1980 New York Jets season

1980 New York Jets season
Head coach	Walt Michaels
Owner	Leon Hess
Home field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1980 New York Jets season was the 21st season for the team and the 11th 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.^[1] 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 (−15 °C) and kicking with a gale of 46 miles per hour (74 km/h), the Jets failed to hold on to a 7–13 lead after three quarters,^[2] losing by a single point, 21–20,

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	1980-09-07	Baltimore Colts	L 14–17	Shea Stadium	50,777
2	1980-09-14	at Buffalo Bills	L 10–20	Rich Stadium	65,315
3	1980-09-21	San Francisco 49ers	L 27–37	Shea Stadium	50,608
4	1980-09-28	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–35	Memorial Stadium	33,373
5	1980-10-05	New England Patriots	L 11–21	Shea Stadium	53,604
6	1980-10-12	at Atlanta Falcons	W 14–7	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	57,458
7	1980-10-19	Seattle Seahawks	L 17–27	Shea Stadium	52,496
8	1980-10-27	Miami Dolphins	W 17–14	Shea Stadium	53,046
9	1980-11-02	at New England Patriots	L 21–34	Schafer Stadium	60,834
10	1980-11-09	Buffalo Bills	L 24–31	Shea Stadium	45,677
11	1980-11-16	at Denver Broncos	L 24–31	Mile High Stadium	72,114
12	1980-11-23	Houston Oilers	W 31–28 (OT)	Shea Stadium	52,358
13	1980-11-30	at Los Angeles Rams	L 13–38	Anaheim Stadium	59,743
14	1980-12-07	at Cleveland Browns	L 14–17	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,454
15	1980-12-14	New Orleans Saints	L 20–21	Shea Stadium	38,077
16	1980-12-20	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–17	Miami Orange Bowl	41,854

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

References

1. Finney Jr., Peter; “Saints Near Record”; in The Bryan Times; December 12, 1980; p. 13
2. “Saints Finally Snare a Victory”; in St. Petersburg Times; December 15, 1980; p. 7C

External links

• 1980 statistics