1980 Detroit Lions Roster
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Monte Clark (9-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1980 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Lions chalked up 334 points, and the solid defense allowed 272. Billy Sims rushed for a team-leading 1,303 yards for Detroit.
Gary Danielson led the charge, throwing for 3,223 yards. Freddie Scott topped pass catchers, hauling in 53 balls for 834 yards, while Billy Sims contributed to the receiving game, too.
Jimmy Allen and James Hunter each seized 6 opponent throws.
Monte Clark coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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40 | Jimmy Allen | SS | March 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 194 | Pierce College CA) | Clearwater, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
47 | John Arnold | PR | October 5, 1955 | 5'10" | 175 | Wyoming | Shizuoka, Japan | 10 | 0 |
60 | Al Baker | RDE | December 9, 1956 | 6'6" | 265 | Colorado St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
76 | Karl Baldischwiler | LT | January 19, 1956 | 6'5" | 265 | Oklahoma | Okmulgee, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
73 | Russ Bolinger | RG | September 10, 1954 | 6'5" | 255 | California-Riverside | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 15 |
27 | Luther Bradley | DB | May 7, 1955 | 6'2" | 195 | Notre Dame | Florence, SC USA | 8 | 4 |
24 | Dexter Bussey | FB | March 11, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Oklahoma | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
31 | Ken Callicutt | RB | August 20, 1955 | 6'0" | 190 | Clemson | Chester, SC USA | 13 | 0 |
53 | Garry Cobb | LB | March 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | USC | Carthage, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
50 | Eddie Cole | LB | December 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 235 | Mississippi | Clarkside, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
77 | Curley Culp | DT | March 10, 1946 | 6'2" | 265 | Arizona St. | Yuma, AZ USA | 3 | 2 |
16 | Gary Danielson | QB | September 10, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Purdue | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
72 | Chris Dieterich | T | July 27, 1958 | 6'3" | 262 | North Carolina St. | Freeport, NY USA | 16 | 3 |
70 | Keith Dorney | RT | December 3, 1957 | 6'5" | 268 | Penn St. | Allentown, PA USA | 9 | 8 |
61 | Homer Elias | LG | May 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Fort Benning, GA USA | 14 | 13 |
57 | Ken Fantetti | MLB | April 7, 1957 | 6'2" | 230 | Wyoming | Toledo, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
65 | Amos Fowler | C | February 11, 1956 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern Miss | Pensacola, FL USA | 13 | 12 |
86 | Mike Friede | WR | September 22, 1957 | 6'3" | 205 | Indiana | Havre, MT USA | 4 | 0 |
79 | William Gay | LDT | May 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | USC | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
66 | Tommie Ginn | C | January 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 253 | Arkansas | Scotia, CA USA | 14 | 5 |
51 | James Harrell | LB | July 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 224 | Florida | Tampa, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
81 | David Hill | TE | January 1, 1954 | 6'2" | 229 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
17 | Eric Hipple | QB | September 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 196 | Utah St. | Lubbock, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
68 | Vern Holland | T | June 27, 1948 | 6'5" | 268 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
28 | James Hunter | RCB | March 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | Grambling St. | Silsbee, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
32 | Rick Kane | KR | November 12, 1954 | 5'11" | 200 | Oregon | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 0 |
25 | Horace King | RB | March 5, 1953 | 5'10" | 208 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
19 | Jeff Komlo | QB | July 30, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Delaware | Cheverly, MD USA | 4 | 0 |
66 | Burton Lawless | LG | November 1, 1953 | 6'4" | 253 | Florida | Dothan, AL USA | 9 | 5 |
48 | Eddie Lewis | DB | December 15, 1953 | 6'0" | 177 | Kansas | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 1 |
63 | Alva Liles | NT-DT | March 6, 1956 | 6'3" | 255 | Boise St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 1 | 0 |
58 | Derrel Luce | LB | September 29, 1952 | 6'3" | 226 | Baylor | Lake Jackson, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
63 | Mike McCoy | DT-NT | September 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 284 | Notre Dame | Erie, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
34 | Prentice McCray | DB | March 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 188 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
64 | John Mendenhall | RDT | December 3, 1948 | 6'1" | 255 | Grambling St. | Cullen, LA USA | 15 | 12 |
62 | John Mohring | LB | November 14, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | C.W. Post | Glen Cove, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
3 | Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 177 | Tulane | Halifax, NS Canada | 16 | 0 |
80 | Ulysses Norris | TE | January 15, 1957 | 6'4" | 230 | Georgia | Monticello, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
23 | Ray Oldham | FS | February 23, 1951 | 6'0" | 200 | Middle Tenn. St. | Gallatin, TN USA | 16 | 12 |
61 | Willie Parker | C | December 28, 1948 | 6'3" | 245 | North Texas | Baytown, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
67 | Wally Pesuit | G-C-T-DE | March 4, 1954 | 6'4" | 252 | Kentucky | Steubenville, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
75 | Dave Pureifory | LDE | July 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 260 | East. Michigan | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
36 | Bo Robinson | RB-TE | May 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 228 | West Texas A&M | La Mesa, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
87 | Freddie Scott | WR | August 5, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | Amherst | Grady, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
63 | Dave Simmons | LB | January 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 221 | North Carolina | Goldsboro, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
20 | Billy Sims | RB | September 18, 1955 | 6'0" | 212 | Oklahoma | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
15 | Tom Skladany | P | June 29, 1955 | 6'0" | 192 | Ohio St. | Bethel Park, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
44 | Wayne Smith | LCB | May 9, 1957 | 6'0" | 171 | Wisc-LaCrosse | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 8 |
45 | Ken Talton | RB | June 25, 1956 | 6'0" | 208 | Cornell | Mansfield, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
84 | Jesse Thompson | WR | March 12, 1956 | 6'1" | 185 | California | Merced, CA USA | 11 | 2 |
39 | Leonard Thompson | WR | July 28, 1952 | 5'11" | 192 | Oklahoma St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 12 |
71 | Tom Tuinei | DT | February 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 250 | Hawaii | Oceanside, CA USA | 12 | 2 |
55 | Tom Turnure | C-G | July 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 3 | 0 |
67 | Rod Walters | G-T | February 27, 1954 | 6'3" | 258 | Iowa | Lansing, MI USA | 2 | 0 |
59 | Charlie Weaver | LLB | July 12, 1949 | 6'2" | 220 | USC | Greenwood, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
52 | Stan White | RLB | October 24, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Dover, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
74 | Mike Whited | T | March 30, 1958 | 6'4" | 250 | Pacific | Chico, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
30 | Ray Williams | RB | September 22, 1958 | 5'9" | 170 | Washington St. | Welch, WV USA | 6 | 1 |
21 | Walt Williams | LCB | July 10, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Ashland | Bedford Hills, NY USA | 16 | 8 |
77 | John Woodcock | LDT | March 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 246 | New Mexico | Eureka, CA USA | 8 | 8 |