1980 Washington Redskins season

1980 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Jack Pardee
General manager	Bobby Beathard
Owner	Jack Kent Cooke
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1980 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10–6 record from 1979. They could not improve, dropping to 6–10, their only double-digit losing season between 1964 and 1992. This was Jack Pardee's last season as head coach.

Offseason

NFL draft

1980 Washington Redskins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	18	Art Monk * ^†	Wide receiver	Syracuse
2	55	Mat Mendenhall	Defensive end	BYU
6	155	Farley Bell	Linebacker	Cincinnati
7	187	Melvin Jones	Guard	Houston
9	241	Lawrence McCullough	Wide receiver	Illinois
10	268	Lewis Walker	Running back	Utah
11	295	Mike Matocha	Defensive end	Texas–Arlington
12	327	Marcene Emmett	Defensive back	North Alabama
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1980 Washington Redskins staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board/Chief Executive Officer – Jack Kent Cooke President – Edward Bennett Williams General Manager – Bobby Beathard Executive Assistant to the President – Bobby Mitchell Assistant General Manager – Joel Margolis Assistant General Manager – Dick Meyers Director of Player Personnel – Mike Allman Director of Pro Scouting – Kirk Mee Director of College Scouting – Dick Daniels Personnel Scouts – Charley Casserly, Charley Taylor Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Pardee Special Assistant to Head Coach – Bob Bowser Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Joe Walton Running Backs – Fred O'Connor Tight Ends – John Hilton Offensive Line – Ray Callahan			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Doc Urich Linebackers – George Dickson Defensive Secondary – Richie Petitbon Special teams coaches Special Teams – John Hilton

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Roster

1980 Washington Redskins roster
	Quarterbacks 15 Mike Kruczek  7 Joe Theismann Running backs 35 Rickey Claitt 30 Ike Forte 34 Bobby Hammond 22 Buddy Hardeman 38 Clarence Harmon FB 40 Wilbur Jackson Wide receivers 89 Kenny Harrison 80 John McDaniel 84 Zion McKinney 81 Art Monk 83 Ricky Thompson		Tight ends 86 Phil DuBois 89 Grady Richardson 88 Rick Walker 85 Don Warren Offensive linemen 60 Gary Anderson G 53 Jeff Bostic C 63 Fred Dean T 75 Terry Hermeling T 54 Bob Kuziel C 62 Dan Nugent G 56 Dan Peiffer C 64 Ron Saul G 76 Jerry Scanlan T 74 George Starke T 73 Jeff Williams G		Defensive linemen 79 Coy Bacon DE 69 Perry Brooks DT 65 Dave Butz DT 82 Dallas Hickman DE/OLB 77 Joe Jones DE 71 Karl Lorch DE 78 Paul Smith DT 72 Diron Talbert DT Linebackers 51 Monte Coleman OLB 59 Brad Dusek OLB 57 Rich Milot MLB 52 Neal Olkewicz MLB 50 Pete Wysocki OLB		Defensive backs 27 Ken Houston SS 20 Joe Lavender CB 29 Mark Murphy FS 21 Mike Nelms FS/KR/PR 24 Lemar Parrish CB 23 Tony Peters SS 47 Ray Waddy CB 45 Jeris White CB Special teams 10 Mike Connell P  3 Mark Moseley K Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1980	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–3	55,045
2	September 18, 1980	at New York Giants	W 23–21	73,343
3	September 21, 1980	at Oakland Raiders	L 24–21	45,163
4	September 28, 1980	Seattle Seahawks	L 14–0	53,263
5	October 5, 1980	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–14	69,044
6	October 13, 1980	at Denver Broncos	L 20–17	74,657
7	October 19, 1980	St. Louis Cardinals	W 23–0	51,060
8	October 26, 1980	New Orleans Saints	W 22–14	51,375
9	November 2, 1980	Minnesota Vikings	L 39–14	52,060
10	November 9, 1980	at Chicago Bears	L 35–21	57,159
11	November 16, 1980	Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–0	51,897
12	November 23, 1980	at Dallas Cowboys	L 14–10	58,809
13	November 30, 1980	at Atlanta Falcons	L 10–6	55,665
14	December 7, 1980	San Diego Chargers	W 40–17	48,556
15	December 13, 1980	New York Giants	W 16–13	44,443
16	December 21, 1980	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–7	35,942

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles^(2)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	384	222	L1
Dallas Cowboys^(4)	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	454	311	W1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	4–4	5–7	261	293	W3
St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	4–10	299	350	L2
New York Giants	4	12	0	.250	2–6	3–9	249	425	L2

References

1. "1980 Washington Redskins draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
2. Washington Redskins 1980 Press Guide. pp. 2–20.
3. "1980 Washington Redskins starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

External links

• 1980 Washington Redskins at Pro-Football-Reference.com