1980 Denver Broncos season
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The 1980 Denver Broncos season was the team's 21st year in professional football and its 11th with the National Football League (NFL). Led by fourth-year head coach Red Miller the Broncos were 8–8, tied for third in the AFC West (fourth via tiebreaker), and missed the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.[1]
It was Miller's final season; ownership changed in February 1981 and front office changes were made in March.[2][3][4]
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1980 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 42 | Rulon Jones * | Defensive end | Utah State | |
| 3 | 74 | Larry Carter | Defensive back | Kentucky | |
| 4 | 107 | Rick Parros | Running back | Utah State | |
| 5 | 131 | Mike Harden | Defensive back | Michigan | |
| 5 | 136 | Laval Short | Defensive tackle | Colorado | |
| 6 | 157 | Keith Bishop * | Guard | Baylor | |
| 7 | 184 | John Havekost | Guard | Nebraska | |
| 8 | 197 | Don Coleman | Wide receiver | Oregon | |
| 9 | 243 | Greg Bracelin | Linebacker | California | |
| 10 | 270 | Virgil Seay | Wide receiver | Troy State | |
| 11 | 297 | Phil Farris | Wide receiver | North Carolina | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
Staff
| Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 7 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 6–27 | 0–1 | Veterans Stadium | 70,307 | |
| 2 | September 14 | Dallas Cowboys | W 41–20 | 1–1 | Mile High Stadium | 74,919 | |
| 3 | September 21 | San Diego Chargers | L 13–30 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | 74,970 | |
| 4 | September 29 | at New England Patriots | L 14–23 | 1–3 | Schaefer Stadium | 60,153 | |
| 5 | October 5 | at Cleveland Browns | W 19–16 | 2–3 | Municipal Stadium | 81,065 | |
| 6 | October 13 | Washington Redskins | W 20–17 | 3–3 | Mile High Stadium | 74,657 | |
| 7 | October 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–23 | 3–4 | Mile High Stadium | 74,459 | |
| 8 | October 26 | at New York Giants | W 14–9 | 4–4 | Giants Stadium | 67,598 | |
| 9 | November 2 | Houston Oilers | L 16–20 | 4–5 | Mile High Stadium | 74,717 | |
| 10 | November 9 | at San Diego Chargers | W 20–13 | 5–5 | San Diego Stadium | 51,435 | |
| 11 | November 16 | New York Jets | W 31–24 | 6–5 | Mile High Stadium | 72,114 | |
| 12 | November 23 | Seattle Seahawks | W 36–20 | 7–5 | Mile High Stadium | 73,274 | |
| 13 | December 1 | at Oakland Raiders | L 3–9 | 7–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 51,593 | |
| 14 | December 7 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–31 | 7–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | 40,237 | |
| 15 | December 14 | Oakland Raiders | L 21–24 | 7–8 | Mile High Stadium | 73,974 | |
| 16 | December 21 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 25–17 | 8–8 | Kingdome | 51,853 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Game summaries
Week 10
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Standings
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| San Diego Chargers(1) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 418 | 327 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders(4) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 364 | 306 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–8 | 319 | 336 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 310 | 323 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 3–9 | 291 | 408 | L9 |
References
- ^ "Broncos sink Hawks as quick as you can say Matt Robinson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 22, 1980. p. B1.
- ^ "Red is out, Reeves in at Denver". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1981. p. 19.
- ^ Reid, Ron (March 10, 1981). "Miller out, Reeves in as Broncos coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
- ^ "Reeves hired as new Bronco coach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 11, 1981. p. G2.
- ^ "1980 Denver Broncos Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
External links
- Denver Broncos – 1980 media guide
- 1980 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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