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1980 New England Patriots

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 441 points (27.6/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 325 points (20.3/g), 17th.
 Differential of 116 points (7.2/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 10.8-5.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 14th.

Coached by Ron Erhardt (10-6-0)

1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 7 box W 1-0 Cleveland Browns 34 17 27 452 266 186 2 16 263 215 48 2
2 Sun September 14 box L 1-1 Atlanta Falcons 21 37 21 260 153 107 3 22 404 237 167 1
3 Sun September 21 box W 2-1 @ Seattle Seahawks 37 31 23 474 271 203 1 22 433 299 134 2
4 Mon September 29 box W 3-1 Denver Broncos 23 14 23 357 200 157 2 8 170 62 108 1
5 Sun October 5 box W 4-1 @ New York Jets 21 11 16 254 174 80 1 20 303 211 92 2
6 Sun October 12 box W 5-1 Miami Dolphins 34 0 21 360 180 180 4 8 88 27 61 4
7 Sun October 19 box W 6-1 @ Baltimore Colts 37 21 21 381 264 117 21 306 160 146 2
8 Sun October 26 box L 6-2 @ Buffalo Bills 13 31 8 148 109 39 4 21 357 176 181 3
9 Sun November 2 box W 7-2 New York Jets 34 21 16 273 185 88 2 18 335 222 113 4
10 Mon November 10 box L 7-3 @ Houston Oilers 34 38 27 473 374 99 2 20 390 242 148 1
11 Sun November 16 box L 7-4 Los Angeles Rams 14 17 14 202 99 103 5 13 257 150 107 2
12 Sun November 23 box W 8-4 Baltimore Colts 47 21 23 386 141 245 1 18 327 172 155 5
13 Sun November 30 box L 8-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 21 16 343 262 81 6 15 229 128 101 2
14 Mon December 8 box L 8-6 @ Miami Dolphins 13 16 15 275 155 120 17 291 173 118
15 Sun December 14 box W 9-6 Buffalo Bills 24 2 21 324 129 195 2 8 161 53 108 3
16 Sun December 21 box W 10-6 @ New Orleans Saints 38 27 27 473 233 240 1 23 448 359 89

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 441 5435 1026 5.3 319 240 413 3195 27 27 7.3 154 588 2240 19 3.8 139 36 9 26
Team Defense 325 4762 984 4.8 422 266 458 2886 28 24 5.7 141 482 1876 12 3.9 270 34 10 11
Lg Rank Offense 2 10 9 26 12 7 25 2 4 7 5 21 9 3
Lg Rank Defense 17 8 2 8 7 25 11 9 9 11 8 17 16 25

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Steve Grogan 27 QB 12 12 175 306 57.2 2475 18 5.9 22 7.2 71 8.1 5.4 14.1 206.3 73.1 17 138 7.2 4.7 5.3
Matt Cavanaugh 24 16 4 63 105 60.0 885 9 8.6 5 4.8 40 8.4 7.1 14.0 55.3 95.9 8 62 7.3 6.1 7.1
Harold Jackson 34 WR 16 15 2 2 100.0 35 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 17.5 17.5 17.5 2.2 118.7 0 0 17.5 17.5 0.0
Team Total 26.6 16 240 413 58.1 3395 27 6.5 27 6.5 71 8.2 5.9 14.1 212.2 79.3 25 200 7.3 5.1 5.7
Opp Total 16 266 458 58.1 2886 28 6.1 24 5.2 6.3 4.6 10.8 180.4 75.3 44 346 5.7 3.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Vagas Ferguson 23 RB 16 16 211 818 2 44 3.9 51.1 13.2 22 173 7.9 0 18 1.4 10.8 991 2 3
Don Calhoun 28 FB 16 16 200 787 9 22 3.9 49.2 12.5 27 129 4.8 0 12 1.7 8.1 916 9 2
Horace Ivory 26 RET 14 0 42 111 2 20 2.6 7.9 3.0 12 95 7.9 0 19 0.9 6.8 206 2 3
Mosi Tatupu 25 16 0 33 97 3 11 2.9 6.1 2.1 4 27 6.8 0 11 0.3 1.7 124 3 0
Steve Grogan 27 QB 12 12 30 112 1 19 3.7 9.3 2.5 112 1 4
Chuck Foreman 30 16 0 23 63 1 7 2.7 3.9 1.4 14 99 7.1 0 18 0.9 6.2 162 1 0
Matt Cavanaugh 24 16 4 19 97 0 22 5.1 6.1 1.2 97 0 1
Andy Johnson 28 16 0 11 26 0 11 2.4 1.6 0.7 24 259 10.8 3 22 1.5 16.2 285 3 0
Allan Clark 23 11 0 9 56 1 15 6.2 5.1 0.8 56 1 0
Harold Jackson 34 WR 16 15 5 37 0 16 7.4 2.3 0.3 35 737 21.1 5 40 2.2 46.1 774 5 0
Stanley Morgan* 25 WR 16 16 4 36 0 16 9.0 2.3 0.3 45 991 22.0 6 71 2.8 61.9 1027 6 0
Mike Hubach 22 P 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
Russ Francis 27 TE 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 664 16.2 8 39 2.7 44.3 664 8 0
Don Hasselbeck 25 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 130 16.3 4 35 0.5 8.1 130 4 0
Carlos Pennywell 24 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 31 7.8 1 16 0.4 2.8 31 1 0
Don Westbrook 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 60 15.0 0 21 0.3 4.3 60 0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 588 2240 19 44 3.8 140.0 36.8 240 3395 14.1 27 71 15.0 212.2 5635 46 19
Opp Total 16 482 1876 12 3.9 117.3 30.1 266 2886 10.8 28 16.6 180.4 4762 40 31

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Horace Ivory 26 RET 14 0 36 992 1 98 27.6 1198
Roland James 22 SS 16 10 33 331 1 75 10.0 331
Preston Brown 22 5 0 10 42 0 14 4.2 9 156 0 26 17.3 198
Mike Haynes* 27 RCB 13 12 17 140 0 35 8.2 140
Bill Currier 25 16 0 6 98 0 26 16.3 98
Allan Clark 23 11 0 3 21 0 13 7.0 77
Carlos Pennywell 24 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 31
Don Westbrook 28 14 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 74
Team Total 26.6 16 60 513 1 75 8.6 56 1281 1 98 22.9 7429
Opp Total 16 28 0 89 1649 0 18.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
John Smith* 31 K 16 0 2 2 11 11 14 10 7 3 34 26 76.5% 51 51 100.0%
Mike Hubach 22 P 16 0 63 2392 69 0 38.0
Team Total 26.6 16 2 2 11 11 14 10 7 3 34 26 76.5% 51 51 100.0% 63 2392 69 0 38.0
Opp Total 16 20 14 70.0% 40 39 97.5% 92 3763 40.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Sam Adams 32 RG 15 14 0 1 0 0
Richard Bishop 30 lde 13 5 0 1 0 0
Pete Brock 26 16 0 0 1 0 0
Preston Brown 22 5 0 1 0 0 0
Don Calhoun 28 FB 16 16 2 0 0 0
Matt Cavanaugh 24 16 4 1 1 -4 0
Allan Clark 23 11 0 0 1 15 1
Raymond Clayborn 25 LCB 16 16 5 87 0 29 0 1 0 0
Vagas Ferguson 23 RB 16 16 3 0 0 0
Chuck Foreman 30 16 0 0 1 0 0
Tim Fox* 27 FS 16 16 4 41 0 23
Steve Grogan 27 QB 12 12 4 1 -10 0
Ray Hamilton 29 NT 15 15 0 1 0 0
Mike Hawkins 25 LOLB 16 16 2 5 0 5
Mike Haynes* 27 RCB 13 12 1 31 0 31 2 3 6 0
Mike Hubach 22 P 16 0 0 1 0 0
Horace Ivory 26 RET 14 0 3 0 0 0
Roland James 22 SS 16 10 4 32 0 19 2 1 0 0
Bill Matthews 24 16 0 1 5 0 5
Prentice McCray 29 3 0 0 1 0 0
Stanley Morgan* 25 WR 16 16 0 1 3 0
Steve Nelson* 29 LILB 16 16 3 37 0 33 0 1 0 0
Rick Sanford 23 ss 16 10 1 0 0 0 0 2 22 1
Rod Shoate 27 ROLB 16 16 3 50 1 42 0 1 0 0
Dwight Wheeler 25 LT 16 16 1 0 -41 0
Team Total 26.6 16 24 288 1 42 0 19 20 -9 2 5
Opp Total 16 25 31 21 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
John Smith* 31 K 16 0 51 26 129
Don Calhoun 28 FB 16 16 9 54
Russ Francis 27 TE 15 15 8 48
Stanley Morgan* 25 WR 16 16 6 36
Harold Jackson 34 WR 16 15 5 30
Don Hasselbeck 25 16 2 4 24
Horace Ivory 26 RET 14 0 2 1 18
Andy Johnson 28 16 0 3 18
Mosi Tatupu 25 16 0 3 18
Allan Clark 23 11 0 1 1 12
Vagas Ferguson 23 RB 16 16 2 12
Chuck Foreman 30 16 0 1 6
Steve Grogan 27 QB 12 12 1 6
Mike Haynes* 27 RCB 13 12 1 6
Roland James 22 SS 16 10 1 6
Carlos Pennywell 24 11 0 1 6
Rick Sanford 23 ss 16 10 1 6
Rod Shoate 27 ROLB 16 16 1 6
Team Total 26.6 16 19 27 1 1 2 1 1 51 26 441
Opp Total 16 12 28 39 14 2 325