is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver in 1980 for the Cincinnati Bengals.Alexis played in 1984 and 1985 with the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL... |
Wide Receiver | Tulane Tulane University Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States... |
| 12 | 3 | 308 | Mike Wright | Quarterback | Vanderbilt |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 7, 1980 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... |
L 17–12 | |
| 2 | September 14, 1980 | at Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 17–16 | |
| 3 | September 21, 1980 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 30–28 | |
| 4 | September 28, 1980 | Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L 13–10 | |
| 5 | October 5, 1980 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 14–9 | |
| 6 | October 12, 1980 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 17–16 | |
| 7 | October 19, 1980 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W 14–0 | |
| 8 | October 26, 1980 | at Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L 23–3 | |
| 9 | November 2, 1980 | San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 31–14 | |
| 10 | November 9, 1980 | at Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28–17 | |
| 11 | November 16, 1980 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 14–0 | |
| 12 | November 23, 1980 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 31–7 | |
| 13 | November 30, 1980 | at Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
W 20–6 | |
| 14 | December 7, 1980 | Baltimore Colts | W 34–33 | |
| 15 | December 14, 1980 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 17–14 | |
| 16 | December 21, 1980 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 27–24 | |
Standings
| AFC Central | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Cleveland Browns 1980 Cleveland Browns season The 1980 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 31st season with the National Football League.For more details on the season, see Kardiac Kids and Red Right 88.-NFL Draft:The following were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.-Memorable moments:... |
11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 357 | 310 |
| Houston Oilers 1980 Houston Oilers season The 1980 season was the Houston Oilers 21st season and their 11th in the NFL. The franchise scored 295 points while the defense gave up 251 points. Their record of 11 wins and 5 losses resulted in a second place finish in the AFC Central Division. The Oilers appeared twice on Monday Night Football.... |
11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 295 | 251 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers season - Regular season :In 1980, the Steelers had their struggles. The aging defense wasn't as effective in 1978–79, falling from 2nd to 15th in yards allowed and 313 points, 15th in the league, up from 262 5th in the league, while only recording 18 QB sacks. The offense was still plagued with too many... |
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 352 | 313 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 244 | 312 |
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Glenn Cameron Glenn Scott Cameron is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for eleven seasons in the 1970s and 1980s... Rick Razzano Richard Anthony Razzano is a National Football League fullback as a Free agent. Razzano was suspended for four games during his rookie season for testing positive for steroids. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2005.... Tom Dinkel Thomas "Tom" Dinkel is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 5th round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals.... Bo Harris Clint Lee "Bo" Harris is a former American football linebacker who played eight seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals. Harris played college football at Louisiana State University.... Jim LeClair James Michael LeClair is a former American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals... Ron Simpkins Ronald Bernard Simpkins is a former linebacker who played seven seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals. Simpkins played college football at the University of Michigan, where he was an All-American.... Defensive Backs
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