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1980 New York Jets
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 302 points (18.9/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 395 points (24.7/g), 24th.
Differential of -93 points (-5.8/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 5.5-10.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 23rd.
Coached by Walt Michaels (4-12-0)
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1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Richard Todd | 27 | 4 | 16 | 264 for 479, 3,329 yards, 17 td, 30 int, & 49 rushes for 330 yards and 5 td | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1976 |
| RB | Scott Dierking | 25 | 3 | 13 | 156 rushes for 567 yards, 6 td, & 19 catches for 138 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 4th / 90th pick / 1977 |
| FB | Kevin Long | 25 | 3 | 7 | 115 rushes for 355 yards, 6 td, & 20 catches for 137 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 7th / 195th pick / 1977 |
| WR | Lam Jones | 22 | Rook | 13 | 25 catches for 482 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | New York Jets / 1st / 2nd pick / 1980 |
| WR | Wesley Walker | 25 | 3 | 7 | 18 catches for 376 yards, 1 td | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Derrick Gaffney | 25 | 2 | 5 | 24 catches for 397 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Bobby Jones | 25 | 2 | 5 | 14 catches for 193 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Jerome Barkum | 30 | 8 | 11 | 13 catches for 244 yards, 1 td | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Mickey Shuler | 24 | 2 | 9 | 22 catches for 226 yards, 2 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| LT | Chris Ward | 25 | 2 | 14 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1978 |
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| LG | Randy Rasmussen | 35 | 13 | 8 | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
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| LG | Stan Waldemore | 25 | 2 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1978 |
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| C | Joe Fields | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| RG | Dan Alexander | 25 | 3 | 15 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Marvin Powell* | 25 | 3 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mark Gastineau | 24 | 1 | 16 | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
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| LDT | Abdul Salaam | 27 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 188th pick / 1976 |
| RDT | Marty Lyons | 23 | 1 | 16 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
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| RDE | Joe Klecko | 27 | 3 | 15 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
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| LLB | Greg Buttle | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
| MLB | Stan Blinka | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 125th pick / 1979 |
| RLB | Ron Crosby | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 114th pick / 1977 |
| LCB | Bobby Jackson | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1978 |
| RCB | Donald Dykes | 25 | 1 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1979 |
| SS | Ken Schroy | 28 | 3 | 10 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Darrol Ray | 22 | Rook | 16 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pat Leahy | 29 | 6 | 0 | 14 of 22 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points | |
| P | Chuck Ramsey | 28 | 3 | 0 | 73 punts for a 42.4 average, 1 blocked | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1974 |
| PR | Bruce Harper | 25 | 3 | 1 | 28 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Bruce Harper | 25 | 3 | 1 | 49 kick returns for a 21.8 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dan Alexander | 25 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 260 | 6-4 | LSU | 6/17/1955 | 3 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1977 |
| 83 | Jerome Barkum | 30 | TE-WR | 16 | 11 | 218 | 6-3 | Jackson State | 7/18/1950 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 9th pick / 1972 |
| 30 | Bobby Batton | 23 | RB | 8 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | UNLV | 3/17/1957 | Rook | New York Jets / 7th / 178th pick / 1980 |
| 46 | Woody Bennett | 25 | RB | 10 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/24/1955 | 1 | |
| 64 | Guy Bingham | 22 | C-G-T | 16 | 3 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana | 2/25/1958 | Rook | New York Jets / 10th / 260th pick / 1980 |
| 54 | Stan Blinka | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Sam Houston State | 4/29/1957 | 1 | New York Jets / 5th / 125th pick / 1979 |
| 51 | Greg Buttle | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 6/20/1954 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1976 |
| 49 | Steve Carpenter | 22 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Western Illinois | 1/22/1958 | Rook | |
| 87 | Gerald Carter | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1957 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980 |
| 55 | Ron Crosby | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/2/1955 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 114th pick / 1977 |
| 68 | Eric Cunningham | 23 | G | 6 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/16/1957 | 1 | New York Jets / 4th / 96th pick / 1979 |
| 84 | Paul Darby | 24 | WR | 8 | 0 | 192 | 5-10 | Texas State | 10/22/1956 | 1 | New York Jets / 12th / 314th pick / 1979 |
| 25 | Scott Dierking | 25 | RB | 16 | 13 | 218 | 5-10 | Purdue | 5/24/1955 | 3 | New York Jets / 4th / 90th pick / 1977 |
| 26 | Donald Dykes | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 182 | 5-11 | Southeastern Louisiana | 8/24/1955 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1979 |
| 65 | Joe Fields | 27 | C-G | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers-Camden,Widener | 11/14/1953 | 5 | New York Jets / 14th / 349th pick / 1975 |
| 81 | Derrick Gaffney | 25 | WR | 13 | 5 | 181 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/24/1955 | 2 | New York Jets / 8th / 197th pick / 1978 |
| 21 | Clark Gaines | 26 | RB | 5 | 4 | 206 | 6-1 | Wake Forest | 2/1/1954 | 4 | |
| 99 | Mark Gastineau | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-5 | Arizona State,East Central (OK) | 11/20/1956 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 41st pick / 1979 |
| 90 | Chris Godfrey | 22 | G-T-DE-DT | 6 | 0 | 263 | 6-3 | Michigan | 5/17/1958 | Rook | |
| 42 | Bruce Harper | 25 | RB-WR | 15 | 1 | 174 | 5-8 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 6/20/1955 | 3 | |
| 47 | Jerry Holmes | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 6-2 | Chowan,West Virginia | 12/22/1957 | Rook | |
| 40 | Bobby Jackson | 24 | DB | 15 | 15 | 178 | 5-9 | Florida State | 12/23/1956 | 2 | New York Jets / 6th / 140th pick / 1978 |
| 27 | Jesse Johnson | 22 | B | 16 | 1 | 185 | 6-3 | Colorado | 1/10/1958 | Rook | New York Jets / 4th / 95th pick / 1980 |
| 89 | Bobby Jones | 25 | WR | 15 | 5 | 180 | 5-11 | Millikin,Youngstown State | 7/12/1955 | 2 | |
| 80 | Lam Jones | 22 | WR | 16 | 13 | 180 | 5-11 | Texas | 4/4/1958 | Rook | New York Jets / 1st / 2nd pick / 1980 |
| 73 | Joe Klecko | 27 | DT-NT-DE | 15 | 15 | 263 | 6-3 | Temple | 10/15/1953 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1977 |
| 5 | Pat Leahy | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 3/19/1951 | 6 | |
| 24 | Kenny Lewis | 23 | RB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 10/2/1957 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 125th pick / 1980 |
| 33 | Kevin Long | 25 | RB | 15 | 7 | 212 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/20/1955 | 3 | New York Jets / 7th / 195th pick / 1977 |
| 93 | Marty Lyons | 23 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-5 | Alabama | 1/5/1957 | 1 | New York Jets / 1st / 14th pick / 1979 |
| 39 | Saladin Martin | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 1/17/1956 | Rook | |
| 53 | Mike McKibben | 24 | LB | 9 | 1 | 228 | 6-3 | Kent State | 9/3/1956 | 1 | |
| 56 | Lance Mehl | 22 | LB | 14 | 1 | 235 | 6-3 | Penn State | 2/14/1958 | Rook | New York Jets / 3rd / 69th pick / 1980 |
| 37 | Tim Moresco | 26 | DB | 11 | 2 | 176 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 10/3/1954 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 149th pick / 1977 |
| 44 | Tom Newton | 26 | RB | 16 | 4 | 212 | 6-0 | California | 3/8/1954 | 3 | |
| 76 | Lawrence Pillers | 28 | DE-DT-NT | 3 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 11/4/1952 | 4 | New York Jets / 11th / 296th pick / 1976 |
| 79 | Marvin Powell* | 25 | T | 15 | 15 | 268 | 6-5 | USC | 8/30/1955 | 3 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
| 15 | Chuck Ramsey | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 2/24/1952 | 3 | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1974 |
| 66 | Randy Rasmussen | 35 | G | 8 | 8 | 255 | 6-2 | Nebraska-Kearney | 5/10/1945 | 13 | New York Jets / 12th / 302nd pick / 1967 |
| 28 | Darrol Ray | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 6/25/1958 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 40th pick / 1980 |
| 92 | Wes Roberts | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 253 | 6-6 | TCU | 8/1/1957 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 170th pick / 1980 |
| 61 | John Roman | 28 | T-G | 16 | 3 | 255 | 6-4 | Idaho State | 8/31/1952 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 13th / 313th pick / 1975 |
| 4 | Pat Ryan | 25 | QB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/16/1955 | 2 | New York Jets / 11th / 281st pick / 1978 |
| 74 | Abdul Salaam | 27 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Kent State | 2/12/1953 | 4 | New York Jets / 7th / 188th pick / 1976 |
| 48 | Ken Schroy | 28 | DB | 14 | 10 | 198 | 6-2 | Maryland | 9/22/1952 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 248th pick / 1975 |
| 82 | Mickey Shuler | 24 | TE | 16 | 9 | 232 | 6-3 | Penn State | 8/21/1956 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 61st pick / 1978 |
| 23 | Shafer Suggs | 27 | DB | 4 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | Ball State | 4/28/1953 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1976 |
| 50 | John Sullivan | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | Illinois | 10/1/1956 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 147th pick / 1979 |
| 14 | Richard Todd | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/19/1953 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 6th pick / 1976 |
| 70 | Stan Waldemore | 25 | G-C-T | 16 | 8 | 263 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/20/1955 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 70th pick / 1978 |
| 85 | Wesley Walker | 25 | WR | 10 | 7 | 179 | 6-0 | California | 5/26/1955 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1977 |
| 72 | Chris Ward | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 267 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 12/16/1955 | 2 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1978 |
| 71 | Bob Winkel | 25 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 10/23/1955 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 181st pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 16 | 219.5 | 6-1.7 | 2.2 |