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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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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Steve Grogan | 27 | 5 | 12 | 175 for 306, 2,475 yards, 18 td, 22 int, & 30 rushes for 112 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| RB | Vagas Ferguson | 23 | Rook | 16 | 211 rushes for 818 yards, 2 td, & 22 catches for 173 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1980 |
| FB | Don Calhoun | 28 | 6 | 16 | 200 rushes for 787 yards, 9 td, & 27 catches for 129 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 249th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Harold Jackson | 34 | 12 | 15 | 35 catches for 737 yards, 5 td, & 5 rushes for 37 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 323rd pick / 1968 |
| WR | Stanley Morgan* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 45 catches for 991 yards, 6 td, & 4 rushes for 36 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Russ Francis | 27 | 5 | 15 | 41 catches for 664 yards, 8 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| LT | Dwight Wheeler | 25 | 2 | 16 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1978 | |
| LG | John Hannah*+ | 29 | 7 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 | |
| C | Bill Lenkaitis | 34 | 12 | 16 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 | |
| RG | Sam Adams | 32 | 8 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Shelby Jordan | 28 | 5 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 157th pick / 1973 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mel Lunsford | 30 | 7 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1972 | |
| LDE | Richard Bishop | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 127th pick / 1974 |
| NT | Ray Hamilton | 29 | 7 | 15 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 14th / 342nd pick / 1973 |
| RDE | Julius Adams* | 32 | 9 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 | |
| LOLB | Mike Hawkins | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 7th / 188th pick / 1978 |
| LILB | Steve Nelson* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| RILB | John Zamberlin | 24 | 1 | 13 | New England Patriots / 5th / 135th pick / 1979 | |
| ROLB | Rod Shoate | 27 | 5 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1975 |
| LCB | Raymond Clayborn | 25 | 3 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Mike Haynes* | 27 | 4 | 12 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Roland James | 22 | Rook | 10 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| SS | Rick Sanford | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1979 |
| FS | Tim Fox* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Smith* | 31 | 6 | 0 | 26 of 34 field goals & 51 of 51 extra points | |
| P | Mike Hubach | 22 | Rook | 0 | 63 punts for a 38.0 average, 0 blocked | New England Patriots / 11th / 293rd pick / 1980 |
| PR | Roland James | 22 | Rook | 10 | 33 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| KR | Horace Ivory | 26 | 3 | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 27.6 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 44th pick / 1977 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Julius Adams* | 32 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 4/26/1948 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| 61 | Sam Adams | 32 | G-T | 15 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | Prairie View | 9/20/1948 | 8 | |
| 64 | Richard Bishop | 30 | DE-NT | 13 | 5 | 275 | 6-1 | Louisville | 3/23/1950 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 127th pick / 1974 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | 26 | C-T-G | 16 | 0 | 267 | 6-5 | Colorado | 7/14/1954 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976 |
| 87 | Preston Brown | 22 | WR | 5 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Vanderbilt | 3/2/1958 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 160th pick / 1980 |
| 44 | Don Calhoun | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-0 | Kansas St. | 4/29/1952 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 249th pick / 1974 |
| 12 | Matt Cavanaugh | 24 | QB | 16 | 4 | 212 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/27/1956 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 50th pick / 1978 |
| 35 | Allan Clark | 23 | RB | 11 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Northern Arizona | 6/8/1957 | 1 | New England Patriots / 10th / 271st pick / 1979 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/2/1955 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| 75 | Bob Cryder | 24 | T-G | 16 | 2 | 275 | 6-4 | Alabama | 9/7/1956 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 18th pick / 1978 |
| 28 | Bill Currier | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 1/5/1955 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 232nd pick / 1977 |
| 43 | Vagas Ferguson | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/6/1957 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1980 |
| 22 | Chuck Foreman | 30 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/26/1950 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 12th pick / 1973 |
| 48 | Tim Fox* | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 11/1/1953 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 1976 |
| 81 | Russ Francis | 27 | TE | 15 | 15 | 240 | 6-6 | Oregon | 4/3/1953 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1975 |
| 51 | Bob Golic | 23 | NT-DT-LB-DE | 16 | 3 | 264 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/26/1957 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1979 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | 27 | QB | 12 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | Kansas St. | 7/24/1953 | 5 | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| 71 | Ray Hamilton | 29 | NT-DE | 15 | 15 | 244 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/20/1951 | 7 | New England Patriots / 14th / 342nd pick / 1973 |
| 73 | John Hannah*+ | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-2 | Alabama | 4/4/1951 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
| 80 | Don Hasselbeck | 25 | TE | 16 | 2 | 245 | 6-7 | Colorado | 4/1/1955 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1977 |
| 59 | Mike Hawkins | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/29/1955 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 188th pick / 1978 |
| 40 | Mike Haynes* | 27 | DB | 13 | 12 | 192 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 7/1/1953 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| 6 | Mike Hubach | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Kansas | 1/26/1958 | Rook | New England Patriots / 11th / 293rd pick / 1980 |
| 23 | Horace Ivory | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 8/8/1954 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 44th pick / 1977 |
| 29 | Harold Jackson | 34 | WR-FL | 16 | 15 | 175 | 5-10 | Jackson St. | 1/6/1946 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 323rd pick / 1968 |
| 38 | Roland James | 22 | DB | 16 | 10 | 191 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/18/1958 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| 32 | Andy Johnson | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Georgia | 10/18/1952 | 6 | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1974 |
| 74 | Shelby Jordan | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-7 | Washington (MO) | 1/23/1952 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 157th pick / 1973 |
| 52 | Steve King | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 6/10/1951 | 7 | |
| 67 | Bill Lenkaitis | 34 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 6/30/1946 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1968 |
| 72 | Mel Lunsford | 30 | DE-DT-NT | 12 | 12 | 256 | 6-3 | Central State (OH) | 6/13/1950 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1972 |
| 53 | Bill Matthews | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | South Dakota St. | 3/12/1956 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 129th pick / 1978 |
| 34 | Prentice McCray | 29 | DB | 3 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 3/1/1951 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 200th pick / 1973 |
| 70 | Doug McDougald | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 271 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 2/6/1957 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1980 |
| 78 | Tony McGee | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Wyoming,Bishop | 1/18/1949 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1971 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 233 | 6-5 | USC | 7/23/1957 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| 66 | Steve McMichael | 23 | DT-NT | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan* | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/17/1955 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson* | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Augsburg,North Dakota St. | 4/26/1951 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| 88 | Carlos Pennywell | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Grambling St. | 3/18/1956 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 77th pick / 1978 |
| 77 | Garry Puetz | 28 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Valparaiso | 3/14/1952 | 7 | New York Jets / 12th / 300th pick / 1973 |
| 25 | Rick Sanford | 23 | DB | 16 | 10 | 192 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/9/1957 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1979 |
| 56 | Rod Shoate | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 214 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/26/1953 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1975 |
| 1 | John Smith* | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | King Alfred's (England),South (England) | 12/30/1949 | 6 | |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | USC | 4/26/1955 | 2 | New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978 |
| 83 | Don Westbrook | 28 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 11/1/1952 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 6th / 131st pick / 1975 |
| 62 | Dwight Wheeler | 25 | T-C-G | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-3 | Tennessee St. | 1/13/1955 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1978 |
| 54 | John Zamberlin | 24 | LB | 16 | 13 | 230 | 6-2 | Pacific Lutheran | 2/13/1956 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 135th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 224.3 | 6-1.8 | 4.0 |