1980 Cincinnati Bengals season

1980 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Forrest Gregg
General manager	Paul Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1980 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 13th year in professional football and its 11th with the National Football League (NFL). 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.

Offseason

NFL draft

1980 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Anthony Muñoz * ^†	Offensive tackle	USC
2	31	Kirby Criswell	Linebacker	Kansas
3	59	Rod Horn	Defensive tackle	Nebraska
4	86	William Glass	Guard	Baylor
5	113	Bryan Hicks	Defensive back	McNeese State
6	141	Jo Jo Heath	Defensive back	Pittsburgh
6	159	Andrew Melontree	Linebacker	Baylor
7	167	Ron Simpkins	Linebacker	Michigan
7	168	Gary Don Johnson	Defensive tackle	Baylor
8	196	Mark Lyles	Running back	Florida State
9	224	Greg Bright	Defensive back	Morehead State
10	252	Sandro Vitiello	Placekicker	Massachusetts
11	281	Alton Alexis	Wide receiver	Tulane
12	308	Mike Wright	Quarterback	Vanderbilt
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1980 Cincinnati Bengals staff
	Front office President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head coaches Head Coach – Forrest Gregg Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Lindy Infante Offensive Backfield – George Sefcik Tight Ends – Frank Gansz Offensive Line – Jim McNally			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Hank Bullough Defensive Line – Dick Modzelewski Defensive Backfield – Dick LeBeau Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1980 Cincinnati Bengals roster
	Quarterbacks 14 Ken Anderson 15 Turk Schonert 12 Jack Thompson Running backs 40 Charles Alexander FB 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson FB 35 Nathan Poole FB 22 Deacon Turner Wide receivers 82 Alton Alexis 84 Don Bass 85 Isaac Curtis 86 Steve Kreider 88 Mike Levenseller		Tight ends 81 Jim Corbett 83 M. L. Harris 89 Dan Ross Offensive linemen 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 58 Blair Bush C 64 William Glass G 62 Dave Lapham G/T 65 Max Montoya G 60 Blake Moore C 78 Anthony Muñoz T 77 Mike Wilson T		Defensive linemen 79 Ross Browner DE 67 Gary Burley DE 73 Eddie Edwards DE 71 Rod Horn NT 72 Mike St. Clair DE 63 Mike White DE 75 Wilson Whitley NT Linebackers 50 Glenn Cameron ILB 52 Tom Dinkel OLB 53 Bo Harris OLB 55 Jim LeClair ILB 59 Andrew Melontree OLB 51 Rick Razzano ILB 56 Ron Simpkins ILB 57 Reggie Williams OLB		Defensive backs 34 Louis Breeden CB 47 Greg Bright SS 21 Jim Browner S 44 Ray Griffin CB 36 Jo Jo Heath CB 27 Bryan Hicks S 30 Dick Jauron FS 13 Ken Riley CB 23 Shafer Suggs S Special teams 10 Jim Breech K 87 Pat McInally P 28 Cleo Montgomery KR/PR 19 Ian Sunter K 11 Sandro Vitiello K Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1980	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–12	43,211
2	September 14, 1980	at Miami Dolphins	L 17–16	38,322
3	September 21, 1980	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–28	52,490
4	September 28, 1980	Houston Oilers	L 13–10	50,413
5	October 5, 1980	at Green Bay Packers	L 14–9	55,006
6	October 12, 1980	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–16	53,668
7	October 19, 1980	Minnesota Vikings	W 14–0	44,487
8	October 26, 1980	at Houston Oilers	L 23–3	49,189
9	November 2, 1980	San Diego Chargers	L 31–14	46,406
10	November 9, 1980	at Oakland Raiders	L 28–17	44,132
11	November 16, 1980	Buffalo Bills	L 14–0	40,836
12	November 23, 1980	at Cleveland Browns	L 31–7	79,253
13	November 30, 1980	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–6	41,594
14	December 7, 1980	Baltimore Colts	W 34–33	35,651
15	December 14, 1980	at Chicago Bears	W 17–14	48,808
16	December 21, 1980	Cleveland Browns	L 27–24	50,058

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns^(2)	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	357	310	W1
Houston Oilers^(5)	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	295	251	W3
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	2–4	5–7	352	313	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	244	312	L1

References

1. "1980 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
2. "1980 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.

External links

• 1980 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com