1980 New York Jets Team Info
League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
National Football League (NFL) | Walt Michaels (4-12) | 4-12 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
Dan Alexander | G-T | June 17, 1955 | 6’4′ | 260 | LSU |
Jerome Barkum | TE-WR | July 18, 1950 | 6’3′ | 218 | Jackson St. |
Bobby Batton | RB | March 17, 1957 | 5’11’ | 185 | UNLV |
Woody Bennett | RB | March 24, 1955 | 6’2′ | 227 | Miami (FL) |
Guy Bingham | C-G-T | February 25, 1958 | 6’3′ | 255 | Montana |
Stan Blinka | LB | April 29, 1957 | 6’2′ | 230 | Sam Houston St. |
Greg Buttle | LB | June 20, 1954 | 6’3′ | 235 | Penn St. |
Steve Carpenter | DB | January 22, 1958 | 6’2′ | 195 | West. Illinois |
Gerald Carter | WR | June 19, 1957 | 6’1′ | 190 | Texas A&M |
Ron Crosby | LB | March 2, 1955 | 6’3′ | 224 | Penn St. |
Eric Cunningham | G | March 16, 1957 | 6’3′ | 257 | Penn St. |
Paul Darby | WR | October 22, 1956 | 5’10’ | 192 | Texas St. |
Scott Dierking | RB | May 24, 1955 | 5’10’ | 218 | Purdue |
Donald Dykes | DB | August 24, 1955 | 5’11’ | 182 | SE Louisiana |
Joe Fields | C-G | November 14, 1953 | 6’2′ | 250 | Rutgers-Camden |
Derrick Gaffney | WR | May 24, 1955 | 6’1′ | 181 | Florida |
Clark Gaines | RB | February 1, 1954 | 6’1′ | 206 | Wake Forest |
Mark Gastineau | DE | November 20, 1956 | 6’5′ | 266 | Arizona St. |
Chris Godfrey | G-T-DE-DT | May 17, 1958 | 6’3′ | 263 | Michigan |
Bruce Harper | RB-WR | June 20, 1955 | 5’8′ | 174 | Kutztown Pennsylvania |
Jerry Holmes | DB | December 22, 1957 | 6’2′ | 175 | Chowan |
Bobby Jackson | DB | December 23, 1956 | 5’9′ | 178 | Florida St. |
Jesse Johnson | B | January 10, 1958 | 6’3′ | 185 | Colorado |
Lam Jones | WR | April 4, 1958 | 5’11’ | 180 | Texas |
Bobby Jones | WR | July 12, 1955 | 5’11’ | 180 | Youngstown St. |
Joe Klecko | DT-NT-DE | October 15, 1953 | 6’3′ | 263 | Temple |
Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6’0′ | 194 | St. Louis |
Kenny Lewis | RB | October 2, 1957 | 6’0′ | 190 | Virginia Tech |
Kevin Long | RB | January 20, 1955 | 6’1′ | 212 | South Carolina |
Marty Lyons | DE-DT-NT | January 5, 1957 | 6’5′ | 269 | Alabama |
Saladin Martin | DB | January 17, 1956 | 6’0′ | 180 | San Diego St. |
Mike McKibben | LB | September 3, 1956 | 6’3′ | 228 | Kent St. |
Lance Mehl | LB | February 14, 1958 | 6’3′ | 235 | Penn St. |
Tim Moresco | DB | October 3, 1954 | 5’11’ | 176 | Syracuse |
Tom Newton | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6’0′ | 212 | California |
Lawrence Pillers | DE-DT-NT | November 4, 1952 | 6’4′ | 255 | Alcorn St. |
Marvin Powell | T | August 30, 1955 | 6’5′ | 268 | USC |
Chuck Ramsey | P | February 24, 1952 | 6’2′ | 191 | Wake Forest |
Randy Rasmussen | G | May 10, 1945 | 6’2′ | 255 | Nebraska-Kearney |
Darrol Ray | DB | June 25, 1958 | 6’1′ | 200 | Oklahoma |
Wes Roberts | DE | August 1, 1957 | 6’6′ | 253 | TCU |
John Roman | T-G | August 31, 1952 | 6’4′ | 255 | Idaho St. |
Pat Ryan | QB | September 16, 1955 | 6’3′ | 210 | Tennessee |
Abdul Salaam | DT-NT-DE | February 12, 1953 | 6’3′ | 262 | Kent St. |
Ken Schroy | DB | September 22, 1952 | 6’2′ | 198 | Maryland |
Mickey Shuler | TE | August 21, 1956 | 6’3′ | 232 | Penn St. |
Shafer Suggs | DB | April 28, 1953 | 6’1′ | 200 | Ball St. |
John Sullivan | LB | October 1, 1956 | 6’1′ | 221 | Illinois |
Richard Todd | QB | November 19, 1953 | 6’2′ | 207 | Alabama |
Stan Waldemore | G-C-T | February 20, 1955 | 6’4′ | 263 | Nebraska |
Wesley Walker | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6’0′ | 179 | California |
Chris Ward | T | December 16, 1955 | 6’3′ | 267 | Ohio St. |
Bob Winkel | DT-DE | October 23, 1955 | 6’4′ | 253 | Kentucky |