1980 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Leeman Bennett (12-4)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1980 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Leeman Bennett (12-4)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1980 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Falcons kept the scoreboard humming with 405 points, and the miserly defensive unit allowed 272. Steve Bartkowski directed the offense, passing for 3,544 yards. Alfred Jenkins hauled in 58 passes for 1,035 yards, while Wallace Francis, William Andrews and Junior Miller each provided receiving help, too.
William Andrews ran for a team-best 1,308 yards for Atlanta.
Al Richardson intercepted 7 errant tosses from the opposition.
Leeman Bennett coached the team. The 1980 Atlanta Falcons lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Anthony Anderson | RB | September 27, 1956 | 6'0" | 197 | Temple | Wilmington, DE USA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | William Andrews | FB | December 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 206 | Auburn | Thomasville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Steve Bartkowski | QB | November 12, 1952 | 6'4" | 216 | California | Des Moines, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Jon Brooks | LB | June 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 215 | Clemson | Saluda, SC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | Warren Bryant | RT | November 11, 1955 | 6'6" | 273 | Kentucky | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Rick Byas | DB | October 19, 1950 | 5'9" | 180 | East. Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | Lynn Cain | RB | October 16, 1955 | 6'1" | 205 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Chuck Correal | C | May 17, 1956 | 6'3" | 247 | Penn St. | Uniontown, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Buddy Curry | RILB | June 4, 1958 | 6'4" | 224 | North Carolina | Greenville, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Tony Daykin | LB | May 13, 1955 | 6'1" | 215 | Georgia Tech | Taipei, Taiwan | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Wilson Faumuina | DT | August 11, 1954 | 6'5" | 275 | San Jose St. | , American Samoa | 14 | 4 |
| 77 | Edgar Fields | DT | March 10, 1954 | 6'2" | 255 | Texas A&M | Austin, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 89 | Wallace Francis | WR | November 7, 1951 | 5'11" | 190 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Franklin, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Bob Glazebrook | SS | March 7, 1956 | 6'1" | 200 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 61 | Chuck Herman | G | October 7, 1958 | 6'3" | 250 | Arkansas | North Little Rock, AR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Pat Howell | G | March 12, 1957 | 6'5" | 257 | USC | Fresno, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Alfred Jackson | WR | August 3, 1955 | 5'11" | 176 | Texas | Cameron, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | John James | P | January 21, 1949 | 6'3" | 197 | Florida | Panama City, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Alfred Jenkins | WR | January 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Morris Brown | Hogansville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Kenny Johnson | RCB | January 7, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Mississippi St. | Columbia, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Earl Jones | DB | July 19, 1957 | 6'0" | 178 | Norfolk St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Mike Kenn | LT | February 9, 1956 | 6'7" | 273 | Michigan | Evanston, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Jerome King | DB | January 4, 1955 | 5'10" | 175 | Purdue | Jersey City, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Fulton Kuykendall | LILB | June 10, 1953 | 6'4" | 225 | UCLA | Coronado, CA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 51 | Jim Laughlin | LILB | July 5, 1958 | 6'0" | 222 | Ohio St. | Euclid, OH USA | 16 | 6 |
| 22 | Rolland Lawrence | LCB | March 24, 1951 | 5'10" | 179 | Tabor | Franklin, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | James Mayberry | RB | November 5, 1957 | 5'11" | 210 | Colorado | Amarillo, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Tim Mazzetti | K | February 1, 1956 | 6'1" | 175 | Pennsylvania | Sao Paulo, CT Brazil | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Dewey McClain | LB | April 25, 1954 | 6'3" | 236 | East Central (OK) | Okmulgee, OK USA | 15 | 0 |
| 73 | Phil McKinnely | T-G-TE | July 8, 1954 | 6'4" | 248 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Jeff Merrow | RDE | July 12, 1953 | 6'4" | 236 | West Virginia | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Russ Mikeska | TE | September 10, 1955 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | Temple, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 67 | Calvin Miller | NT-DT-DE | August 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 260 | Oklahoma St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Junior Miller | TE | November 26, 1957 | 6'4" | 239 | Nebraska | Midland, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 15 | Mike Moroski | QB | September 4, 1957 | 6'4" | 200 | California-Davis | Bakersfield, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Robert Pennywell | LB | November 6, 1954 | 6'1" | 222 | Grambling St. | Crowley, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 27 | Tom Pridemore | FS | April 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 186 | West Virginia | Oak Hill, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Frank Reed | SS | May 13, 1954 | 5'11" | 193 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 56 | Al Richardson | LOLB | September 23, 1957 | 6'2" | 211 | Georgia Tech | Abbeville, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Dave Scott | LG | December 26, 1953 | 6'4" | 276 | Kansas | Hackensack, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Don Smith | NT | May 9, 1957 | 6'5" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 86 | Mike Smith | WR | April 28, 1958 | 5'10" | 194 | Grambling St. | Bastrop, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Reggie Smith | KR | July 15, 1956 | 5'4" | 168 | North Carolina Central | Kinston, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Ray Strong | RB | May 7, 1956 | 5'9" | 184 | UNLV | Berkeley, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Stan Sytsma | LB | May 3, 1956 | 6'2" | 220 | Minnesota | Glendale, AZ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | R.C. Thielemann | RG | August 12, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Joel Williams | ROLB | December 13, 1956 | 6'1" | 222 | Peru St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Jeff Yeates | LDE | August 3, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Col. | Buffalo, NY USA | 16 | 14 |
| 63 | Mike Zele | NT | July 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 239 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 4 |
