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1980 Atlanta Falcons
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 405 points (25.3/g), 5th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 272 points (17.0/g), 5th.
Differential of 133 points (8.3/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 1st.
Coached by Leeman Bennett (12-4-0)
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1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Steve Bartkowski* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 257 for 463, 3,544 yards, 31 td, 16 int, & 25 rushes for 35 yards and 2 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| RB | Lynn Cain | 25 | 1 | 16 | 235 rushes for 914 yards, 8 td, & 24 catches for 223 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1979 |
| FB | William Andrews* | 25 | 1 | 16 | 265 rushes for 1,308 yards, 4 td, & 51 catches for 456 yards and 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 79th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Wallace Francis | 29 | 7 | 16 | 54 catches for 862 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 110th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Alfred Jenkins* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 58 catches for 1,035 yards, 6 td | |
| TE | Junior Miller* | 23 | Rook | 14 | 46 catches for 584 yards, 9 td, & 2 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1980 |
| LT | Mike Kenn*+ | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| LG | Dave Scott | 27 | 4 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 71st pick / 1976 |
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| C | Jeff Van Note* | 34 | 11 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
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| RG | R.C. Thielemann | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977 |
| RT | Warren Bryant | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 6th pick / 1977 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jeff Yeates | 29 | 6 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 103rd pick / 1973 |
| NT | Don L. Smith | 23 | 1 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979 |
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| RDE | Jeff Merrow | 27 | 5 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 263rd pick / 1975 |
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| LOLB | Al Richardson | 23 | Rook | 16 | 7 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| LILB | Fulton Kuykendall | 27 | 5 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 132nd pick / 1975 |
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| LILB | Jim Laughlin | 22 | Rook | 6 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980 |
| RILB | Buddy Curry | 22 | Rook | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Joel Williams | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Rolland Lawrence | 29 | 7 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Kenny Johnson | 22 | Rook | 16 | 4 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Bob Glazebrook | 24 | 2 | 9 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 304th pick / 1978 |
| SS | Frank Reed | 26 | 4 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 219th pick / 1976 |
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| FS | Tom Pridemore | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tim Mazzetti | 24 | 2 | 0 | 19 of 27 field goals & 46 of 49 extra points | |
| P | John James | 31 | 8 | 0 | 79 punts for a 39.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Reggie Smith | 24 | Rook | 0 | 27 punt returns for a 9.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Reggie Smith | 24 | Rook | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 20.5 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Anthony Anderson | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Temple | 9/27/1956 | 1 | |
| William Andrews* | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/25/1955 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 79th pick / 1979 |
| Steve Bartkowski* | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 6-4 | California | 11/12/1952 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1975 |
| Jon Brooks | 23 | LB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Clemson | 6/22/1957 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 92nd pick / 1979 |
| Warren Bryant | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-6 | Kentucky | 11/11/1955 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 6th pick / 1977 |
| Rick Byas | 30 | DB | 15 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Eastern Michigan,Wayne State (MI) | 10/19/1950 | 6 | |
| Lynn Cain | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-1 | USC | 10/16/1955 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 100th pick / 1979 |
| Chuck Correal | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/17/1956 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 196th pick / 1979 |
| Buddy Curry | 22 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/4/1958 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1980 |
| Tony Daykin | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 5/13/1955 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 11th / 293rd pick / 1977 |
| Wilson Faumuina | 26 | DT-DE-NT | 14 | 4 | 275 | 6-5 | San Jose State | 8/11/1954 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 20th pick / 1977 |
| Edgar Fields | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 1 | 255 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 3/10/1954 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1977 |
| Wallace Francis | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 11/7/1951 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 110th pick / 1973 |
| Bob Glazebrook | 24 | DB | 16 | 9 | 200 | 6-1 | Fresno State | 3/7/1956 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 304th pick / 1978 |
| Chuck Herman | 22 | G | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/7/1958 | Rook | |
| Pat Howell | 23 | G | 5 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | USC | 3/12/1957 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 49th pick / 1979 |
| Alfred Jackson | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Texas | 8/3/1955 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 167th pick / 1978 |
| John James | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/21/1949 | 8 | |
| Alfred Jenkins* | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 170 | 5-10 | Morris Brown | 1/25/1952 | 5 | |
| Kenny Johnson | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 176 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 1/7/1958 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 137th pick / 1980 |
| Earl Jones | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Norfolk State | 7/19/1957 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1980 |
| Mike Kenn*+ | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 273 | 6-7 | Michigan | 2/9/1956 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1978 |
| Jerome King | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Purdue | 1/4/1955 | 1 | |
| Fulton Kuykendall | 27 | LB | 10 | 8 | 225 | 6-4 | UCLA | 6/10/1953 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 132nd pick / 1975 |
| Jim Laughlin | 22 | LB | 16 | 6 | 222 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 7/5/1958 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 91st pick / 1980 |
| Rolland Lawrence | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 179 | 5-10 | Tabor | 3/24/1951 | 7 | |
| James Mayberry | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Colorado | 11/5/1957 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 75th pick / 1979 |
| Tim Mazzetti | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 6-1 | Pennsylvania | 2/1/1956 | 2 | |
| Dewey McClain | 26 | LB | 15 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | East Central (OK) | 4/25/1954 | 4 | |
| Phil McKinnely | 26 | T-G-TE | 7 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/8/1954 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 246th pick / 1976 |
| Jeff Merrow | 27 | DE-DT-LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/12/1953 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 263rd pick / 1975 |
| Russ Mikeska | 25 | TE | 16 | 2 | 225 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 9/10/1955 | 1 | |
| Calvin Miller | 27 | NT-DT-DE | 2 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 8/31/1953 | 1 | |
| Junior Miller* | 23 | TE | 16 | 14 | 239 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 11/26/1957 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 7th pick / 1980 |
| Mike Moroski | 23 | QB | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | California-Davis | 9/4/1957 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 154th pick / 1979 |
| Robert Pennywell | 26 | LB | 16 | 2 | 222 | 6-1 | Grambling State | 11/6/1954 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 168th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Pridemore | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 4/29/1956 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 236th pick / 1978 |
| Frank Reed | 26 | DB | 16 | 7 | 193 | 5-11 | Washington | 5/13/1954 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 219th pick / 1976 |
| Al Richardson | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 211 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 9/23/1957 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 201st pick / 1980 |
| Dave Scott | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 276 | 6-4 | Kansas | 12/26/1953 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 71st pick / 1976 |
| Don L. Smith | 23 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 9 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 5/9/1957 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 17th pick / 1979 |
| Mike T. Smith | 22 | WR | 5 | 0 | 194 | 5-10 | Grambling State | 4/28/1958 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 172nd pick / 1980 |
| Reggie Smith | 24 | WR | 8 | 0 | 168 | 5-4 | North Carolina Central | 7/15/1956 | Rook | |
| Ray Strong | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | UNLV | 5/7/1956 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 263rd pick / 1978 |
| Stan Sytsma | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/3/1956 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 176th pick / 1979 |
| R.C. Thielemann | 25 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 8/12/1955 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 36th pick / 1977 |
| Jeff Van Note* | 34 | C-G-LB | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 2/7/1946 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 11th / 262nd pick / 1969 |
| Joel Williams | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 222 | 6-1 | Peru State,Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 12/13/1956 | 1 | |
| Jeff Yeates | 29 | DE-DT-G | 16 | 14 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston College | 8/3/1951 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 103rd pick / 1973 |
| Mike Zele | 24 | NT-DT | 11 | 4 | 239 | 6-3 | Kent State | 7/3/1956 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 127th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 16 | 218.5 | 6-1.5 | 2.5 |