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1980 Chicago Bears
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 304 points (19.0/g), 17th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 264 points (16.5/g), 4th.
Differential of 40 points (2.5/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 21st.
Coached by Neill Armstrong (7-9-0)
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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 | Vince Evans | 25 | 3 | 10 | 148 for 278, 2,039 yards, 11 td, 16 int, & 60 rushes for 306 yards and 8 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 140th pick / 1977 |
| QB | Mike Phipps | 33 | 10 | 6 | 61 for 122, 630 yards, 2 td, 9 int, & 15 rushes for 38 yards and 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| RB | Walter Payton*+ | 26 | 5 | 16 | 317 rushes for 1,460 yards, 6 td, & 46 catches for 367 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Roland Harper | 27 | 5 | 12 | 113 rushes for 404 yards, 5 td, & 7 catches for 31 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 17th / 420th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Brian Baschnagel | 26 | 4 | 15 | 28 catches for 396 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| WR | James Scott | 28 | 4 | 12 | 36 catches for 696 yards, 3 td | New York Jets / 8th / 193rd pick / 1975 |
| TE | Robin Earl | 25 | 3 | 13 | 18 catches for 223 yards, 3 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1977 |
| LT | Ted Albrecht | 26 | 3 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 15th pick / 1977 |
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| LG | Noah Jackson | 29 | 5 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
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| C | Dan Neal | 31 | 7 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Revie Sorey | 27 | 5 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 110th pick / 1975 |
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| RT | Dennis Lick | 26 | 4 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1976 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dan Hampton* | 23 | 1 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
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| LDT | Jim Osborne | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Alan Page | 35 | 13 | 16 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| RDE | Mike Hartenstine | 27 | 5 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
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| LLB | Jerry Muckensturm | 27 | 4 | 15 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 190th pick / 1976 |
| MLB | Tom Hicks | 28 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 151st pick / 1975 |
| RLB | Gary Campbell | 28 | 3 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 291st pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Terry Schmidt | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Allan Ellis | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 107th pick / 1973 |
| SS | Gary Fencik* | 26 | 4 | 15 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| FS | Doug Plank | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 12th / 291st pick / 1975 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Thomas | 28 | 5 | 0 | 13 of 18 field goals & 35 of 37 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| P | Bob Parsons | 30 | 8 | 0 | 79 punts for a 40.6 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Len Walterscheid | 26 | 3 | 2 | 33 punt returns for a 7.2 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Dave Williams | 26 | 3 | 3 | 27 kick returns for a 24.7 average and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 208th pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ted Albrecht | 26 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-4 | California | 10/8/1954 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 15th pick / 1977 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 26 | WR | 16 | 15 | 187 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 1/8/1954 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| Dave Becker | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Iowa | 1/15/1957 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 12th / 312th pick / 1979 |
| Gary Campbell | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 3/4/1952 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 291st pick / 1976 |
| Mike Cobb | 25 | TE | 4 | 3 | 244 | 6-5 | Michigan State | 12/10/1955 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 22nd pick / 1977 |
| Robin Earl | 25 | TE-RB | 16 | 13 | 242 | 6-5 | Washington | 3/18/1955 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1977 |
| Allan Ellis | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | UCLA | 8/19/1951 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 107th pick / 1973 |
| Vince Evans | 25 | QB | 13 | 10 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 6/14/1955 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 140th pick / 1977 |
| Gary Fencik* | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 194 | 6-1 | Yale | 6/11/1954 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| Bob Fisher | 22 | TE | 16 | 2 | 240 | 6-3 | SMU | 3/17/1958 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 12th / 323rd pick / 1980 |
| Wentford Gaines | 27 | DB | 8 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Cincinnati,Ferrum,Tennessee Tech | 2/4/1953 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 265th pick / 1976 |
| Kris Haines | 23 | WR | 16 | 1 | 183 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 7/23/1957 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 233rd pick / 1979 |
| Dan Hampton* | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 9/19/1957 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| Roland Harper | 27 | RB | 12 | 12 | 208 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 2/28/1953 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 17th / 420th pick / 1975 |
| Al Harris | 24 | DE-LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 12/31/1956 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/27/1953 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| Bruce Herron | 26 | LB | 15 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 4/14/1954 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 180th pick / 1977 |
| Tom Hicks | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-4 | Illinois | 12/18/1952 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 151st pick / 1975 |
| Jonathan Hoke | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Ball State | 1/24/1957 | Rook | |
| Noah Jackson | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 267 | 6-2 | Tampa | 4/14/1951 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 26 | T-G | 15 | 0 | 274 | 6-4 | Harvard | 3/10/1954 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1976 |
| Lee Kunz | 23 | LB | 16 | 2 | 226 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/21/1957 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 174th pick / 1979 |
| Dennis Lick | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 4/26/1954 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1976 |
| Vaughn Lusby | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Arkansas | 8/23/1956 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 91st pick / 1979 |
| Willie McClendon | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Georgia | 9/13/1957 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1979 |
| Rocco Moore | 25 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 276 | 6-7 | Western Michigan | 3/31/1955 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 283rd pick / 1977 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 27 | LB | 15 | 15 | 223 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 10/13/1953 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 190th pick / 1976 |
| Dan Neal | 31 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/30/1949 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
| Jim Osborne | 31 | DT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/7/1949 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| Alan Page | 35 | DT | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1945 | 13 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 15th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Parsons | 30 | TE-P | 16 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn State | 6/29/1950 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| Walter Payton*+ | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 7/25/1954 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| Mike Phipps | 33 | QB | 7 | 6 | 208 | 6-3 | Purdue | 11/19/1947 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 1970 |
| Doug Plank | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/4/1953 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 291st pick / 1975 |
| Ron Rydalch | 28 | DT | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Utah | 1/1/1952 | 5 | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1974 |
| Terry Schmidt | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 177 | 6-0 | Ball State | 5/28/1952 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| James Scott | 28 | WR | 15 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Trinity Valley Community College (TX) | 3/28/1952 | 4 | New York Jets / 8th / 193rd pick / 1975 |
| Brad Shearer | 25 | DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Texas | 8/10/1955 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 74th pick / 1978 |
| John Skibinski | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Purdue | 4/27/1955 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 139th pick / 1978 |
| Revie Sorey | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-2 | Illinois | 9/10/1953 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 110th pick / 1975 |
| Matt Suhey | 22 | RB | 16 | 1 | 217 | 5-11 | Penn State | 7/7/1958 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| Paul Tabor | 24 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 241 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 11/30/1956 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 130th pick / 1980 |
| Bob Thomas | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1952 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| Mike Ulmer | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Doane | 12/28/1954 | Rook | |
| Len Walterscheid | 26 | DB | 15 | 2 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern Utah | 9/13/1954 | 3 | |
| Rickey Watts | 23 | WR | 15 | 1 | 203 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 5/16/1957 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1979 |
| Dave Williams | 26 | RB | 16 | 3 | 210 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/10/1954 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 208th pick / 1976 |
| Otis Wilson | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 227 | 6-2 | Louisville,Syracuse | 9/15/1957 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 222.1 | 6-1.9 | 3.4 |