1980 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Erhardt (10-6)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1980 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Ron Erhardt (10-6)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1980 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
New England moved the ball well, scoring 441 points, while the defensive squad yielded 325. Steve Grogan passed for 2,475 yards. Stanley Morgan paced all receivers, catching 45 passes for 991 yards. Harold Jackson and Russ Francis were targeted regularly, too.
Vagas Ferguson rushed for a team-best 818 yards for the Patriots, and Don Calhoun also aided the ground game.
Raymond Clayborn snatched 5 opponent throws.
Ron Erhardt coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Julius Adams | RDE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Sam Adams | RG | September 20, 1948 | 6'3" | 256 | Prairie View | Jasper, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 64 | Richard Bishop | LDE | March 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 275 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 5 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | C-T-G | July 14, 1954 | 6'5" | 267 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Preston Brown | WR | March 2, 1958 | 5'10" | 184 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Don Calhoun | FB | April 29, 1952 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Muskogee, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Matt Cavanaugh | QB | October 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 212 | Pittsburgh | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 4 |
| 35 | Allan Clark | RB | June 8, 1957 | 5'10" | 186 | Northern Arizona | Grand Rapids, MN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | LCB | January 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Bob Cryder | T | September 7, 1956 | 6'4" | 275 | Alabama | East St. Louis, IL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 28 | Bill Currier | DB | January 5, 1955 | 6'0" | 196 | South Carolina | Glen Burnie, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Vagas Ferguson | RB | March 6, 1957 | 6'1" | 204 | Notre Dame | Richmond, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Chuck Foreman | RB | October 26, 1950 | 6'2" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Frederick, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 48 | Tim Fox | FS | November 1, 1953 | 5'11" | 186 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Russ Francis | TE | April 3, 1953 | 6'6" | 240 | Oregon | Seattle, WA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 51 | Bob Golic | NT | October 26, 1957 | 6'2" | 264 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 71 | Ray Hamilton | NT | January 20, 1951 | 6'1" | 244 | Oklahoma | Omaha, NE USA | 15 | 15 |
| 73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Don Hasselbeck | TE | April 1, 1955 | 6'7" | 245 | Colorado | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 2 |
| 59 | Mike Hawkins | LOLB | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bay City, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | Mike Haynes | RCB | July 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 192 | Arizona St. | Denison, TX USA | 13 | 12 |
| 6 | Mike Hubach | P | January 26, 1958 | 5'10" | 185 | Kansas | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Horace Ivory | KR | August 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 197 | Oklahoma | Fort Worth, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | WR | January 6, 1946 | 5'10" | 175 | Jackson St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 38 | Roland James | PR | February 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 191 | Tennessee | Xenia, OH USA | 16 | 10 |
| 32 | Andy Johnson | RB | October 18, 1952 | 6'0" | 204 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Shelby Jordan | RT | January 23, 1952 | 6'7" | 260 | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Steve King | LB | June 10, 1951 | 6'4" | 232 | Tulsa | McAlester, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | C | June 30, 1946 | 6'4" | 255 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Mel Lunsford | LDE | June 13, 1950 | 6'3" | 256 | Central State (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 53 | Bill Matthews | LB | March 12, 1956 | 6'2" | 235 | South Dakota St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Prentice McCray | DB | March 1, 1951 | 6'1" | 188 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Doug McDougald | DE | February 6, 1957 | 6'5" | 271 | Virginia Tech | Fayetteville, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 78 | Tony McGee | DE-DT | January 18, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Wyoming | Battle Creek, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | LB | July 23, 1957 | 6'5" | 233 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 66 | Steve McMichael | DT-NT | October 17, 1957 | 6'2" | 270 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Easley, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Carlos Pennywell | WR | March 18, 1956 | 6'2" | 180 | Grambling St. | Crowley, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 77 | Garry Puetz | G-T | March 14, 1952 | 6'3" | 263 | Valparaiso | Elmhurst, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Rick Sanford | SS | January 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 192 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC USA | 16 | 10 |
| 56 | Rod Shoate | ROLB | April 26, 1953 | 6'1" | 214 | Oklahoma | Spiro, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | John Smith | K | December 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 186 | King Alfred's (England) | Leafield, England | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | RB | April 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 227 | USC | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Don Westbrook | WR | November 1, 1952 | 5'10" | 185 | Nebraska | Cheyenne, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Dwight Wheeler | LT | January 13, 1955 | 6'3" | 269 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | John Zamberlin | RILB | February 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 230 | Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 13 |
