1980 Denver Broncos season

1980 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Red Miller
General manager	Fred Gehrke
Owner	Gerald Phipps
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1980 Denver Broncos season was the team's 21st year in professional football and its 11th with the National Football League (NFL). It was Red Miller's final season as the team's head coach.

Personnel

Staff

1980 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps
President – Allan Phipps
Vice President/General Manager – Fred Gehrke
Director of Player Personnel – Carroll Hardy
Director of Pro Personnel – John Beake

Head coaches

Head Coach – Red Miller

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Rod Dowhower
Offensive Backs – Paul Roach
Wide Receivers – Fran Polsfoot
Offensive Line – Whitey Dovell

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier
Defensive Line – Stan Jones
Linebackers – Bob Zeman
Defensive Backs – Richie McCabe

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Marv Braden

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance	Record
1	Sep 7	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 6–27	Veteran's Stadium	70,307	0–1
2	Sep 14	Dallas Cowboys	W 41–20	Mile High Stadium	74,919	1–1
3	Sep 21	San Diego Chargers	L 13–30	Mile High Stadium	74,970	1–2
4	Sep 29	at New England Patriots	L 14–23	Schaefer Stadium	60,153	1–3
5	Oct 5	at Cleveland Browns	W 19–16	Municipal Stadium	81,065	2–3
6	Oct 13	Washington Redskins	W 20–17	Mile High Stadium	74,657	3–3
7	Oct 19	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–23	Mile High Stadium	74,459	3–4
8	Oct 26	at New York Giants	W 14–9	Giants Stadium	67,598	4–4
9	Nov 2	Houston Oilers	L 16–20	Mile High Stadium	74,717	4–5
10	Nov 9	at San Diego Chargers	W 20–13	San Diego Stadium	51,435	5–5
11	Nov 16	New York Jets	W 31–24	Mile High Stadium	72,114	6–5
12	Nov 23	Seattle Seahawks	W 36–20	Mile High Stadium	73,274	7–5
13	Dec 1	at Oakland Raiders	L 3–9	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	51,593	7–6
14	Dec 7	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–31	Arrowhead Stadium	40,237	7–7
15	Dec 14	Oakland Raiders	L 21–24	Mile High Stadium	73,974	7–8
16	Dec 21	at Seattle Seahawks	W 25–17	Kingdome	51,853	8–8

Game summaries

Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Broncos	0	7	6	7	20
Chargers	0	6	0	7	13

Date: November 9
Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 61°F, wind 6 mph

Scoring summary

2	SD	Rolf Benirschke 30 yard field goal	Chargers 3–0

2	SD	Rolf Benirschke 34 yard field goal	Chargers 6–0

2	DEN	Rob Lytle 3 yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)	Broncos 7–6

3	DEN	Fred Steinfort 28 yard field goal	Broncos 10–6

3	DEN	Fred Steinfort 42 yard field goal	Broncos 13–6

4	DEN	Dave Preston 4 yard run (Fred Steinfort kick)	Broncos 20–6

4	SD	John Jefferson 3 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick)	Broncos 20–13

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers⁽¹⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	418	327	W2
Oakland Raiders⁽⁴⁾	11	5	0	.688	6–2	9–3	364	306	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–8	319	336	W1
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	3–5	5–7	310	323	W1
Seattle Seahawks	4	12	0	.250	1–7	3–9	291	408	L9

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

External links

1980 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Denver Broncos

Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado

Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters

Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Key personnel	Owner Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Gary Kubiak

Culture	Miles Thunder Orange Crush Defense No Fly Zone The Barrel Man Cheerleaders "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode) South Park Mork & Mindy

Lore	Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble The Helicopter Mile High Miracle

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers Manning vs. Brady

Retired numbers	7 18 44

Ring of Fame	Steve Atwater Pat Bowlen Terrell Davis John Elway Goose Gonsoulin Randy Gradishar Rich Jackson Tom Jackson Charley Johnson Floyd Little Karl Mecklenburg Gene Mingo Craig Morton Haven Moses Tom Nalen Gerald Phipps Dan Reeves Shannon Sharpe Dennis Smith Paul Smith Rod Smith Lionel Taylor Billy Thompson Frank Tripucka Jim Turner Rick Upchurch Louis Wright Gary Zimmerman

Division titles	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference titles	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015

League titles	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)

Media	Broadcasters Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Denver Broncos seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1980 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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