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1980 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 320 points (20.0/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 260 points (16.2/g), 3rd.
Differential of 60 points (3.8/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.9, Offense: -1.6, Defense: 5.5, SoS: 0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Chuck Knox
Offensive Coordinator: Ray Prochaska
Training Camp: Niagara University (Niagara Falls, New York)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Joe Ferguson | 30 | 7 | 16 | 251 for 439, 2,805 yards, 20 td, 18 int, & 31 rushes for 65 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| PR | Joe Cribbs* | 22 | Rook | 16 | 29 punt returns for a 5.3 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| FB | Curtis Brown | 26 | 3 | 16 | 153 rushes for 559 yards, 3 td, & 27 catches for 137 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1977 |
| WR | Jerry Butler* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 57 catches for 832 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 18 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Frank Lewis | 33 | 9 | 14 | 40 catches for 648 yards, 6 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 |
| TE | Reuben Gant | 28 | 6 | 11 | 12 catches for 181 yards, 1 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1974 |
| LT | Ken Jones | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976 |
| LG | Reggie McKenzie | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1972 |
| C | Will Grant | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 255th pick / 1978 |
| RG | Conrad Dobler | 30 | 8 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972 | |
| RT | Joe Devlin | 26 | 4 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ben Williams | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976 |
| NT | Fred Smerlas* | 23 | 1 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979 | |
| RDE | Sherman White | 32 | 8 | 13 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| LOLB | Lucius Sanford | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978 |
| LILB | Jim Haslett | 25 | 1 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 51st pick / 1979 |
| RILB | Shane Nelson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Isiah Robertson | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1971 |
| LCB | Mario Clark | 26 | 4 | 15 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Charles Romes | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977 |
| SS | Steve Freeman | 27 | 5 | 16 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Bill Simpson | 29 | 6 | 11 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1974 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Mike-Mayer | 30 | 7 | 0 | 13 of 23 field goals & 37 of 39 extra points | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| P | Greg Cater | 23 | Rook | 0 | 73 punts for a 38.7 average, 1 blocked | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 259th pick / 1980 |
| PR | Joe Cribbs* | 22 | Rook | 16 | 29 punt returns for a 5.3 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| KR | Terry Miller | 24 | 2 | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 18.9 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1978 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Rufus Bess | 24 | db | 16 | 1 | 184 | 5-9 | South Carolina St. | 9/13/1956 | 1 | 2 | |
| 73 | Jon Borchardt | 23 | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Montana St. | 8/13/1957 | 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1979 | |
| 86 | Mark Brammer | 22 | te | 16 | 5 | 238 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 5/3/1958 | Rook | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 67th pick / 1980 |
| 47 | Curtis Brown | 26 | FB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 5-10 | Missouri | 12/7/1954 | 3 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1977 |
| 80 | Jerry Butler* | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 178 | 6-0 | Clemson | 10/12/1957 | 1 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1979 |
| 7 | Greg Cater | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 4/17/1957 | Rook | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 259th pick / 1980 |
| 29 | Mario Clark | 26 | LCB | 16 | 15 | 194 | 6-2 | Oregon | 3/29/1954 | 4 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1976 |
| 20 | Joe Cribbs* | 22 | PR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Auburn | 1/5/1958 | Rook | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 29th pick / 1980 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | 26 | RT | 16 | 16 | 261 | 6-5 | Iowa | 2/23/1954 | 4 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1976 |
| 69 | Conrad Dobler | 30 | RG | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-3 | Wyoming | 10/1/1950 | 8 | 6 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 110th pick / 1972 |
| 19 | Duke Fergerson | 26 | 9 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Washington St.,San Diego St. | 4/21/1954 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1976 | |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | 30 | QB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/23/1950 | 7 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | 27 | SS | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 5/8/1953 | 5 | 10 | New England Patriots / 5th / 117th pick / 1975 |
| 88 | Reuben Gant | 28 | TE | 16 | 11 | 230 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 4/12/1952 | 6 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 18th pick / 1974 |
| 53 | Will Grant | 26 | C | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-3 | Idaho St.,Kentucky | 3/7/1954 | 2 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 255th pick / 1978 |
| 21 | Doug Greene | 24 | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 2/10/1956 | 2 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1978 | |
| 74 | Dee Hardison | 24 | 16 | 0 | 274 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 5/2/1956 | 2 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1978 | |
| 55 | Jim Haslett | 25 | LILB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-3 | Indiana (PA) | 12/9/1955 | 1 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 51st pick / 1979 |
| 25 | Roland Hooks | 27 | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | North Carolina St. | 1/2/1953 | 4 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 253rd pick / 1975 | |
| 10 | David Humm | 28 | 16 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/2/1952 | 5 | 0 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 128th pick / 1975 | |
| 90 | Scott Hutchinson | 24 | de | 16 | 3 | 246 | 6-4 | Florida | 5/27/1956 | 2 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 38th pick / 1978 |
| 97 | Darrell Irvin | 23 | 7 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 1/21/1957 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 81 | Ron Jessie | 32 | wr | 16 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | Kansas | 2/4/1948 | 9 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 206th pick / 1971 |
| 91 | Ken E. Johnson | 25 | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-5 | Knoxville | 3/25/1955 | 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 83rd pick / 1979 | |
| 72 | Ken Jones | 28 | LT | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Arkansas St. | 12/1/1952 | 4 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 45th pick / 1976 |
| 71 | Mike Kadish | 30 | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 5/27/1950 | 7 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 25th pick / 1972 | |
| 52 | Chris Keating | 23 | 15 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Maine | 10/12/1957 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 42 | Rod Kush | 24 | 5 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/29/1956 | Rook | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 114th pick / 1979 | |
| 48 | Roosevelt Leaks | 27 | 16 | 0 | 225 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/31/1953 | 5 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 105th pick / 1975 | |
| 82 | Frank Lewis | 33 | WR | 15 | 14 | 196 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 7/4/1947 | 9 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 8th pick / 1971 |
| 11 | Dan Manucci | 23 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 9/3/1957 | 1 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 116th pick / 1979 | |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | 30 | LG | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Michigan | 7/27/1950 | 8 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 27th pick / 1972 |
| 5 | Nick Mike-Mayer | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 186 | 5-8 | Temple | 3/1/1950 | 7 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 10th / 248th pick / 1973 |
| 40 | Terry Miller | 24 | KR | 15 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Oklahoma St. | 1/7/1956 | 2 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 5th pick / 1978 |
| 59 | Shane Nelson | 25 | RILB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-1 | Baylor | 5/25/1955 | 3 | 9 | |
| 38 | Jeff Nixon | 24 | fs | 7 | 5 | 190 | 6-3 | Richmond | 10/13/1956 | 1 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 87th pick / 1979 |
| 85 | Artie Owens | 27 | 4 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/14/1953 | 4 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 115th pick / 1976 | |
| 62 | Ervin Parker | 22 | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | South Carolina St. | 8/19/1958 | Rook | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 93rd pick / 1980 | |
| 89 | Lou Piccone | 31 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | West Liberty St. | 7/17/1949 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | 22 | 14 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | North Carolina St. | 5/21/1958 | Rook | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1980 | |
| 58 | Isiah Robertson | 31 | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Southern | 8/17/1949 | 9 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1971 |
| 26 | Charles Romes | 26 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-1 | North Carolina Central | 12/16/1954 | 3 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 12th / 309th pick / 1977 |
| 57 | Lucius Sanford | 24 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 216 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 2/14/1956 | 2 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 89th pick / 1978 |
| 45 | Bill Simpson | 29 | FS | 11 | 11 | 184 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 12/5/1951 | 6 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 50th pick / 1974 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas* | 23 | NT | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 4/8/1957 | 1 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1979 |
| 28 | Roland Solomon | 24 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Utah | 2/6/1956 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 41 | Phil Villapiano | 31 | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Bowling Green | 2/26/1949 | 9 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1971 | |
| 65 | Tim Vogler | 24 | 10 | 0 | 259 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 10/2/1956 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 83 | Sherman White | 32 | RDE | 15 | 13 | 250 | 6-5 | California | 10/6/1948 | 8 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| 77 | Ben Williams | 26 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 9/1/1954 | 4 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 78th pick / 1976 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 219.7 | 6-1.7 | 3.4 |
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