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1 Offseason  


1.1  NFL draft  






2 Personnel  


2.1  Staff  




2.2  Roster  






3 Regular season  


3.1  Schedule  




3.2  Week 1  




3.3  Week 2  




3.4  Week 3  




3.5  Week 16  




3.6  Standings  






4 References  




5 External links  













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1980 Cincinnati Bengals season
General managerPaul Brown
Head coachForrest Gregg
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
  • Bengals seasons
  • 1981 →

    • The 1980 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League, and the 13th overall. The Bengals went 6–10 and managed only 244 points, lowest in the AFC. They did upset defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh twice. First-round draft choice Anthony Muñoz began his Hall of Fame career. This was the final season the Bengals wore the Cleveland Browns style uniforms.

    Offseason

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    NFL draft

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    Main article: 1980 NFL draft
    1980 Cincinnati Bengals draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    1 3 Anthony Muñoz * †  Offensive tackle USC
    2 31 Kirby Criswell  Linebacker Kansas
    3 59 Rod Horn  Defensive tackle Nebraska
    4 86 William Glass  Guard Baylor
    5 113 Bryan Hicks  Defensive back McNeese State
    6 141 Jo Jo Heath  Defensive back Pittsburgh
    6 159 Andrew Melontree  Linebacker Baylor
    7 167 Ron Simpkins  Linebacker Michigan
    7 168 Gary Don Johnson  Defensive tackle Baylor
    8 196 Mark Lyles  Running back Florida State
    9 224 Greg Bright  Defensive back Morehead State
    10 252 Sandro Vitiello  Placekicker Massachusetts
    11 281 Alton Alexis  Wide receiver Tulane
    12 308 Mike Wright  Quarterback Vanderbilt
          Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

    [1]

    Personnel

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    Staff

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    1980 Cincinnati Bengals staff

    Front office

    • President – John Sawyer
    • General manager – Paul Brown
    • Director of player personnel – Pete Brown

    Head coaches

    Offensive coaches

    		Defensive coaches

    Special teams coaches

    • Special Teams – Frank Gansz

    Strength and conditioning

    • Strength – Kim Wood

    Roster

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    1980 Cincinnati Bengals roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    		Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    		Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    		Reserve lists


    Practice squad



    Rookies in italics

    [2]

    Regular season

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    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
    1 September 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 12–17 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 43,211
    2 September 14 atMiami Dolphins L 16–17 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 38,322
    3 September 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–28 1–2 Riverfront Stadium 52,490
    4 September 28 Houston Oilers L 10–13 1–3 Riverfront Stadium 50,413
    5 October 5 atGreen Bay Packers L 9–14 1–4 Lambeau Field 55,006
    6 October 12 atPittsburgh Steelers W 17–16 2–4 Three Rivers Stadium 53,668
    7 October 19 Minnesota Vikings W 14–0 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 44,487
    8 October 26 atHouston Oilers L 3–23 3–5 Astrodome 49,189
    9 November 2 San Diego Chargers L 14–31 3–6 Riverfront Stadium 46,406
    10 November 9 atOakland Raiders L 17–28 3–7 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 44,132
    11 November 16 Buffalo Bills L 0–14 3–8 Riverfront Stadium 40,836
    12 November 23 atCleveland Browns L 7–31 3–9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,253
    13 November 30 atKansas City Chiefs W 20–6 4–9 Arrowhead Stadium 41,594
    14 December 7 Baltimore Colts W 34–33 5–9 Riverfront Stadium 35,651
    15 December 14 atChicago Bears W 17–14 6–9 Soldier Field 48,808
    16 December 21 Cleveland Browns L 24–27 6–10 Riverfront Stadium 50,058
    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    Week 1

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    1 234Total
    • Buccaneers 0 1007 17
    Bengals 3 027 12
    • Date: September 7
    • Location: Riverfront Stadium
    • Referee: Fred Wyant
    • TV announcers (CBS): Curt Gowdy and Hank Stram

    [3]

    Week 2

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    1 234Total
    Bengals 0 772 16
    • Dolphins 0 0017 17

    [4]

    Week 3

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    1 234Total
    Steelers 0 1477 28
    • Bengals 10 3017 30
    Scoring summary
    Q1CINR. Griffin 28 yard interception return (Sunter kick)CIN 7–0
    Q1CINSunter 27 yard field goalCIN 10–0
    Q2PITSmith 45 yard pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)CIN 10–7
    Q2PITSwann 14 yard pass from Bradshaw (Bahr kick)PIT 14–10

    Week 16

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    1 234Total
    • Browns 0 10143 27
    Bengals 3 7140 24

    [5]

    Standings

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    AFC Central
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    		•  W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
    Cleveland Browns(2) 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 357 310 W1
    Houston Oilers(5) 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 295 251 W3
    Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 0 .563 2–4 5–7 352 313 L1
    Cincinnati Bengals 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 244 312 L1

    References

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    1. ^ "1980 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  • ^ "1980 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  • ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01.
  • ^ The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01.
  • ^ Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2018-Feb-01.
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