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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.

Simple Rating System: Total 6.5, Offense: 6.8, Defense: -0.3, SoS: -0.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Ron Erhardt (10-6-0)
 Offensive Coordinator: Jim Ringo
 Defensive Coordinator: Fritz Shurmur

Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1980 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 14 NWE Roland James DB 11 1980 1990 0 0 8 50 145 Tennessee
1 25 NWE Vagas Ferguson RB 4 1980 1983 0 0 1 10 33 290 1163 5 26 212 0 Notre Dame
2 45 NWE Larry McGrew LB 10 1980 1990 0 0 7 45 133 USC
3 73 NWE Steve McMichael DT 15 1980 1994 2 2 11 99 213 Texas
5 124 NWE Doug McDougald DE 1 1980 1980 0 0 0 1 8 Virginia Tech
6 160 NWE Preston Brown WR 4 1980 1984 0 0 0 2 32 4 114 1 Vanderbilt
7 180 NWE Tom Kearns G 0 0 0 Kentucky
8 208 NWE Mike House TE 0 0 0 Pacific
9 235 NWE Barry Burget LB 0 0 0 Oklahoma
10 266 NWE Tom Daniel C 0 0 0 Georgia Tech
11 293 NWE Mike Hubach P 2 1980 1981 0 0 1 0 21 1 0 0 Kansas
12 320 NWE Jimmy Jordan QB 0 0 0 Florida St.