1980 Kansas City Chiefs

1980 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head Coach	Marv Levy
Home Field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Place	4th AFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1980 Kansas City Chiefs season ended with an 8–8 record, the team's first winning season since 1972, but no playoff berth.

Beginning the new decade, 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. 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.

After enduring an 0-4 start, the club rebounded to post a four-game winning streak. 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.” 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. The Chiefs finished the year at 8-8, the club’s highest victory tally since 1972.

NFL Draft

• Main article: 1980 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Name	Position	College
1	11	Brad Budde	Guard	USC
3	66	James Hadnot	Running back	Texas Tech

Personnel

Staff

1980 Kansas City Chiefs final staff
	Front Office Founder/Owner – Lamar Hunt President – Jack Steadman Vice President and General Manager – Jim Schaaf Director of Player Personnel – Les Miller Head Coaches Head Coach – Marv Levy Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks and Receivers – Kay Dalton Offensive Backs – Bobby Ross Offensive Line – Joe Spencer			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Rod Rust Defensive Line – Walt Corey Defensive Backs – Dick Roach Special Teams Coaches Kicking Teams – Don Lawrence Strength and Conditioning: Strength and Conditioning – Rick Abernethy

Roster

1980 Kansas City Chiefs roster
	Quarterbacks  2 Tom Clements  4 Steve Fuller  9 Bill Kenney Running backs 35 Horace Belton 22 Ted McKnight FB 21 Arnold Morgado 32 Tony Reed Wide receivers 88 Carlos Carson 80 Bubba Garcia 89 Henry Marshall 87 Stan Rome 86 J.T. Smith Tight ends 85 Ed Beckman 84 Al Dixon 81 Tony Samuels 83 Mike Williams		Offensive linemen 56 Charlie Ane C 66 Brad Budde G 65 Tom Condon G 77 Charlie Getty T 60 Matt Herkenhoff T 58 Jack Rudnay C 73 Bob Simmons G 72 Franky Smith T Defensive linemen 75 Sylvester Hicks DE 91 Ken Kremer DT 71 Dave Lindstrom DE 74 Dino Mangiero DT 61 Don Parrish DT 67 Art Still DE		Linebackers 52 Thomas Howard, Sr. 51 Charles Jackson 62 Kelly Kirchbaum 54 Frank Manumaleuga 53 Whitney Paul 50 Cal Peterson 59 Gary Spani Defensive backs 25 Gary Barbaro FS 42 M. L. Carter 41 Herb Christopher SS 44 Tim Collier CB 46 Paul Dombroski 24 Gary Green CB 31 Jerry Reese SS Special teams  1 Bob Grupp P  8 Nick Lowery K		Reserve lists 99 Mike Bell DE (IR) Practice/Taxi Squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1980	Oakland Raiders	L 27-14	54,269
2	September 14, 1980	Seattle Seahawks	L 17-16	42,403
3	September 21, 1980	at Cleveland Browns	L 20-13	63,614
4	September 28, 1980	San Diego Chargers	L 24-7	45,161
5	October 5, 1980	at Oakland Raiders	W 31-17	40,153
6	October 12, 1980	Houston Oilers	W 21-10	75,048
7	October 19, 1980	at Denver Broncos	W 23-17	74,459
8	October 26, 1980	Detroit Lions	W 20-17	59,391
9	November 2, 1980	Baltimore Colts	L 31-24	52,383
10	November 9, 1980	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31-30	58,976
11	November 16, 1980	at San Diego Chargers	L 20-7	50,248
12	November 23, 1980	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 21-13	42,871
13	November 30, 1980	Cincinnati Bengals	L 20-6	41,594
14	December 7, 1980	Denver Broncos	W 31-14	40,237
15	December 14, 1980	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21-16	50,013
16	December 21, 1980	at Baltimore Colts	W 38-28	16,941

Standings

Template:1980 AFC West standings

Game summaries

Week 1: Oakland Raiders

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1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 7 0 14 6 27 Chiefs 7 0 0 7 14 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO Date: September 7 Game time: 3:00 p.m. Game weather: 82°F, wind 10 mph Box Score Game information Passing OAK: Dan Pastorini 19/37, 317 yards, 2 TD KC: Steve Fuller 16/28, 196 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing OAK: Mark van Eeghen 16–54, TD, Kenny King 8–29, Derrick Jensen 1–4, Arthur Whittington 3–4 KC: Ted McKnight 14–77, Tony Reed 10–12, Earl Gant 1–11, Steve Fuller 6–11, James Hadnot 1–2 Receiving OAK: Bob Chandler 5–85, 2 TD, Arthur Whittington 1–55, Mark van Eeghen 4–49, Cliff Branch 3–48, Dave Casper 3–38, Morris Bradshaw 2–30, Kenny King 1–12 KC: Henry Marshall 3–83, J.T. Smith 2–29, Tony Reed 3– 28, Earl Gant 4–27, Ted McKnight 2–17, Tony Samuels 2–12, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Raiders Chiefs 1 Chiefs Ted McKnight 7-yard touchdown run, Nick Lowery kick good 0 7 1 Raiders Bob Chandler 16-yard touchdown reception from Dan Pastorini, Chris Bahr kick good 7 7 3 Raiders Mark van Eeghen 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Bahr kick good 14 7 3 Raiders Bob Chandler 32-yard touchdown reception from Dan Pastorini, Chris Bahr kick good 21 7 4 Raiders 41-yard field goal by Chris Bahr 24 7 4 Chiefs Tony Samuels 4-yard touchdown reception from Steve Fuller, Nick Lowery kick good 24 14 4 Raiders 39-yard field goal by Chris Bahr 27 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 14

External links

• 1980 Kansas City Chiefs season article at Wikipedia