1980 New York Jets

1980 New York Jets season
Head Coach	Walt Michaels
Home Field	Shea Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Place	5th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1979	1981

The 1980 New York Jets season was the 21st season for the team and the 11th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1979 under head coach Walt Michaels. The Jets finished the season with a record of 4–12.

During the season, the Jets were the only team to lose to the notorious New Orleans Saints team that year, dubbed the "Aints," in Week 15. The Jets lost by a single point, 21–20.

Roster

1980 New York Jets final roster
	Quarterbacks 4 Pat Ryan 14 Richard Todd Running backs 30 Bobby Batton 25 Scott Dierking 21 Clark Gaines FB 42 Bruce Harper 24 Kenny Lewis 33 Kevin Long FB 44 Tom Newton Wide receivers 87 Gerald Carter 81 Derrick Gaffney 86 Bobby Jones 80 Lam Jones 85 Wesley Walker Tight ends 83 Jerome Barkum 82 Mickey Shuler		Offensive linemen 60 Dan Alexander G 64 Guy Bingham C 68 Eric Cunningham T 65 Joe Fields C 79 Marvin Powell T 66 Randy Rasmussen G 61 John Roman G 70 Stan Waldemore G 72 Chris Ward T Defensive linemen 99 Mark Gastineau DE 73 Joe Klecko DT 93 Marty Lyons DE 92 Wes Roberts DE 74 Abdul Salaam DT 71 Bob Winkel DT		Linebackers 54 Stan Blinka 51 Greg Buttle 55 Ron Crosby 53 Mike McKibben 56 Lance Mehl 50 John Sullivan Defensive backs 49 Steve Carpenter 26 Donald Dykes CB 45 Jerry Holmes CB 40 Bobby Jackson CB 29 Johnny Lynn CB 39 Saladin Martin CB 37 Tim Moresco 28 Darrol Ray FS 48 Ken Schroy Special teams 5 Pat Leahy K 15 Chuck Ramsey P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Att.
1	09-07	Baltimore	L 17–14	0-1	Shea Stadium	50,777
2	09-14	at Buffalo	L 20–10	0-2	Rich Stadium	65,315
3	09-21	San Francisco	L 37–27	0-3	Shea Stadium	50,608
4	09-28	at Baltimore	L 35–21	0-4	Memorial Stadium	33,373
5	10-05	New England	L 21–11	0-5	Shea Stadium	53,604
6	10-12	at Atlanta	W 14–7	1-5	Atlanta Stadium	57,458
7	10-19	Seattle	L 27–17	1-6	Shea Stadium	52,496
8	10-27	Miami	W 17–14	2-6	Shea Stadium	53,046
9	11-02	at New England	L 34–21	2-7	Schafer Stadium	60,834
10	11-09	Buffalo	L 31–24	2-8	Shea Stadium	45,677
11	11-16	at Denver	L 31–24	2-9	Mile High Stadium	72,114
12	11-23	Houston	W 31–28 (OT)	3-9	Shea Stadium	52,358
13	11-30	at Los Angeles	L 38-13	3-10	Anaheim Stadium	59,743
14	12-07	at Cleveland	L 17–14	3-11	Cleveland Stadium	78,454
15	12-14	New Orleans	L 21–20	3-12	Shea Stadium	38,077
16	12-20	at Miami	W 24–17	4-12	Miami Orange Bowl	41,854

Game Summaries

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 3: San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets;– Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 14 10 6 7 37 Jets 0 3 3 21 27 at Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey Date: September 21 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. PDT Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) TV: CBS Pro Football Reference Game information First quarter SF – Charle Young 15 yard pass from Steve DeBerg, (Ray Wersching kick), 49ers 7-0. SF – Joe Montana 5 yard rush, (Ray Wersching kick), 49ers 14-0. Second quarter SF – Dwight Clark 20 yard pass from Joe Montana, (Ray Wersching kick), 49ers 21-0. SF – Ray Wersching 25 yard field goal, 49ers 24-0. NYJ – Pat Leahy 49 yard field goal, 49ers 24-3. Third quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 35 yard field goal, 49ers 24-6. SF – Dwight Clark 7 yard pass from Joe Montana, (kick failed), 49ers 30-6. Fourth quarter NYJ – Derrick Gaffney 15 yard pass from Richard Todd, (Pat Leahy kick), 49ers 30-13. SF – Freddie Solomon 32 yard pass from Steve DeBerg, (Ray Wersching kick), 49ers 37-13. NYJ – Bruce Harper 9 yard pass from Richard Todd, (Pat Leahy kick), 49ers 37-20. NYJ – Paul Darby 13 yard pass from Richard Todd, (Pat Leahy kick), 49ers 37-27. Top passers SF – Steve DeBerg – 17/23, 181 yards, 2 TDs NYJ – Richard Todd – 42/60, 447 yards, 3 TDs, INT Top rushers SF – Earl Cooper - 13 rushes, 71 yards NYJ – Clark Gaines – 5 rushes, 20 yards Top receivers SF – Dwight Clark - 7 receptions, 70 yards NYJ – Clark Gaines - 17 receptions, 160 yards

Standings

AFC East
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	11	5	0	.688	320	260
New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	441	325
Miami Dolphins	8	8	0	.500	266	305
Baltimore Colts	7	9	0	.438	355	387
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	302	395

External links

• 1980 statistics
• 1980 New York Jets season article at Wikipedia