| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 7, 1980 | W | San Francisco 49ers | @ | New Orleans Saints | 26 | 23 | box |
| 2 | Sun | September 14, 1980 | W | San Francisco 49ers | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 21 | box | |
| 3 | Sun | September 21, 1980 | W | San Francisco 49ers | @ | New York Jets | 37 | 27 | box |
| 4 | Sun | September 28, 1980 | L | San Francisco 49ers | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 20 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 5, 1980 | L | San Francisco 49ers | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 26 | 48 | box |
| 6 | Sun | October 12, 1980 | L | San Francisco 49ers | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 59 | box |
| 7 | Sun | November 9, 1980 | L | San Francisco 49ers | @ | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 23 | box |
| 8 | Sun | November 16, 1980 | L | San Francisco 49ers | @ | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 17 | box |
| 9 | Sun | November 23, 1980 | W | San Francisco 49ers | New York Giants | 12 | 0 | box |