1980 New England Patriots Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Ron Erhardt (10-6) | 10-6 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Gordon Banks | WR | March 12, 1958 | 5’10’ | 175 | Stanford |
Guy Benjamin | QB | June 27, 1955 | 6’4′ | 210 | Stanford |
Barry Bennett | DT-DE | December 10, 1955 | 6’4′ | 257 | Concordia (MN) |
Ken Bordelon | LB | August 26, 1954 | 6’4′ | 228 | LSU |
Stan Brock | T | June 8, 1958 | 6’6′ | 295 | Colorado |
Ray Brown | DB | January 12, 1949 | 6’1′ | 208 | West Texas A&M |
Ed Burns | QB | December 7, 1954 | 6’3′ | 210 | Nebraska |
Joe Campbell | DE-NT | May 8, 1955 | 6’6′ | 254 | Maryland |
Wes Chandler | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6’0′ | 196 | Florida |
Clarence Chapman | DB | December 10, 1953 | 5’10’ | 185 | East. Michigan |
Henry Childs | TE | April 16, 1951 | 6’2′ | 223 | Kansas St. |
Larry Collins | RB | August 8, 1955 | 5’11’ | 189 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Larry Coombs | G-C | August 9, 1957 | 6’4′ | 260 | Idaho |
Tom Donovan | WR | January 13, 1957 | 5’11’ | 179 | Penn St. |
Russell Erxleben | P | January 13, 1956 | 6’4′ | 223 | Texas |
Chuck Evans | LB | December 19, 1956 | 6’3′ | 235 | Stanford |
Joe Federspiel | LB | May 6, 1950 | 6’1′ | 230 | Kentucky |
Mike Fultz | DT | January 28, 1954 | 6’5′ | 278 | Nebraska |
Tony Galbreath | RB | January 29, 1954 | 6’0′ | 228 | Missouri |
Elois Grooms | DE-DT | May 20, 1953 | 6’4′ | 249 | Tennessee Tech |
Larry Hardy | TE | July 9, 1956 | 6’3′ | 234 | Jackson St. |
Ike Harris | WR | November 27, 1952 | 6’3′ | 210 | Iowa St. |
Tommy Hart | DE-LB | November 7, 1944 | 6’4′ | 245 | Morris Brown |
John Hill | C-T | April 16, 1950 | 6’2′ | 249 | Lehigh |
Stan Holloway | LB | September 28, 1957 | 6’2′ | 218 | California |
Jack Holmes | RB | June 20, 1953 | 5’11’ | 210 | Texas Southern |
Jim Kovach | LB | May 1, 1956 | 6’2′ | 230 | Kentucky |
Dave Lafary | T-G | January 13, 1955 | 6’7′ | 280 | Purdue |
Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6’3′ | 212 | Mississippi |
James Marshall | DB | September 8, 1952 | 6’0′ | 187 | Jackson St. |
Reggie Mathis | LB | March 18, 1956 | 6’2′ | 220 | Oklahoma |
Rich Mauti | WR | May 25, 1954 | 6’0′ | 190 | Penn St. |
Guido Merkens | WR-QB-DB | August 14, 1955 | 6’1′ | 200 | Sam Houston St. |
Derland Moore | DT-NT-DE | October 7, 1951 | 6’4′ | 250 | Oklahoma |
Chuck Muncie | RB | March 17, 1953 | 6’3′ | 227 | California |
Tom Myers | DB | October 24, 1950 | 5’11’ | 184 | Syracuse |
Artie Owens | WR-RB | January 14, 1953 | 5’10’ | 176 | West Virginia |
Tinker Owens | WR | October 3, 1954 | 5’11’ | 170 | Oklahoma |
Steve Parker | DE | December 8, 1956 | 6’6′ | 265 | Washington |
Jim Pietrzak | C-DT-T | February 21, 1953 | 6’5′ | 260 | East. Michigan |
Elex Price | DT | August 11, 1950 | 6’3′ | 260 | Alcorn St. |
Ricky Ray | DB | May 30, 1957 | 5’11’ | 180 | Norfolk St. |
Don Reese | DT-DE | September 4, 1951 | 6’6′ | 254 | Jackson St. |
Benny Ricardo | K | January 4, 1954 | 5’10’ | 175 | San Diego St. |
Jimmy Rogers | RB | June 29, 1955 | 5’10’ | 190 | Oklahoma |
Don Schwartz | DB | February 24, 1956 | 6’1′ | 191 | Washington St. |
Bobby Scott | QB | April 2, 1949 | 6’1′ | 201 | Tennessee |
Mike Spivey | DB | March 10, 1954 | 6’0′ | 197 | Colorado |
Mike Strachan | RB | May 24, 1953 | 6’0′ | 199 | Iowa St. |
Fred Sturt | G | January 6, 1951 | 6’4′ | 255 | Bowling Green |
J.T. Taylor | T | August 12, 1956 | 6’4′ | 265 | Missouri |
Dave Washington | LB-TE | September 12, 1948 | 6’5′ | 223 | Alcorn St. |
Dave Waymer | DB | July 1, 1958 | 6’1′ | 195 | Notre Dame |
Brooks Williams | TE | December 7, 1954 | 6’4′ | 226 | North Carolina |
Wayne Wilson | RB | September 4, 1957 | 6’3′ | 215 | Shepherd |
Robert Woods | T-G | July 26, 1950 | 6’3′ | 255 | Tennessee St. |
Emanuel Zanders | G | July 31, 1951 | 6’1′ | 251 | Jackson St. |