1980 Washington Redskins season

The 1980 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 49th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 43rd in Washington, D.C.. They failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 1979, dropping to 6–10, their only double-digit losing season between 1964 and 1992. This was Jack Pardee's last season as head coach.

1980 Washington Redskins season
Head coachJack Pardee
General managerBobby Beathard
OwnerJack Kent Cooke
Home fieldRFK Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL draft
1980 Washington Redskins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 18 Art Monk * †  Wide receiver Syracuse
2 55 Mat Mendenhall  Defensive end BYU
6 155 Farley Bell  Linebacker Cincinnati
7 187 Melvin Jones  Guard Houston
9 241 Lawrence McCullough  Wide receiver Illinois
10 268 Lewis Walker  Running back Utah
11 295 Mike Matocha  Defensive end Texas–Arlington
12 327 Marcene Emmett  Defensive back North Alabama
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Personnel

Staff
1980 Washington Redskins staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Jack Pardee
  • Special Assistant to Head Coach – Bob Bowser

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – John Hilton

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Roster
1980 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Game
recap
1 September 8 Dallas Cowboys L 17–3 0–1 RFK Stadium 55,045 Recap
2 September 14 at New York Giants W 23–21 1–1 Giants Stadium 73,343 Recap
3 September 21 at Oakland Raiders L 21–24 1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 45,163 Recap
4 September 28 Seattle Seahawks L 0–14 1–3 RFK Stadium 53,263 Recap
5 October 5 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–24 1–4 Veterans Stadium 69,044 Recap
6 October 13 at Denver Broncos L 17–20 1–5 Mile High Stadium 74,657 Recap
7 October 19 St. Louis Cardinals W 23–0 2–5 RFK Stadium 51,060 Recap
8 October 26 New Orleans Saints W 22–14 3–5 RFK Stadium 51,375 Recap
9 November 2 Minnesota Vikings L 14–39 3–6 RFK Stadium 52,060 Recap
10 November 9 at Chicago Bears L 21–35 3–7 Soldier Field 57,159 Recap
11 November 16 Philadelphia Eagles L 0–24 3–8 RFK Stadium 51,897 Recap
12 November 23 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–14 3–9 Texas Stadium 58,809 Recap
13 November 30 at Atlanta Falcons L 6–10 3–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 55,665 Recap
14 December 7 San Diego Chargers W 40–17 4–10 RFK Stadium 48,556 Recap
15 December 13 New York Giants W 16–13 5–10 RFK Stadium 44,443 Recap
16 December 21 at St. Louis Cardinals W 31–7 6–10 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,942 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles(2) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 384 222 L1
Dallas Cowboys(4) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 454 311 W1
Washington Redskins 6 10 0 .375 4–4 5–7 261 293 W3
St. Louis Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 2–6 4–10 299 350 L2
New York Giants 4 12 0 .250 2–6 3–9 249 425 L2
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References
  1. "1980 Washington Redskins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  2. Washington Redskins 1980 Press Guide. pp. 2–20.
  3. "1980 Washington Redskins starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.


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