1980 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Red Miller (8-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1980 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Red Miller (8-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1980 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
The Broncos scored 310 points, but the defense surrendered 323. Craig Morton tossed for 2,150 yards. Jim Jensen paced pass catchers, hauling in 49 passes, while Haven Moses accumulated 674 receiving yards, while Rick Upchurch and Riley Odoms contributed to the receiving game as well.
Jim Jensen ran for a team-best 476 yards for Denver, while Otis Armstrong and Dave Preston also contributed to the rushing attack.
Steve Foley picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Red Miller coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Otis Armstrong | RB | November 15, 1950 | 5'10" | 196 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 6 |
| 54 | Keith Bishop | G-C | March 10, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Greg Boyd | DE | September 15, 1952 | 6'6" | 274 | San Diego St. | Merced, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Greg Bracelin | LB | April 16, 1957 | 6'1" | 214 | California | Lawrence, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Larry Brunson | KR | August 11, 1949 | 5'11" | 180 | Mesa | Little Rock, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 64 | Bill Bryan | C | June 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 251 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Rubin Carter | NT | December 12, 1952 | 6'0" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Barney Chavous | LDE | March 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | South Carolina St. | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Kelvin Clark | RT | January 30, 1956 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | Odessa, TX USA | 14 | 5 |
| 85 | Ron Egloff | TE | October 3, 1955 | 6'5" | 230 | Wisconsin | Garden City, MI USA | 16 | 4 |
| 56 | Larry Evans | LILB | July 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 216 | Mississippi Col. | Biloxi, MS USA | 16 | 12 |
| 43 | Steve Foley | FS | November 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 189 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Tom Glassic | LG | April 17, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Virginia | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 13 | 13 |
| 53 | Randy Gradishar | RILB | March 3, 1952 | 6'3" | 233 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Mike Harden | DB | February 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 192 | Michigan | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 27 | Maurice Harvey | DB | January 14, 1956 | 5'10" | 190 | Ball St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 15 | 3 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | RG | September 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | BYU | Redding, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Glenn Hyde | LG | March 14, 1951 | 6'3" | 253 | Pittsburgh | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 29 | Bernard Jackson | DB | August 24, 1950 | 6'0" | 178 | Washington St. | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 4 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson | ROLB | April 4, 1951 | 5'11" | 220 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Jim Jensen | FB | November 28, 1953 | 6'3" | 230 | Iowa | Waterloo, IA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 75 | Rulon Jones | DE | March 25, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 2 |
| 32 | Jon Keyworth | RB | December 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 230 | Colorado | San Diego, CA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 16 | Jeff Knapple | QB | August 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | Wurzburg, Germany | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Aaron Kyle | RCB | April 6, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Wyoming | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 9 |
| 87 | Bill Larson | TE | October 7, 1953 | 6'4" | 225 | Colorado St. | Greenfield, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Don Latimer | NT | March 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 259 | Miami (FL) | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Rob Lytle | RB | November 12, 1954 | 6'1" | 198 | Michigan | Fremont, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Brison Manor | RDE | August 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 247 | Arkansas | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 16 | 14 |
| 33 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | June 2, 1950 | 6'1" | 205 | Colorado St. | Plainview, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 71 | Claudie Minor | LT | April 21, 1951 | 6'4" | 280 | San Diego St. | Pomona, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 86 | Emery Moorehead | TE-WR | March 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | Colorado | Evanston, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 12 | 9 |
| 25 | Haven Moses | WR | July 27, 1946 | 6'2" | 208 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 58 | Rob Nairne | LOLB | March 24, 1954 | 6'4" | 223 | Oregon St. | Redding, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Ben Norman | RB | December 16, 1955 | 6'1" | 212 | Colorado St. | Elkin, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Riley Odoms | TE | March 1, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Houston | Luling, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 46 | Dave Preston | RB | May 29, 1955 | 5'10" | 195 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | Luke Prestridge | P | September 17, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Joe Rizzo | LB | December 17, 1950 | 6'1" | 220 | Kings Point | New York, NY USA | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Matt Robinson | QB | June 28, 1955 | 6'2" | 196 | Georgia | Farmington, MI USA | 14 | 7 |
| 50 | Jim Ryan | LB | May 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 217 | William & Mary | Camden, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Laval Short | NT | September 29, 1958 | 6'3" | 250 | Colorado | Nashville, TN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 55 | Art Smith | LB | April 20, 1956 | 6'1" | 222 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Perry Smith | DB | March 29, 1951 | 6'1" | 195 | Mesa | Spartanburg, SC USA | 14 | 1 |
| 19 | Fred Steinfort | K | November 3, 1952 | 5'11" | 180 | Boston Col. | Wetter, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | Dave Studdard | RT | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 12 |
| 61 | Arland Thompson | G | September 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 265 | Baylor | Lockney, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Bill Thompson | SS | October 10, 1946 | 6'1" | 201 | Md-Eastern Shore | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Rick Upchurch | PR | May 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 175 | Minnesota | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 14 |
| 81 | Steve Watson | WR | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 1 |
| 87 | James Wright | TE | September 1, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | TCU | Fort Hood, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Louis Wright | LCB | January 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Gilmer, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
