1980 Minnesota Vikings Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bud Grant (9-7) | 9-7 | 0-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | Lost Division Playoff |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Nick Bebout | T | May 5, 1951 | 6’5′ | 261 | Wyoming |
| Matt Blair | LB | September 20, 1950 | 6’5′ | 232 | Iowa St. |
| Brent Boyd | G | March 23, 1957 | 6’3′ | 268 | UCLA |
| Ted Brown | RB | February 15, 1957 | 5’10’ | 206 | North Carolina St. |
| Bob Bruer | TE | May 22, 1953 | 6’5′ | 235 | Mankato St. |
| Larry Brune | DB | May 4, 1953 | 6’2′ | 202 | Rice |
| Bobby Bryant | DB | January 24, 1944 | 6’1′ | 170 | South Carolina |
| Marvin Cobb | DB | August 6, 1953 | 6’0′ | 189 | USC |
| Greg Coleman | P | September 9, 1954 | 6’0′ | 185 | Florida A&M |
| Rick Danmeier | K | April 8, 1952 | 6’0′ | 194 | Sioux Falls |
| Steve Dils | QB | December 8, 1955 | 6’1′ | 190 | Stanford |
| Wes Hamilton | G | April 24, 1953 | 6’3′ | 261 | Tulsa |
| Tom Hannon | DB | March 5, 1955 | 5’11’ | 193 | Michigan St. |
| Randy Holloway | DE | August 26, 1955 | 6’5′ | 250 | Pittsburgh |
| Jim Hough | G-C | August 4, 1956 | 6’2′ | 267 | Utah St. |
| Dave Huffman | G-C | April 4, 1957 | 6’6′ | 280 | Notre Dame |
| Dennis Johnson | LB-DE | June 19, 1958 | 6’3′ | 234 | USC |
| Henry Johnson | LB | March 20, 1958 | 6’1′ | 235 | Georgia Tech |
| Kurt Knoff | DB | April 6, 1954 | 6’2′ | 191 | Kansas |
| Tommy Kramer | QB | March 7, 1955 | 6’2′ | 200 | Rice |
| Jim Langer | C-G | May 16, 1948 | 6’2′ | 250 | South Dakota St. |
| Terry LeCount | WR | July 9, 1956 | 5’10’ | 178 | Florida |
| Derrel Luce | LB | September 29, 1952 | 6’3′ | 226 | Baylor |
| Doug Martin | DE-NT | May 22, 1957 | 6’3′ | 260 | Washington |
| Fred McNeill | LB | May 6, 1952 | 6’2′ | 229 | UCLA |
| Kevin Miller | WR | March 21, 1955 | 5’10’ | 180 | Louisville |
| Robert Miller | RB | January 9, 1953 | 5’11’ | 204 | Kansas |
| Melvin Mitchell | G-C-T | February 21, 1953 | 6’3′ | 260 | Tennessee St. |
| Mark Mullaney | DE | April 30, 1953 | 6’6′ | 242 | Colorado St. |
| Keith Nord | DB | March 3, 1957 | 6’0′ | 197 | St. Cloud St. |
| Doug Paschal | RB | March 5, 1958 | 6’2′ | 217 | North Carolina |
| Eddie Payton | RB | August 3, 1951 | 5’8′ | 175 | Jackson St. |
| Ahmad Rashad | WR | November 19, 1949 | 6’2′ | 205 | Oregon |
| Steve Riley | T | November 23, 1952 | 6’5′ | 258 | USC |
| Dave Roller | DT | October 28, 1949 | 6’2′ | 270 | Kentucky |
| Ken Sanders | DE | August 22, 1950 | 6’5′ | 240 | Howard Payne |
| Joe Senser | TE | August 18, 1956 | 6’4′ | 235 | West Chester |
| Jeff Siemon | LB | June 2, 1950 | 6’2′ | 235 | Stanford |
| Scott Studwell | LB | August 27, 1954 | 6’2′ | 228 | Illinois |
| Doug Sutherland | DT-G-DE | August 1, 1948 | 6’3′ | 250 | Wisc-Superior |
| Dennis Swilley | C-G-T | June 28, 1955 | 6’3′ | 253 | Texas A&M |
| Bob Tucker | TE | June 8, 1945 | 6’3′ | 230 | Bloomsburg |
| John Turner | DB | February 22, 1956 | 6’0′ | 197 | Miami (FL) |
| John Vella | T | April 21, 1950 | 6’4′ | 258 | USC |
| Stu Voigt | TE | August 12, 1948 | 6’1′ | 223 | Wisconsin |
| James White | DT-NT | October 26, 1953 | 6’3′ | 265 | Oklahoma St. |
| Sammy White | WR | March 16, 1954 | 5’11’ | 190 | Grambling St. |
| Nate Wright | DB | December 21, 1946 | 5’11’ | 180 | San Diego St. |
| Ron Yary | T | August 16, 1946 | 6’5′ | 255 | USC |
| Rickey Young | RB | December 7, 1953 | 6’2′ | 196 | Jackson St. |
