1980 Kansas City Chiefs season
NFL team season
The 1980 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League and 21st overall. They improved from 1979 from a 7–9 to an 8–8 record, the most wins for the franchise since an 8–6 season in 1972, but missed the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.
The Chiefs selected guard Brad Budde , the son of Chiefs Hall of Fame guard Ed Budde , as the team's first-round draft choice, making the Buddes the first father-son combination to become first-round draftees of the same team in NFL history.[1] In a then-controversial move on August 26, the Chiefs released placekicker Jan Stenerud , who at the time was club's all-time leading scorer. He was replaced by journeyman Nick Lowery , who had been cut 11 times by eight different teams himself.[1]
After suffering an 0–4 start, the team rebounded to post a four-game winning streak.[1] After Steve Fuller was sidelined with a knee injury late in the season, former Miami 12th-round draft choice Bill Kenney became the team's starting quarterback. He was so anonymous that when he appeared in that contest, the name on the back of his jersey was inadvertently misspelled "Kenny."[1] Kenney went on to lead the club to a 31–14 victory against Denver on December 7 in his initial NFL start. The defense continued to evolve as defensive end Art Still and safety Gary Barbaro became the first Chiefs defensive players to be elected to the Pro Bowl in five seasons.[1]
NFL Draft
[2]
Personnel
Staff
1980 Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Rod Rust
Defensive Line – Walt Corey
Defensive Backs – Dick Roach
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Rick Abernethy
Roster
1980 Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
1
September 7
Oakland Raiders
L 14–27
0–1
Arrowhead Stadium
54,269
Recap
2
September 14
Seattle Seahawks
L 16–17
0–2
Arrowhead Stadium
42,403
Recap
3
September 21
at Cleveland Browns
L 13–20
0–3
Cleveland Stadium
63,614
Recap
4
September 28
San Diego Chargers
L 7–24
0–4
Arrowhead Stadium
45,161
Recap
5
October 5
at Oakland Raiders
W 31–17
1–4
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
40,153
Recap
6
October 12
Houston Oilers
W 21–20
2–4
Arrowhead Stadium
75,048
Recap
7
October 19
at Denver Broncos
W 23–17
3–4
Mile High Stadium
74,459
Recap
8
October 26
Detroit Lions
W 20–17
4–4
Arrowhead Stadium
59,391
Recap
9
November 2
Baltimore Colts
L 24–31
4–5
Arrowhead Stadium
52,383
Recap
10
November 9
at Seattle Seahawks
W 31–30
5–5
Kingdome
58,976
Recap
11
November 16
at San Diego Chargers
L 7–20
5–6
San Diego Stadium
50,248
Recap
12
November 23
at St. Louis Cardinals
W 21–13
6–6
Busch Memorial Stadium
42,871
Recap
13
November 30
Cincinnati Bengals
L 6–20
6–7
Arrowhead Stadium
41,594
Recap
14
December 7
Denver Broncos
W 31–14
7–7
Arrowhead Stadium
40,237
Recap
15
December 14
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 16–21
7–8
Three Rivers Stadium
50,013
Recap
16
December 21
at Baltimore Colts
W 38–28
8–8
Memorial Stadium
16,941
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 2: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
7
10
0 0 17
Chiefs
0
7
6 3 16
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Week 3: at Cleveland Browns
Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 4: San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers
7
14
3 0 24
Chiefs
0
7
0 0 7
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : September 28Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Overcast skies, 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 45,161Referee : Gene Barth TV announcers (NBC) : Jay Randolph and Gene WashingtonBox score
Week 5: at Oakland Raiders
Week 5: Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
14
17
0 0 31
Raiders
0
3
0 14 17
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum , Oakland, California
Date : October 5Game time : 1:00 p.m. PDTGame weather : Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 40,153Referee : Red Cashion TV announcers (NBC) : Jay Randolph and Gene WashingtonBox score
Week 6: vs. Houston Oilers
Week 6: Houston Oilers at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Oilers
3
7
3 7 20
Chiefs
0
0
14 7 21
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : October 12Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 75,048Referee : Bob McElwee TV announcers (NBC) : Merle Harmon and Mike Haffner Box score
Week 7: at Denver Broncos
Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
3
10
7 3 23
Broncos
7
7
3 0 17
at Mile High Stadium , Denver, Colorado
Date : October 19Game time : 12:00 p.m. MDTGame weather : Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 74,459Referee : Chuck Heberling TV announcers (KCMO-Kansas City) : Don Fortune and Paul Maguire Box score
Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 8: Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
0
3
7 7 17
Chiefs
0
10
0 10 20
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Week 9: vs. Baltimore Colts
Week 9: Baltimore Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts
7
7
14 3 31
Chiefs
3
14
7 0 24
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : November 2Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 52,383Referee : Bob FredericTV announcers (NBC) : Bob Costas and Gene WashingtonBox score
Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 10: Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
3
0
7 21 31
Seahawks
0
17
6 7 30
at Kingdome , Seattle, Washington
Date : November 9Game time : 1:00 p.m. PSTGame weather : None (indoor stadium)Game attendance : 58,976Referee : Jim Tunney TV announcers (NBC) : Mike Adamle and Mike HaffnerBox score
Week 11: at San Diego Chargers
Week 12: at St. Louis Cardinals
Week 12: Kansas City Chiefs at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
0
7 14 21
Cardinals
10
0
3 0 13
at Busch Memorial Stadium , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : November 23Game time : 1:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)Game attendance : 42,871Referee : Ben Dreith TV announcers (NBC) : Bob Costas and Carl EllerBox score
Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 13: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals
7
0
0 13 20
Chiefs
0
3
0 3 6
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : November 30Game time : 1:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 62 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 41,594Referee : Dick Jorgensen TV announcers (NBC) : Jay Randolph and Mike HaffnerBox score
Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Broncos
0
0
7 7 14
Chiefs
0
28
0 3 31
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Date : December 7Game time : 3:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Overcast, showers, 41 °F (5 °C)Game attendance : 40,237Referee : Fred Wyant TV announcers (NBC) : Jay Randolph and Mike HaffnerBox score
Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 16: at Baltimore Colts
Week 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Colts – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs
21
0
7 10 38
Colts
0
28
0 0 28
at Memorial Stadium , Baltimore, Maryland
Date : December 21Game time : 2:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny and cold, 24 °F (−4 °C)Game attendance : 16,941Referee : Cal Lepore TV announcers (NBC) : Mike Adamle and Dave Rowe Box score
Standings
References
External links
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