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1980 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 244 points (15.2/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 312 points (19.5/g), 14th.
Differential of -68 points (-4.2/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 5.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by Forrest Gregg (6-10-0)
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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 | Ken Anderson | 31 | 9 | 12 | 166 for 275, 1,778 yards, 6 td, 13 int, & 16 rushes for 122 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| QB | Jack Thompson | 24 | 1 | 4 | 115 for 234, 1,324 yards, 11 td, 12 int, & 18 rushes for 84 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1979 |
| RB | Charles Alexander | 23 | 1 | 16 | 169 rushes for 702 yards, 2 td, & 36 catches for 192 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Archie Griffin | 26 | 4 | 7 | 85 rushes for 260 yards, 0 td, & 28 catches for 196 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 24th pick / 1976 |
| FB | Pete Johnson | 26 | 3 | 8 | 186 rushes for 747 yards, 6 td, & 21 catches for 172 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1977 |
| WR | Don Bass | 24 | 2 | 12 | 32 catches for 409 yards, 6 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1978 |
| WR | Isaac Curtis | 30 | 7 | 13 | 43 catches for 610 yards, 3 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Pat McInally | 27 | 4 | 7 | 18 catches for 269 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| TE | Dan Ross | 23 | 1 | 16 | 56 catches for 724 yards, 4 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Anthony Munoz | 22 | Rook | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
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| LG | Glenn Bujnoch | 27 | 4 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1976 |
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| C | Blair Bush | 24 | 2 | 13 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 16th pick / 1978 |
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| RG | Max Montoya | 24 | 1 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Mike W. Wilson | 25 | 2 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eddie Edwards | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| NT | Wilson Whitley | 25 | 3 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1977 |
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| RDE | Ross Browner | 26 | 2 | 15 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Tom Dinkel | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 126th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Bo Harris | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1975 |
| LILB | Jim LeClair | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| RILB | Glenn Cameron | 27 | 5 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Reggie Williams | 26 | 4 | 13 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Ray Griffin | 24 | 2 | 11 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1978 |
| LCB | Louis Breeden | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 187th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Ken Riley | 33 | 11 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Greg Bright | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 224th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Dick Jauron | 30 | 7 | 10 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| FS | Bryan Hicks | 23 | Rook | 6 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ian Sunter | 28 | 4 | 0 | 11 of 20 field goals & 15 of 15 extra points | |
| P | Pat McInally | 27 | 4 | 7 | 83 punts for a 40.8 average, 2 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| PR | Cleo Montgomery | 25 | Rook | 0 | 31 punt returns for a 7.2 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Cleo Montgomery | 25 | Rook | 0 | 44 kick returns for a 19.2 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Charles Alexander | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-1 | LSU | 7/28/1957 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1979 |
| Alton Alexis | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Tulane | 11/16/1957 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 281st pick / 1980 |
| Ken Anderson | 31 | QB | 13 | 12 | 212 | 6-2 | Augustana (IL) | 2/15/1949 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| Don Bass | 24 | WR-TE | 14 | 12 | 219 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/11/1956 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1978 |
| Jim Breech | 24 | K | 4 | 0 | 161 | 5-6 | California | 4/11/1956 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| Louis Breeden | 27 | DB | 16 | 5 | 185 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 10/26/1953 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 187th pick / 1977 |
| Greg Bright | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-0 | Morehead State | 8/2/1957 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 224th pick / 1980 |
| Jim Browner | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 209 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 12/4/1955 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 304th pick / 1979 |
| Ross Browner | 26 | DE | 15 | 15 | 262 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/22/1954 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1978 |
| Glenn Bujnoch | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 12/20/1953 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1976 |
| Gary Burley | 28 | DE-DT | 11 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 12/8/1952 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 55th pick / 1975 |
| Blair Bush | 24 | C | 16 | 13 | 268 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/25/1956 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 16th pick / 1978 |
| Glenn Cameron | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/21/1953 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
| Jim Corbett | 25 | TE | 4 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 2/22/1955 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 194th pick / 1977 |
| Isaac Curtis | 30 | WR | 15 | 13 | 192 | 6-1 | California,San Diego State | 10/20/1950 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| Tom Dinkel | 24 | LB | 16 | 12 | 240 | 6-3 | Kansas | 7/25/1956 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 126th pick / 1978 |
| Eddie Edwards | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 4/25/1954 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| William Glass | 23 | G | 15 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Baylor | 12/21/1957 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 86th pick / 1980 |
| Archie Griffin | 26 | RB | 15 | 7 | 189 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 8/21/1954 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 24th pick / 1976 |
| Ray Griffin | 24 | DB | 16 | 11 | 186 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 6/29/1956 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1978 |
| Bo Harris | 27 | LB | 15 | 7 | 225 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/16/1953 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1975 |
| M.L. Harris | 26 | TE | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | Kansas State,Tampa | 1/16/1954 | Rook | |
| Jo Jo Heath | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 3/9/1957 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 141st pick / 1980 |
| Bryan Hicks | 23 | DB | 16 | 6 | 192 | 6-0 | McNeese State | 1/24/1957 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1980 |
| Rod Horn | 24 | NT | 7 | 0 | 268 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 11/23/1956 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1980 |
| Dick Jauron | 30 | DB | 10 | 10 | 190 | 6-0 | Yale | 10/7/1950 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 91st pick / 1973 |
| Pete Johnson | 26 | RB | 12 | 8 | 252 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/2/1954 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Kreider | 22 | WR | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | Lehigh | 5/12/1958 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1979 |
| Dave Lapham | 28 | G-C-T | 16 | 1 | 259 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 6/24/1952 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 |
| Jim LeClair | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 10/30/1950 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Levenseller | 24 | WR | 8 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Washington State | 2/21/1956 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 164th pick / 1978 |
| Pat McInally | 27 | WR-P | 16 | 7 | 210 | 6-6 | Harvard | 5/7/1953 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| Andrew Melontree | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Baylor | 12/1/1957 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 159th pick / 1980 |
| Cleo Montgomery | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | Abilene Christian | 7/1/1955 | Rook | |
| Max Montoya | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-5 | UCLA | 5/12/1956 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
| Blake Moore | 22 | C-G-T | 16 | 3 | 267 | 6-5 | Wooster | 5/8/1958 | Rook | |
| Anthony Munoz | 22 | T | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-6 | USC | 8/19/1958 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
| Nathan Poole | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-9 | Louisville | 12/17/1956 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 250th pick / 1979 |
| Rick Razzano | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 11/15/1955 | Rook | |
| Ken Riley | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| Dan Ross | 23 | TE | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-4 | Northeastern | 2/9/1957 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1979 |
| Ron Simpkins | 22 | LB | 16 | 2 | 235 | 6-1 | Michigan | 4/2/1958 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 167th pick / 1980 |
| Mike St. Clair | 27 | DE | 10 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | Grambling State,Iowa Central | 9/2/1953 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 99th pick / 1976 |
| Shafer Suggs | 27 | DB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Ball State | 4/28/1953 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1976 |
| Ian Sunter | 28 | K | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | none | 12/21/1952 | 4 | |
| Jack Thompson | 24 | QB | 14 | 4 | 217 | 6-3 | Washington State | 5/19/1956 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1979 |
| Deacon Turner | 25 | RB | 12 | 1 | 212 | 5-11 | San Diego State | 1/2/1955 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 45th pick / 1978 |
| Sandro Vitiello | 22 | K | 2 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | Massachusetts | 2/21/1958 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 252nd pick / 1980 |
| Mike White | 23 | DT-DE-NT | 15 | 1 | 266 | 6-5 | Albany State (GA) | 8/11/1957 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1979 |
| Wilson Whitley | 25 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Houston | 4/28/1955 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1977 |
| Reggie Williams | 26 | LB | 14 | 13 | 228 | 6-1 | Dartmouth | 9/19/1954 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| Mike W. Wilson | 25 | T | 16 | 15 | 275 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/28/1955 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 16 | 225.1 | 6-1.8 | 2.5 |