1980 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Walt Michaels (4-12)
Location: New York, New York
1980 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Walt Michaels (4-12)
Location: New York, New York
1980 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1980 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Jets scored 302 points, but the defensive squad yielded 395. Richard Todd triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,329 yards. Bruce Harper topped all receivers, hauling in 50 balls for 634 yards. Lam Jones provided receiving help as well.
Scott Dierking rushed for a team-leading 567 yards for New York.
Ken Schroy picked off 8 opponent throws.
Walt Michaels coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dan Alexander | RG | June 17, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 83 | Jerome Barkum | TE | July 18, 1950 | 6'3" | 218 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 16 | 11 |
| 30 | Bobby Batton | RB | March 17, 1957 | 5'11" | 185 | UNLV | Yazoo City, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 46 | Woody Bennett | RB | March 24, 1955 | 6'2" | 227 | Miami (FL) | York, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 64 | Guy Bingham | C | February 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 255 | Montana | Koiaumi Gumma Ken, Japan | 16 | 3 |
| 54 | Stan Blinka | MLB | April 29, 1957 | 6'2" | 230 | Sam Houston St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Greg Buttle | LLB | June 20, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Penn St. | Atlantic City, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 49 | Steve Carpenter | DB | January 22, 1958 | 6'2" | 195 | West. Illinois | Staunton, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Gerald Carter | WR | June 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Ron Crosby | RLB | March 2, 1955 | 6'3" | 224 | Penn St. | McKeesport, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Eric Cunningham | G | March 16, 1957 | 6'3" | 257 | Penn St. | Akron, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 84 | Paul Darby | WR | October 22, 1956 | 5'10" | 192 | Texas St. | Austin, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Scott Dierking | RB | May 24, 1955 | 5'10" | 218 | Purdue | Great Lakes Naval Base, IL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 26 | Donald Dykes | RCB | August 24, 1955 | 5'11" | 182 | SE Louisiana | Independence, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Joe Fields | C | November 14, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers-Camden | Woodbury, NJ USA | 13 | 13 |
| 81 | Derrick Gaffney | WR | May 24, 1955 | 6'1" | 181 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 5 |
| 21 | Clark Gaines | RB | February 1, 1954 | 6'1" | 206 | Wake Forest | Elberton, GA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 99 | Mark Gastineau | LDE | November 20, 1956 | 6'5" | 266 | Arizona St. | Ardmore, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Chris Godfrey | G-T-DE-DT | May 17, 1958 | 6'3" | 263 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Bruce Harper | KR | June 20, 1955 | 5'8" | 174 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Englewood, NJ USA | 15 | 1 |
| 47 | Jerry Holmes | DB | December 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 175 | Chowan | Newport News, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Bobby Jackson | LCB | December 23, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Florida St. | Albany, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 27 | Jesse Johnson | B | January 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | 16 | 1 |
| 80 | Lam Jones | WR | April 4, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | Texas | Lawton, OK USA | 16 | 13 |
| 89 | Bobby Jones | WR | July 12, 1955 | 5'11" | 180 | Youngstown St. | Sharon, PA USA | 15 | 5 |
| 73 | Joe Klecko | RDE | October 15, 1953 | 6'3" | 263 | Temple | Chester, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Kenny Lewis | RB | October 2, 1957 | 6'0" | 190 | Virginia Tech | Danville, VA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 33 | Kevin Long | FB | January 20, 1955 | 6'1" | 212 | South Carolina | Clinton, SC USA | 15 | 7 |
| 93 | Marty Lyons | RDT | January 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Alabama | Takoma Park, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | Saladin Martin | DB | January 17, 1956 | 6'0" | 180 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Mike McKibben | LB | September 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 228 | Kent St. | Mount Carmel, IL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 56 | Lance Mehl | LB | February 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Penn St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 14 | 1 |
| 37 | Tim Moresco | DB | October 3, 1954 | 5'11" | 176 | Syracuse | Ithaca, NY USA | 11 | 2 |
| 44 | Tom Newton | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 212 | California | Carmel, FL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 76 | Lawrence Pillers | DE | November 4, 1952 | 6'4" | 255 | Alcorn St. | Hazelhurst, MS USA | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Marvin Powell | RT | August 30, 1955 | 6'5" | 268 | USC | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 15 | 15 |
| 15 | Chuck Ramsey | P | February 24, 1952 | 6'2" | 191 | Wake Forest | Rock Hill, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | LG | May 10, 1945 | 6'2" | 255 | Nebraska-Kearney | St. Paul, NE USA | 8 | 8 |
| 28 | Darrol Ray | FS | June 25, 1958 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Wes Roberts | DE | August 1, 1957 | 6'6" | 253 | TCU | Dodge City, KS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | John Roman | T | August 31, 1952 | 6'4" | 255 | Idaho St. | Ventnor City, NJ USA | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | Pat Ryan | QB | September 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 210 | Tennessee | Hutchinson, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Abdul Salaam | LDT | February 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 262 | Kent St. | New Brockton, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Ken Schroy | SS | September 22, 1952 | 6'2" | 198 | Maryland | Valley Forge, PA USA | 14 | 10 |
| 82 | Mickey Shuler | TE | August 21, 1956 | 6'3" | 232 | Penn St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 23 | Shafer Suggs | DB | April 28, 1953 | 6'1" | 200 | Ball St. | Elkhart, IN USA | 4 | 4 |
| 50 | John Sullivan | LB | October 1, 1956 | 6'1" | 221 | Illinois | Massapequa Park, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | Richard Todd | QB | November 19, 1953 | 6'2" | 207 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Stan Waldemore | LG | February 20, 1955 | 6'4" | 263 | Nebraska | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 8 |
| 85 | Wesley Walker | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 179 | California | San Bernardino, CA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 72 | Chris Ward | LT | December 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 267 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Bob Winkel | DT-DE | October 23, 1955 | 6'4" | 253 | Kentucky | Paducah, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
