1980 Baltimore Colts season

1980 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Mike McCormack
General manager	Dick Szymanski
Owner	Robert Irsay
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1980 Baltimore Colts season was the 28th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). The Colts finished the NFL's 1980 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and fourth in the AFC East division.

Personnel

Staff

1980 Baltimore Colts staff
	Front office President and Treasurer – Robert Irsay General Manager – Dick Szymanski Assistant General Manager – Ernie Accorsi Head coaches Head Coach – Mike McCormack Offensive coaches Offensive Backfield – John Idzik Receivers – Dick Bielski Offensive Line – Ray Wietecha			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Weber Defensive Line – Ed Khayat Defensive Backfield – John Symank Special teams coaches Special Teams – George Boutselis

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 7, 1980	at New York Jets	W 17–14	1–0	Shea Stadium	50,777
2	September 14, 1980	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–20	1–1	Memorial Stadium	54,914
3	September 21, 1980	at Houston Oilers	L 16–21	1–2	Astrodome	47,878
4	September 28, 1980	New York Jets	W 35–21	2–2	Memorial Stadium	33,373
5	October 5, 1980	at Miami Dolphins	W 30–17	3–2	Miami Orange Bowl	50,631
6	October 12, 1980	at Buffalo Bills	W 17–12	4–2	Rich Stadium	73,634
7	October 19, 1980	New England Patriots	L 21–37	4–3	Memorial Stadium	53,924
8	October 26, 1980	St. Louis Cardinals	L 10–17	4–4	Memorial Stadium	33,506
9	November 2, 1980	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 31–24	5–4	Arrowhead Stadium	52,383
10	November 9, 1980	Cleveland Browns	L 27–28	5–5	Memorial Stadium	45,369
11	November 16, 1980	at Detroit Lions	W 10–9	6–5	Pontiac Silverdome	77,677
12	November 23, 1980	at New England Patriots	L 21–47	6–6	Schaeffer Stadium	60,994
13	November 30, 1980	Buffalo Bills	W 28–24	7–6	Memorial Stadium	36,184
14	December 7, 1980	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 33–34	7–7	Riverfront Stadium	35,651
15	December 14, 1980	Miami Dolphins	L 14–24	7–8	Memorial Stadium	30,564
16	December 21, 1980	Kansas City Chiefs	L 28–38	7–9	Memorial Stadium	16,941

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Colts 0 7 7 3 17 Jets 0 0 14 0 14 Date: September 7 Location: Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 75°F, wind 12 mph

Scoring summary 2 BAL Bert Jones 12 yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) Colts 7–0 3 BAL Cleveland Franklin 1 yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) Colts 14–0 3 NYJ Richard Todd 3 yard run (Pat Leahy kick) Colts 14–7 3 NYJ Darrol Ray 75 yard fumble return (Pat Leahy kick) Tie 14–14 4 BAL Steve Mike-Mayer 46 yard field goal Colts 17–14

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Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills^(3)	11	5	0	.688	4–4	8–4	320	260	W1
New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	6–2	9–3	441	325	W2
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	3–5	4–8	266	305	L1
Baltimore Colts	7	9	0	.438	5–3	6–8	355	387	L3
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	302	395	W1

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com