1980 Cleveland Browns Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Sam Rutigliano (11-5) | 11-5 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Willis Adams | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6’2′ | 194 | Houston |
| Lyle Alzado | DE-DT | April 3, 1949 | 6’3′ | 255 | Yankton |
| Dick Ambrose | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6’0′ | 235 | Virginia |
| Autry Beamon | DB | November 12, 1953 | 6’1′ | 190 | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Ron Bolton | DB | April 16, 1950 | 6’2′ | 180 | Norfolk St. |
| Henry Bradley | NT-DT | September 4, 1953 | 6’2′ | 261 | Alcorn St. |
| Clinton Burrell | DB | September 4, 1956 | 6’1′ | 192 | LSU |
| Don Cockroft | K | February 6, 1945 | 6’2′ | 195 | Adams St. |
| Bill Cowher | LB | May 8, 1957 | 6’3′ | 225 | North Carolina St. |
| Ron Crews | NT-DE | October 9, 1956 | 6’4′ | 256 | Notre Dame |
| Thom Darden | DB | August 28, 1950 | 6’2′ | 195 | Michigan |
| Oliver Davis | DB | August 29, 1954 | 6’1′ | 203 | Tennessee St. |
| Joe DeLamielleure | G | March 16, 1951 | 6’3′ | 254 | Michigan St. |
| Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6’2′ | 248 | Ohio St. |
| Doug Dieken | T | February 12, 1949 | 6’5′ | 254 | Illinois |
| Johnny Evans | P-QB | February 18, 1956 | 6’1′ | 197 | North Carolina St. |
| Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5’10’ | 174 | Miss. Valley St. |
| Judson Flint | DB | January 26, 1957 | 6’0′ | 201 | Memphis |
| Elvis Franks | DE | July 9, 1957 | 6’4′ | 252 | Morgan St. |
| Don Goode | LB | June 21, 1951 | 6’2′ | 234 | Kansas |
| Charlie Hall | LB | December 2, 1948 | 6’3′ | 220 | Houston |
| Dino Hall | RB | December 6, 1955 | 5’7′ | 165 | Rowan |
| Marshall Harris | DE-NT | December 6, 1955 | 6’6′ | 261 | TCU |
| Calvin Hill | RB | January 2, 1947 | 6’4′ | 227 | Yale |
| Robert Jackson | G-T-C | April 1, 1953 | 6’2′ | 255 | Duke |
| Robert Jackson | LB | August 7, 1954 | 6’1′ | 230 | Texas A&M |
| Lawrence Johnson | DB | September 11, 1957 | 5’11’ | 204 | Wisconsin |
| Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6’4′ | 219 | Colorado |
| Clay Matthews | LB | March 15, 1956 | 6’2′ | 245 | USC |
| Paul McDonald | QB | February 23, 1958 | 6’2′ | 185 | USC |
| Cleo Miller | RB | September 5, 1952 | 5’11’ | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
| John Mohring | LB | November 14, 1956 | 6’3′ | 240 | C.W. Post |
| Ozzie Newsome | TE | March 16, 1956 | 6’2′ | 232 | Alabama |
| McDonald Oden | TE | March 28, 1958 | 6’4′ | 234 | Tennessee St. |
| Cliff Odom | LB | August 15, 1958 | 6’2′ | 237 | Texas-Arlington |
| Joel Patten | T | February 7, 1958 | 6’7′ | 310 | Duke |
| Greg Pruitt | RB | August 18, 1951 | 5’10’ | 190 | Oklahoma |
| Mike Pruitt | RB | April 3, 1954 | 6’0′ | 222 | Purdue |
| Cody Risien | T-G | March 22, 1957 | 6’7′ | 269 | Texas A&M |
| Reggie Rucker | WR | September 21, 1947 | 6’2′ | 195 | Boston Univ. |
| Clarence Scott | DB | April 9, 1949 | 6’0′ | 190 | Kansas St. |
| Henry Sheppard | G-T | November 12, 1952 | 6’6′ | 255 | SMU |
| Jerry Sherk | DT-DE-NT | July 7, 1948 | 6’4′ | 258 | Oklahoma St. |
| Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6’1′ | 195 | San Diego St. |
| Gerry Sullivan | T-C-G | January 15, 1952 | 6’4′ | 250 | Illinois |
| Curtis Weathers | LB-TE | September 16, 1956 | 6’5′ | 224 | Mississippi |
| Charles White | RB | January 22, 1958 | 5’10’ | 190 | USC |
| Jerry Wilkinson | DE | February 27, 1956 | 6’9′ | 248 | Oregon St. |
| Keith Wright | WR | January 30, 1956 | 5’10’ | 172 | Memphis |
