1980 Chicago Bears season
1980 Chicago Bears season | |
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Head coach | Neill Armstrong |
General manager | Jim Finks |
Owner | George Halas |
Home field | Soldier Field |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 3rd NFC Central |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1980 Chicago Bears season was their 61st regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7–9 record under second year coach Neill Armstrong and failed to make the playoffs.
One of the seven victories by the Bears that year was a Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions. With no time left in regulation, Bears quarterback Vince Evans scored a game-tying touchdown that sent the game into overtime. Then, before a national television audience, Dave Williams returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown on the first play of overtime and a 23–17 victory in overtime over the Lions.
Walter Payton once again led the NFC in rushing for the fifth straight year with 1,460 yards.
Contents
1 NFL Draft
2 Roster
3 Schedule
4 Season summary
4.1 Week 1
4.2 Week 2
4.3 Week 3
4.4 Week 4
4.5 Week 5
4.6 Week 6
4.7 Week 7
4.8 Week 8
4.9 Week 9
4.10 Week 10
4.11 Week 11
4.12 Week 12
4.13 Week 13
4.14 Week 14
4.15 Week 15
4.16 Week 16
5 Standings
6 References
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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Roster
1980 Chicago Bears final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 7, 1980 | at Green Bay Packers | L 12–6 | 54,381 |
2 | September 14, 1980 | New Orleans Saints | W 22–3 | 62,523 |
3 | September 21, 1980 | Minnesota Vikings | L 34–14 | 59,983 |
4 | September 28, 1980 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 38–3 | 53,987 |
5 | October 6, 1980 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23–0 | 61,350 |
6 | October 12, 1980 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 13–7 | 46,751 |
7 | October 19, 1980 | Detroit Lions | W 24–7 | 58,508 |
8 | October 26, 1980 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 17–14 | 68,752 |
9 | November 3, 1980 | at Cleveland Browns | L 27–21 | 84,225 |
10 | November 9, 1980 | Washington Redskins | W 35–21 | 57,159 |
11 | November 16, 1980 | Houston Oilers | L 10–6 | 59,390 |
12 | November 23, 1980 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 28–17 | 49,156 |
13 | November 27, 1980 | at Detroit Lions | W 23–17 | 75,397 |
14 | December 7, 1980 | Green Bay Packers | W 61–7 | 57,176 |
15 | December 14, 1980 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 17–14 | 48,808 |
16 | December 20, 1980 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 14–13 | 55,298 |
Season summary
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Week 5
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Week 15
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Week 16
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Minnesota Vikings(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 317 | 308 | L1 |
Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 9–5 | 334 | 272 | W2 |
Chicago Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 304 | 264 | W1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 1–6–1 | 4–7–1 | 271 | 341 | L3 |
Green Bay Packers | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 3–4–1 | 4–7–1 | 231 | 371 | L4 |
References
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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