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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 355 points (22.2/g), 9th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 387 points (24.2/g), 23rd.
Differential of -32 points (-2.0/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-8.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 17th.
Coached by Mike McCormack (7-9-0)
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1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bert Jones | 29 | 7 | 15 | 248 for 446, 3,134 yards, 23 td, 21 int, & 27 rushes for 175 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| RB | Joe Washington | 27 | 3 | 11 | 144 rushes for 502 yards, 1 td, & 51 catches for 494 yards and 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1976 |
| RB | Curtis Dickey | 24 | Rook | 5 | 176 rushes for 800 yards, 11 td, & 25 catches for 204 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1980 |
| FB | Cleveland Franklin | 25 | 3 | 13 | 83 rushes for 264 yards, 2 td, & 14 catches for 112 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 202nd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Ray Butler | 24 | Rook | 16 | 34 catches for 574 yards, 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Roger Carr | 28 | 6 | 16 | 61 catches for 924 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -8 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Reese McCall | 24 | 2 | 15 | 18 catches for 322 yards, 5 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1978 |
| LT | Wade Griffin | 26 | 3 | 16 | ||
| LG | Robert Pratt | 29 | 6 | 16 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974 |
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| C | Ken Mendenhall | 32 | 9 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
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| RG | Ken Huff | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975 |
| RT | Jeff Hart | 27 | 5 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1975 |
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| RT | George Kunz | 33 | 11 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Fred Cook | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974 |
| LDT | Mike Barnes | 30 | 7 | 15 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
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| RDT | Herb Orvis | 34 | 8 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 |
| RDE | Mike Ozdowski | 25 | 2 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1977 |
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| RDE | Greg Fields | 25 | 1 | 6 | ||
| LLB | Sanders Shiver | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 134th pick / 1976 |
| LLB | Barry Krauss | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979 |
| MLB | Ed Simonini | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 81st pick / 1976 |
| RLB | Mike Woods | 26 | 1 | 12 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1978 |
| RLB | Barry Krauss | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979 |
| LCB | Derrick Hatchett | 22 | Rook | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Larry Braziel | 26 | 1 | 15 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1979 |
| SS | Bruce Laird | 30 | 8 | 15 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| FS | Nesby Glasgow | 23 | 1 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1979 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Mike-Mayer | 33 | 5 | 0 | 12 of 23 field goals & 43 of 46 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1975 |
| P | Mike Bragg | 34 | 12 | 0 | 82 punts for a 39.1 average, 2 blocked | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| PR | Nesby Glasgow | 23 | 1 | 16 | 23 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1979 |
| KR | Nesby Glasgow | 23 | 1 | 16 | 33 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1979 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Alston | 33 | TE | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/27/1947 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 277th pick / 1970 |
| Kim Anderson | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Arizona State,Pasadena Community College | 7/19/1957 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 69th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Barnes | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-6 | Miami (FL) | 12/24/1950 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 35th pick / 1973 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 29 | DB | 11 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/24/1951 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Bragg | 34 | P | 16 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Richmond | 9/26/1946 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 117th pick / 1968 |
| Larry Braziel | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 188 | 6-0 | USC | 9/25/1954 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 115th pick / 1979 |
| Randy Burke | 25 | WR | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 5/26/1955 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 26th pick / 1977 |
| Ray Butler | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-3 | USC | 6/28/1956 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1980 |
| Roger Carr | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-3 | Louisiana Tech | 7/1/1952 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1974 |
| Fred Cook | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 4/15/1952 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1974 |
| Brian DeRoo | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 193 | 6-3 | Redlands | 4/25/1956 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 137th pick / 1978 |
| Curtis Dickey | 24 | RB | 15 | 5 | 213 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/27/1956 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 5th pick / 1980 |
| Zachary Dixon | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Temple | 3/5/1956 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 297th pick / 1979 |
| Ray Donaldson | 22 | C | 16 | 0 | 311 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/18/1958 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1980 |
| Joe Ehrmann | 31 | DT | 16 | 1 | 260 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 3/29/1949 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1973 |
| Greg Fields | 25 | DE | 16 | 6 | 260 | 6-7 | Grambling State | 1/23/1955 | 1 | |
| Chris Foote | 24 | C-G | 16 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | USC | 12/2/1956 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 144th pick / 1980 |
| Cleveland Franklin | 25 | RB | 13 | 13 | 216 | 6-2 | Baylor | 4/24/1955 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 202nd pick / 1977 |
| Ben Garry | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 2/11/1956 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 161st pick / 1978 |
| Nesby Glasgow | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-10 | Washington | 4/15/1957 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 207th pick / 1979 |
| Wade Griffin | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 8/7/1954 | 3 | |
| Jeff Hart | 27 | T | 16 | 10 | 266 | 6-5 | Oregon State | 9/10/1953 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1975 |
| Derrick Hatchett | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 182 | 5-11 | Texas | 8/14/1958 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 24th pick / 1980 |
| Steve Heimkreiter | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/9/1957 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 8th / 197th pick / 1979 |
| Ken Huff | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 2/21/1953 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 3rd pick / 1975 |
| Bert Jones | 29 | QB | 15 | 15 | 210 | 6-3 | LSU | 9/7/1951 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1973 |
| Ricky Jones | 25 | LB-DB | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Tuskegee | 3/9/1955 | 3 | |
| Jim Krahl | 27 | DT | 2 | 0 | 252 | 6-5 | Texas Tech | 11/19/1953 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 132nd pick / 1978 |
| Barry Krauss | 23 | LB | 16 | 7 | 245 | 6-3 | Alabama | 3/17/1957 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 6th pick / 1979 |
| George Kunz | 33 | T | 9 | 6 | 257 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 7/5/1947 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 2nd pick / 1969 |
| Bruce Laird | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 193 | 6-0 | American International College | 5/23/1950 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 152nd pick / 1972 |
| Greg Landry | 34 | QB | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-4 | Massachusetts | 12/18/1946 | 12 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 11th pick / 1968 |
| Ron LaPointe | 23 | TE | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Penn State | 2/28/1957 | Rook | |
| Reese McCall | 24 | TE | 16 | 15 | 239 | 6-6 | Auburn | 6/16/1956 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 25th pick / 1978 |
| Don McCauley | 31 | RB | 16 | 1 | 211 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 5/12/1949 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1971 |
| Ken Mendenhall | 32 | C | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 8/11/1948 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 116th pick / 1970 |
| Steve Mike-Mayer | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Maryland | 9/8/1947 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1975 |
| Herb Orvis | 34 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-5 | Colorado | 10/17/1946 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 16th pick / 1972 |
| Mike Ozdowski | 25 | DE | 15 | 10 | 243 | 6-5 | Virginia | 9/24/1955 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1977 |
| Reggie Pinkney | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 5/27/1955 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 166th pick / 1977 |
| Robert Pratt | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/25/1951 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1974 |
| Bob Raba | 25 | TE | 3 | 0 | 222 | 6-1 | Maryland | 4/23/1955 | 3 | |
| Sanders Shiver | 26 | LB | 14 | 13 | 227 | 6-2 | Carson-Newman | 2/14/1954 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 134th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Siani | 30 | WR | 10 | 1 | 195 | 6-2 | Villanova | 5/27/1950 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 21st pick / 1972 |
| Ed Simonini | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 2/2/1954 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 81st pick / 1976 |
| Marvin Sims | 23 | FB | 16 | 3 | 234 | 6-4 | Clemson | 6/8/1957 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 324th pick / 1980 |
| Ed Smith | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 5/18/1957 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 322nd pick / 1979 |
| Bob Van Duyne | 28 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 243 | 6-5 | Idaho | 5/15/1952 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 240th pick / 1974 |
| Joe Washington | 27 | RB | 16 | 11 | 179 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 9/24/1953 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 4th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Woods | 26 | LB | 13 | 12 | 233 | 6-2 | Cincinnati,Tampa | 11/1/1954 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1978 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 223.1 | 6-2.3 | 3.9 |